[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Arcadia
as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 4-17-1987 by Ord. No. 147; amended in its entirety 8-9-2012 by Ord. No.
147C]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Any physical connection or arrangement between two otherwise
separate systems, one of which contains potable water from the City
of Arcadia's public water system and the other of which contains water
from a private source, water of unknown or questionable safety, or
steam, gases, or chemicals, whereby there may be a flow from one system
to the other, with the direction of flow depending on the pressure
differential between the two systems.
No person, firm, or corporation may establish or maintain, or
permit to be established or maintained, any unprotected cross-connection.
Cross-connections shall be protected as required in Ch. SPS 382, Wis.
Adm. Code, as amended from time to time.
The Water Utility may inspect, or arrange for an inspection of, property served by the City of Arcadia water system for the existence of cross-connections. As an alternative, the City of Arcadia Water Utility may require a person, firm, or corporation who or which owns, leases, or occupies property to have his or its plumbing system inspected, at his or its own expense, by a State of Wisconsin certified cross-connection inspector/surveyor. The frequency of inspections shall be established by the City of Arcadia Water Utility in accordance with the Wisconsin Administrative Code. Any unprotected cross-connections identified by any inspection by the City of Arcadia, its agent, or a company employed by the City of Arcadia shall be promptly corrected by the property owner. Failure of any property owner to promptly correct an unprotected cross-connection shall be sufficient cause for the City of Arcadia Water Utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under § 373-6 of this article.
Upon presentation of credentials, a representative of the City of Arcadia Water Utility shall have the right to enter, at any reasonable time, a property served by a connection to the City of Arcadia water system for the purpose of inspecting the property for cross-connections. Refusing entry to such representative shall be sufficient cause for the City of Arcadia Water Utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under § 373-6 of this article. If entry is refused, a special inspection warrant under § 66.0119, Wis. Stats., may be obtained.
The City of Arcadia Water Utility may request an owner, lessee, or occupant of property served by a connection to the public water system to furnish the City of Arcadia Water Utility with pertinent information regarding the plumbing and piping systems on the property. Refusing to provide requested information shall be sufficient cause for the City of Arcadia Water Utility to discontinue water service to the property, as provided under § 373-6 of this article.
The City of Arcadia Water Utility may discontinue water service to any property wherein any unprotected cross-connection in violation of this article exists and take other precautionary measures deemed necessary to eliminate any danger of contamination of the City of Arcadia public water system. Water service may be discontinued, however, only after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., except as provided in § 373-7 of this article. Service to such property shall not be restored until the unprotected cross-connection has been eliminated.
If it is determined by the City of Arcadia Water Utility that
an unprotected cross-connection or emergency endangers public health,
safety, or welfare and requires immediate action, and if a written
finding to that effect is filed with the City Clerk-Treasurer and
delivered to the property owner's last known address, water service
may be immediately discontinued. The property owner shall have an
opportunity for hearing under Ch. 68, Wis. Stats., within 10 days
after such emergency discontinuance. Water service to such property
shall not be restored until the unprotected cross-connection has been
eliminated.
[Adopted 8-13-1990 by Ord. No. 156; amended in its entirety 8-9-2012 by Ord. No.
156C]
The purpose of this article is to protect public health, safety
and welfare and to prevent contamination of groundwater by assuring
that unused, unsafe or noncomplying wells or wells which may act as
conduits for contamination of groundwater are properly maintained
or abandoned.
This article applies to all wells located on premises served
by the City of Arcadia municipal water system.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
The community water system owned by the City of Arcadia.
A well or pump installation which does not comply with § NR
812.42, Standards for Existing Installations, Wis. Adm. Code, and
which has not been granted a variance pursuant to § NR 812.43,
Wis. Adm. Code.
The pump and related equipment used for withdrawing water
from a well, including the discharge piping, the underground connections,
pitless adapters, pressure tanks, pits, sampling faucets and well
seals or caps.
A well or pump installation which produces water which is
bacteriologically contaminated or contaminated with substances which
exceed the drinking water standards of Ch. NR 140 or NR 809, Wis.
Adm. Code, or for which a health advisory has been issued by the Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources.
A well or pump installation which is not used or does not
have a functional pumping system.
A drillhole or other excavation or opening deeper than it
is wide that extends more than 10 feet below the ground surface constructed
for the purpose of obtaining groundwater.
The proper filling and sealing of a well according to the
provisions of § NR 812.26, Wis. Adm. Code.
All wells on premises served by the City of Arcadia municipal water system shall be properly abandoned in accordance with § 373-13 of this article within 30 days of August 9, 2012, or not later than 90 days from the date of connection to the City of Arcadia municipal water system, whichever is later, unless a valid well operation permit has been issued to the well owner by the City of Arcadia under the terms of § 373-12 of this article.
A.
Owners of wells on premises served by the City of Arcadia municipal
water system wishing to retain their wells for any use shall make
application for a well operation permit for each well no later than
90 days after connection to the City of Arcadia municipal water system.
The City of Arcadia shall grant a permit to a well owner to operate
a well for a period not to exceed five years, provided that all conditions
of this section are met. A well operation permit may be renewed by
submitting an application verifying that the conditions of this section
are met. The City of Arcadia or its agent may conduct inspections
and water quality tests or require inspections and water quality tests
to be conducted at the applicant's expense to obtain or verify information
necessary for consideration of a permit application or renewal. Permit
applications and renewals shall be made on forms provided by the Clerk-Treasurer.
All initial and renewal applications must be accompanied by a fee
established by the Common Council by resolution.[1]
B.
The following conditions must be met for issuance or renewal of a
well operation permit:
(1)
The well and pump installation shall meet the standards for existing
installations described in § NR 812.42, Wis. Adm. Code.
(2)
The well and pump installation shall have a history of producing
safe water evidenced by at least one coliform bacteria sample. In
areas where the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has determined
that groundwater aquifers are contaminated with substances other than
bacteria, additional chemical tests may be required to document the
safety of the water.
(3)
There shall be no cross-connections between the well's pump installation
or distribution piping and the City of Arcadia municipal water system.
(5)
The private well shall have a functional pumping system.
(6)
The proposed use of the private well shall be justified as reasonable
in addition to water provided by the City of Arcadia municipal water
system.
A.
All wells abandoned under the jurisdiction of this article shall
be abandoned according to the procedures and methods of § NR
811.13, Wis. Adm. Code. All debris, pumps, piping, unsealed liners
and any other obstructions which may interfere with sealing operations
shall be removed prior to abandonment.[1]
B.
The owner of the well, or the owner's agent, may be required to obtain
a well abandonment permit prior to any well abandonment and shall
notify the City Clerk-Treasurer at least 48 hours in advance of any
well abandonment activities. The abandonment of the well may be observed
or verified by personnel of the municipal system.
C.
An abandonment report form, supplied by the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources, shall be submitted by the well owner to the
City Clerk-Treasurer and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
within 30 days of the completion of the well abandonment.
Any well owner violating any provision of this article shall,
upon conviction, be punished by forfeiture of not less than $50 nor
more than $500 and the cost of prosecution. Each day of violation
is a separate offense. If any person fails to comply with this article
for more than 30 days after receiving written notice of the violation,
the City of Arcadia may impose a penalty and cause the well abandonment
to be performed and the expense to be assessed as a special tax against
the property.
