G-03-11-25-11E1 - 11/25/2003ORDINANCE NO. (% 63 / / 5- /JE/
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6.304, 6.307,
6.308 AND ADDING SUBSECTION 6.309, CODE OF ORDINANCES
(1995 EDITION), CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, TO DISTINGUISH
BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT REGULATIONS APPLICABLE FOR THE
LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE
WATER WELLS AND COMPLY WITH CURRENT STATE LAWS; AND
PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS CLAUSE AND REPEALING
CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS:
I.
That Chapter 6, Section 6.304(2), Section 6.304(3), and
Section 6.304(4), Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition), City of Round
Rock, Texas, are hereby amended to read as follows:
6.304 LOCATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE WELL SITES
(2) The construction and operation of underground petroleum and chemical storage tanks and
liquid transmission pipelines, stock pens, feedlots, dump grounds, privies, cesspools,
septic tank or sewage treatment drainfields, improperly constructed water wells of any
depth, and all other construction or operation that could create an insanitary condition is
prohibited within a one hundred and fifty (150) foot radius of a Public Water Well. For
the purpose of this section 6.304(2), improperly constructed Public Water Wells are those
Wells which do not meet the surface and subsurface construction standards for a Public
Water Well.
(3) The construction of tile or concrete sanitary sewers, sewer appurtenances, septic tanks,
storm sewers, and cemeteries is prohibited within a fifty (50) -foot radius of a Public Water
Well.
(4) No well site shall be located or selected which is five hundred (500) feet of a sewage
treatment plant or within three hundred (300) feet of a sewage wet well, sewage pumping
station, or a drainage ditch which contains industrial waste discharges or the wastes from
sewage treatment systems.
II.
That Chapter 6, Section 6.307, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
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6.307 CONDITIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION. DISINFECTION. PROTECTION AND TESTING
OF A PUBLIC WATER WELL
The construction, disinfection, protection, and testing of a Well to be used as a water supply
source must meet the rules and regulations of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(TCEQ) under the Texas Administrative Code, Title 30, Chapter 290, Subchapter D, as amended
and the following conditions. In case of conflict between the TCEQ rules and regulations and the
conditions set forth in this Section 6.307, the more restrictive shall apply.
III.
That Chapter 6, Section 6.308, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
6.308 ABANDONED OR INOPERATIVE WELLS
All abandoned Wells or inoperative Wells shall be plugged in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under the Texas Administrative
Code, Title 16, Chapter 76, as amended.
IV.
That Chapter 6, Section 6.300, Code of Ordinances (1995
Edition), City of Round Rock, Texas, is hereby amended to add
subsection 6.309, which shall read as follows:
6.309 CONSTRUCTION AND COMPLETION OF PRIVATE WATER WELLS
Construction and completion of Private Water Wells shall be performed in accordance with the
rules and regulations of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under the Texas
Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 76, as amended.
V.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in
conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written
notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which
this Ordinance was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which
this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed,
considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open
Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
READ and A110{d/Mbe
PPROVEDAon first
, 2003.
reading this the
day of
READ APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the
day of
ST:
, 2003.
NYLE "V^ELL, Mayor
City .f Round Rock, Texas
CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secreta
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DATE: November 20, 2003
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting - November 25, 2003
ITEM: 11.E.1. Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 6, Section 6.304,
6.307, 6.308 and adding Subsection 6.309 to the Round
Rock Code of Ordinances (1995 Edition) updating the
regulations for constructing and maintaining public and
private water wells within the City. (First Reading)
Resource: Tom Word, Chief of Public Works Operations
Tom Clark, Utilities Director
History:
This City ordinance regulates construction of public and private
water wells within the city limits to ensure protection of the
city's well water supplies. The ordinance was updated in August
2002 to make it current with state statutes pertaining to public
water wells.
Funding:
Cost: N/A
Source of Funds: N/A
Outside Resources: Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
Impact/Benefit: Allow for clearer guidelines in enforcing this ordinance.
Public Comment: N/A
Sponsor: N/A