A. No person shall construct, repair, modify, abandon or destroy any water well without first obtaining a permit from the city. As used herein, “water well” shall mean an artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting water from, or injecting water into, the underground.

B. All work performed pursuant to each such permit shall be in conformance with all state laws and standards including applicable portions of Department of Water Resources Bulletin No. 74-81, all city ordinances, resolutions and policies relating thereto, and such permit conditions as may be imposed by the city.

C. Any water well constructed, repaired, modified, destroyed, abandoned, or operated in violation of this section or the permit requirements shall constitute a public nuisance which may be abated by the city. A person who digs, drills, excavates, constructs, owns or controls any well and abandons such well and a person who owns, occupies, possesses or controls any premises on which an abandoned well exists shall cap or otherwise securely cover, cap or protect the entrance to the well. The capping or covering shall be so constructed and installed as will prevent any human being from suffering any bodily injury or death, through accident or inadvertence, by reason of the existence of the well. (Ord. 1723 § 6, 2022)