Due to the potential hazard posed by anthropogenic activities to the city’s PWS well(s) and, consequently, the health and safety of the general public, it is necessary to restrict activities in the WHPA(s) that may be a potential threat to the groundwater quality.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.72)
(a) 
The unauthorized disposal, placement, abandonment, or other discharge (hereafter referred to as “dumping”) of any material in a manner inconsistent with established city, state, or federal ordinance, statute, or regulation is hereby prohibited. Examples of dumping include but are not limited to chemical waste, paint, mineral spirits, garbage, trash, sludge, automobiles, radioactive materials, and/or sewage/effluent.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, firms or corporations to construct, install, or use any type of cesspool or septic tank on any property within the limits of the wellhead protection areas of the city on and after the passage and adoption of this article.
(c) 
The city council or its designated representative shall have the power to determine whether or not an activity is a potential source of contamination and should be prohibited or restricted based on the perceived threat to the city’s public water supply system. This determination shall be based upon available knowledge and best professional judgment.
(d) 
The establishment or operation of landfills within the limits of the wellhead protection areas.
(e) 
The disposal of used oil filters, oil, grease, or any other petroleum product capable of contaminating the public water supply anywhere within the city limits and ETJ.
(f) 
The transport, conveyance, storage, or disposal of hazardous, toxic, or other materials that may be an unreasonable threat to the public water supply systems within the wellhead protection areas.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.73)
(a) 
The maintenance, construction, keeping or operation of any sewage treatment plant or sewage drainage ditch or stream or any sewage drainage of any sort or any type of irrigation or watering by means of sewage plant effluent within the distance of one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of any municipal water well or reservoir of the city, used for the purposes of supplying water to the water system of the city, is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance.
(b) 
Sewage treatment plants that exist and are in operation within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of any municipal well or reservoir are hereby considered to be “grandfathered” and not considered to be in violation of this article. However, any substantial repair, modification, or improvement of such facilities shall fall under the jurisdiction of subsection (a).
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.74)
The maintenance or keeping of any type or form of livestock or stock pen or cattle grazing or any similar activity within one thousand three hundred twenty (1,320) feet of any municipal water well or reservoir of the city used for the purpose of supplying water to the water system of the city is hereby declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.75)
Any person, firm, or corporation violating any provisions of this article shall upon conviction be fined in any sum of money not to exceed amounts stipulated in section 6.05.209, and each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.76)
Any activity located inside the wellhead protection area which, in the sole opinion of the city council or its agents, presents an immediate threat and menace to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the public, is declared to be a nuisance. The city council or its agents shall have the right to go on property upon which such activity(ies) is (are) situated and abate the nuisance in a temporary manner. Such activity shall thereafter be discontinued by the owner after the giving of required notice and in such manner that may be prescribed by the city council. The owner thereof shall be liable to the city council for the cost of doing such temporary work under this section and shall pay such cost upon demand.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.77)
(a) 
Activities in effect before the adoption date of this article shall not be affected retroactively. However, the city council or its agents may require more stringent measures to minimize the threat of contamination.
(b) 
Activities carried out to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act may be granted exemption status. Judgments shall be rendered on a case-by-case basis by the city council upon appeal.
(1988 Code, ch. 4, sec. 11.78)