[Adopted 8-13-1991 by Ch. No. 983 as §§ 16-121
through 16-123 of the 1991 Code]
No well for a new source of public water supply
shall be constructed within the limits of the Town of Westerly unless
the corporation utility or political subdivision owns or otherwise
controls the use of all the land within a four-hundred-foot radius
of the proposed well.
No person, firm or corporation, within 400 feet
of public water supply wells located in the Town of Westerly, shall
introduce, nor suffer the introduction of, any development which would
change the existing state of the area, including but not limited to
dwellings, garages, barns, outbuildings and commercial and industrial
establishments; neither shall any person, firm or corporation deposit
or introduce, nor suffer the introduction of, any liquid or solid
domestic, municipal, industrial or commercial waste, including but
not limited to sanitary, laundry, lavatory and kitchen wastes, stormwater
drainage, human or animal excrement, oils, greases, chemical products
and by-products, solid waste of all kinds, including sludges, animal
wastes and manufactured fertilizers, insecticides, pesticides and
herbicides, poisons, acids, oil or oil by-products, or any other substance
the use of which might or would have a potential for altering the
quality or contaminating the ground- or surface water within said
400 feet of any public water supply and which is detrimental to or
endangers the public health and safety of any and all users of such
public water well.
A.
Any person, firm or corporation found to be violating
the provisions of this article shall be served by the Director of
Public Works and the Zoning Official with written notice stating the
nature of the violation and providing a reasonable time limit to abate
or remove such violation.
B.
Any person, firm or corporation continuing any such violation beyond the time limit provided for in Subsection A shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding $100 for each violation. Each day in which any such violation shall continue shall be deemed a separate offense. Upon notification of any violation, the Town Solicitor may institute appropriate action to prevent, enjoin, abate or remove any such violation to the extent that the public health, sanitation and safety may be protected.
