§ 62-3634. Prime wellhead protection areas.

The following regulations shall apply to prime wellhead protection areas:

(1)

There shall be no abandonment, land-spreading or other release of a hazardous material, or soil, sand or debris containing hazardous materials, on or into the land, surface water or groundwater, or into any drain or conveyance leading to the land, surface water or groundwater.

(2)

New facilities which store, handle or use hazardous materials shall be prohibited after April 3, 1989.

(3)

Underground storage tanks shall be prohibited.

(4)

Solid waste disposal activities shall be prohibited.

(5)

The maximum septic tank density shall be one black water tank and one gray water tank, or one combined tank, per acre.

(6)

Commercial borrow pits, borrow pits, mining operations and private lakes as described in article XIII, division 5, of this chapter shall be prohibited.

(7)

Land alteration shall not alter the recharge or storage characteristics of the area. This includes the removal of high-permeability soils or replacement with lower-permeability soils; compaction; or the cutting, filling, grading or alteration of natural topography without an active development order.

(8)

Wellhead installation in the Area IV well field shall meet the protective measures identified in Chapter 62-521.400 F.A.C.

(Code 1979, § 14-74; Ord. No. 2010-06, § 3(Attch. A), 3-9-10)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2010-06, § 3(Attch. A), adopted March 9, 2010 amended § 62-3634 title to read as herein set out. Former § 62-3634 title pertained to prime aquifer recharge areas.