O-80-754 - 8/14/1980ORDINANCE NO. 754
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE REGULATION OF PRI-
VATE WATER WELLS; PROVIDING FOR PERMITS; REGULATING
LOCATION OF WELLS; REGULATING MATERIALS, TOOLS, AND
DRILLING EQUIPMENT; PROVIDING FOR DRILLING RECORDS;
PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY AND A SAVINGS CLAUSE; RE-
PEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS
I.
That Chapter 6, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Round
Rock, Texas, is hereby amended by adding a Section, to be num-
bered Section 3., which said Section shall read as follows:
Section 3: Private Water Wells
A. PROHIBITIONS
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation to drill or attempt to drill any
water well within the corporate limits of
this City except in complete compliance with
the provisions of this Section.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to con-
nect in any manner a private water well sys-
tem to the City's water supply or distribu-
tion system.
B. PERMITS
(1) No water well may be drilled without first
obtaining a permit therefor from the City
Engineer.
(2) The application for a water well permit shall
include (1) the location of the well, (2)
name, address, and telephone number of the
owner, and (3) name, address and telephone
number of the well driller.
(3) The fee for a water well permit shall be
$200.00.
C. LOCATION OF WELL SITES
Private water wells shall be so located that
there will be no danger of pollution from flood-
ing or from insanitary surroundings, such as
cesspools, privies, sewage, livestock and animal
pens, solid waste disposal sites, or abandoned
and improperly sealed wells.
(1) No well site which is within 50 feet of a
tile or concrete sanitary sewer, septic tank,
or storm sewer, or which is within 150 feet
of a cesspool or septic tank open -jointed
drainf i eld will be acceptable for the develop-
ment of a well.
(2) No well site shall be selected which is with-
in 500 feet of a sewage treatment plant or
within 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.
(3) No water wells shall be located within 500
feet of animal feed lots, solid waste dis-
posal sites or lands irrigated by sewage
plant effluent.
(4) Livestock in pastures shall not be allowed
within 50 feet of water supply wells.
D. PREMISES, MATERIALS, TOOLS AND DRILLING EQUIPMENT
The premises, materials, tools and drilling
equipment shall be maintained so as to minimize
contamination of the underground water during
the drilling operation.
(1) Water used in any drilling operation shall be
of safe sanitary quality.
(2) The slush pit shall be constructed and main-
tained so as to minimize contamination of the
drilling mud.
E. DRILLING RECORDS
Drilling records and material setting data shall
be maintained accurately and copies made avail-
able to the owner, as well as the City Engineer
or other City Departments.
(1) The City Engineer shall be furnished a copy
of well material setting data, geological
log, sealing information (pressure cementing
and surface protection), disinfection informa-
tion, bacteriological sample results and a
chemical analysis report of a representative
sample of water from the well.
(2) The casing material used in the construction
of wells shall conform to the American Water
Works Association Standards. The casing shall
extend to a point 18 inches above the eleva-
tion of the finished floor of the pump room
or natural ground surface and a minimum of 1
inch above the sealing block or pump motor
foundation block, when provided. The casing
shall extend at least to the depth of the
shallowest water formation to be developed
and deeper, if necessary, in order to cut off
all undesirable water -bearing strata.
(3) The space between the casing and drill hole
shall be sealed by using sufficient cement
under pressure to provide for completely
filling and sealing of the annular space be-
tween the casing and the drill hole. The well
casing shall be cemented in this manner from
the top of the shallowest formation to be
developed to the earth's surface.
(4) In all cases, a concrete sealing block ex-
tending at least 3 feet from the well casing
in all directions, with a minimum thickness
of 6 inches, and sloped to drain away at not
less than 0.25 inches per foot shall be pro-
vided around the well head.
(5) Well heads and pump bases shall be sealed by
the use of gaskets, sealing compounds, and
properly vented to prevent the possibility of
contamination of the well water. A well
casing vent shall be provided with the open-
ing screened with 16 -mesh or finer corrosion
resistant screen, and faced downward and lo-
cated and elevated so as to minimize the
drawing of contaminants into the well.
(6) Safeguards shall be taken to prevent possible
contamination of the water or damage by tres-
passers following the completion of the well
and prior to installation of permanent pump-
ing equipment.
(7) Upon completion, the well shall be disin-
fected in accordance with current American
Water Works Association Standards for well
disinfection.
(a) After the water containing chlorine is com-
pletely flushed from the well, samples of
water shall be collected daily and submitted
for bacteriological analysis until a sample
submitted shall be free of coliform organ-
isms, prior to placing the well in service.
(8) A suitable sampling cock shall be provided on
the discharge pipe of each well pump.
(9) If a well blow -off line is provided, it shall
slope downward and terminate at a point which
will not be subject to submergence by flood
waters.
(10) The well site shall be fine graded so that
the site is free from depressions, reverse
grades or areas too rough for proper ground
maintenance so as to assure that surface
water will drain away from the well. In all
cases, arrangements shall be made to carry
off the drainage from the well pump, leakage
from packing glands, and floor drainage. Suit-
able drain pipes located at the outer edge of
the concrete floor shall be provided to carry
off this water and prevent its ponding or
collecting around the well head. This waste
water shall be disposed of in such a manner
so that it will not cause any nuisance from
mosquito breeding or stagnation. Drains shall
not be directly connected to storm or san-
itary sewers.
(11) Upon completion of the water well, the follow-
ing reports shall be required:
(a) The water well driller shall submit a copy
of the drilling log, the size of the pump
and the pump setting.
(b) The casing contractor shall submit a report
detailing the size, depth, material used,
and wall thickness of the casing.
(c) The cementing contractor shall submit a re-
port of the specification of the cementing.
II.
A. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate
any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum
not exceeding Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), and each and
every day the violation continues shall constitute a separate
and distinct offense.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions
thereof.
C. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions
in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the pi LY day
of July, 1980.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second
14/day of �/ , 1980.
ATTEST:
ANNE LAND, Ci y Secretary
reading
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City of Round Rock, Texas
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