[Adopted by the Town Board of the Town of Pittsfield as indicated
in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 5-13-1997 as § 10.018 of the 1997 Code; amended September
2007]
For the health, safety and general welfare of the citizens of
the Town of Pittsfield, it is essential that all necessary steps to
avoid groundwater contamination be taken.
All well and drill hole abandonment is strictly regulated and
overseen by the State of Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources,
Wisconsin Administrative Code § NR 812.26.
All well and drill hole abandonment is the responsibility of
the property owner. It is the responsibility of the property owner
where such abandonment is to take place to contact the local Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources office for current regulations and
recommendations on the process to be followed for the safe and permanent
closing of any access to the groundwater resource.
Failure to comply with this article could result in Town of
Pittsfield penalties as well as any applicable State of Wisconsin
enforcement penalties. By order of the Town Board, a well may be ordered
as abandoned and the Board may initiate actions to properly close
said well.
