(a) 
The purpose of this article is to establish means of sanitary control to protect the water supply of all existing (described and located herein) and proposed future public water supply wells of the Town. The following locations and all land and areas within a 150-foot radius of these and any future water wells shall be subject to this article.
(1) 
303 Trinity Well (2007 W Pioneer Parkway (State Highway Spur 303)).
(2) 
Lane Paluxy Well (3524 Garner Boulevard).
(3) 
Lane Trinity Well (3524 Garner Boulevard).
(4) 
Nora Paluxy Well (1604 Nora Drive).
(5) 
Stolper West Well (1800 Stolper Drive).
(6) 
Miller Trinity Well (2517 Miller Lane).
(b) 
Sanitary control around wells that are existing, future, or are a source for public water supply shall be in conformance with 30 Tex. Admin. Code § 290.41(c)(1).
(c) 
The construction, existence, and/or operation of the following are prohibited within a 150-foot radius of any of the wells described and located above and of any future wells of the Town: septic tank or sewage treatment perforated drain fields; areas irrigated by low dosage, low angle spray on-site sewage facilities; absorption beds; evapotranspiration beds; abandoned, inoperative, or improperly constructed water wells of any depth; underground petroleum and chemical storage tanks or liquid transmission pipelines; sewage treatment plants; sewage wet wells; sewage pumping stations; drainage ditches containing industrial waste discharge or waste from sewage treatment systems; animal feed lots; solid waste disposal sites, landfill and dump sites; lands on which sewage plant or septic tank sludge is applied; lands irrigated by sewage plant effluent; military facilities; industrial facilities; wood treatment facilities; liquid petroleum and petrochemical production, storage, and transmission facilities; Class 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 injection wells; pesticide storage and mixing facilities; and all other constructions or operations that could pollute the groundwater sources of the well that is the subject of this easement. For the purpose of this article, improperly constructed water wells are those wells which do not meet the surface and subsurface construction standards for a public water supply well.
(d) 
The construction, existence, and/or operation of tile or concrete sanitary sewers, sewer appurtenances, septic tanks, storm sewers, cemeteries, and/or the existence of livestock in pastures is specifically prohibited within a 50-foot radius of the water wells described and located above.
(e) 
The construction of homes or buildings and/or farming and ranching operations may be permitted upon land subject to this article, provided that all elements of this article are recognized and followed.
(Ordinance 2003-03, sec. 1, adopted 4/28/03; Ordinance 2025-937 adopted 2/18/2025)
Unless the context requires otherwise, the following terms and phrases, as used in this article, shall have the meanings hereinafter designated:
Commission.
The state commission on environmental quality.
Executive director.
The director of the state commission on environmental quality.
Ordinance.
This article establishing rules and regulations regarding sanitary and pollution control of the area in proximity to the town’s public water supply wells.
Person.
Any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, governmental entity, or any other legal entity, or its legal representatives, agents, successors, or assigns.
Town council.
The town council of the Town of Pantego, Texas.
Wells.
The water wells owned and operated by the town which are more specifically identified and described in exhibit A attached to Ordinance 2003-03 and made a part hereof.
(Ordinance 2003-03, sec. 2, adopted 4/28/03)
Any person who shall violate any provision of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $2000.00. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance 2003-03, sec. 5, adopted 4/28/03)
Whenever any applicable statute, regulation, or permit of any state, federal, or other agency having jurisdiction over the subject matter of this article is in conflict herewith, the stricter requirement shall apply, unless mandated otherwise.
(Ordinance 2003-03, sec. 6, adopted 4/28/03)
Town employees or authorized representatives of the town, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to immediately enter upon any premises located within a 150-foot radius of any well to conduct any inspection or observation necessary to enforce this article.
(Ordinance 2003-03, sec. 4, adopted 4/28/03)
(a) 
Groundwater sources shall be located so that there will be no danger of pollution from flooding or from unsanitary surroundings, such as privies, sewage, sewage treatment plants, livestock and animal pens, solid waste disposal sites or underground petroleum and chemical storage tanks and liquid transmission pipelines, or abandoned and improperly sealed wells.
(b) 
No well site which is within 50 feet of a tile or concrete sanitary sewer, sewerage appurtenance, septic tank, storm sewer, or cemetery, or which is within 150 feet of a septic tank perforated drainfield, areas irrigated by low dosage, low angle spray on-site sewage facilities, absorption bed, evapotranspiration bed, improperly constructed water well or underground petroleum and chemical storage tank or liquid transmission pipeline, will be acceptable for use as a public drinking water supply. Sanitary or storm sewers constructed of ductile iron or PVC pipe meeting AWWA standards, having a minimum working pressure of 150 psi or greater, and equipped with pressure type joints, may be located at distances of less than 50 feet from a proposed well site, but in no case shall the distance be less than ten feet.
(c) 
No well site shall be located within 500 feet of a sewage treatment plant or within 300 feet of a sewage wet well, a sewage pumping station or a drainage ditch which contains industrial waste discharges or the wastes from sewage treatment systems.
(d) 
No water wells shall be located within 500 feet of animal feedlots, solid waste disposal sites, lands on which sewage plant or septic tank sludge is applied, or lands irrigated by sewage plant effluent.
(e) 
Livestock in pastures shall not be allowed within 50 feet of water supply wells.
(f) 
All known abandoned or inoperative wells (unused wells that have not been plugged) within one-quarter mile of a proposed well site shall be reported to the commission along with existing or potential pollution hazards. These reports are required for community and nontransient, noncommunity groundwater sources. Examples of existing or potential pollution hazards which may affect groundwater quality include, but are not limited to: landfill and dump sites, animal feedlots, military facilities, industrial facilities, wood-treatment facilities, liquid petroleum and petrochemical production, storage, and transmission facilities, class 1, 2, 3, and 4 injection wells, and pesticide storage and mixing facilities. This information must be submitted prior to construction or as required by the executive director.
(Ordinance 2003-03, sec. 3, adopted 4/28/03)