Sec. 366.404. - Establishing and Mapping Wellhead Protection Areas.

(a) There is hereby established a Wellhead Protection Area around each Public Potable Water well and/or Wellfield. (b) Wellhead Protection Areas shall be mapped for the edification of the public and to assist the Division in safeguarding the ground water resource. The Wellhead Protection Area Maps shall be developed by the following procedure: (1) Within 90 days after the effective date of this Part, and using global positioning system technology or a survey by a Florida registered surveyor, each Public Water Supply Utility shall locate its Public Potable Water wells and/or Wellfields that are completed into the Floridan Aquifer. The location of such wells and/or wellfields shall be accurate to within 25 feet of their true location. (2) Using an electronic format prescribed by the Information Technology Division of the Department of Finance and Administration that is compatible with the City's geographic information system (GIS), each Public Water Supply Utility shall map each of its Public Potable Water wells. Within 120 days after the effective date, each Public Water Supply Utility shall submit to the City's Planning and Development Department and to the Division a map of its Public Potable Water wells and/or Wellfields and Wellhead Protection Areas. For good cause shown, the Utility may petition to the Division to waive the GIS format requirement and submit the mapping information in hard copy. If the Division waives the requirement for submitting mapping information in a format compatible with the City's GIS protocols, the Division shall input the mapping data into the GIS. (3) For Public Potable Water wells drilled after the effective date of this Part, the Utilities shall locate, map and submit siting information to the Division within 90 days after the well has been completed. (4) All maps shall be referenced to NAD 1983, Florida East State Plane coordinates, and specific information pertaining to the accuracy and projections of the coordinate data shall be submitted. (c) Upon completion of the Wellhead Protection Area Maps, the maps shall be adopted by rule in public hearing by the Board. The Division shall notify all property owners within the proposed Wellhead Protection Areas before final action by the Board in approving a Wellhead Protection Area Map for a Public Potable Water well or Wellfield. (d) The Wellhead Protection Area Maps developed as described in this Section shall be on file and maintained by the Division, and shall be integrated into the GIS administered by the Information Technology Division. The Environmental Protection Board shall approve any amendments, additions or deletions to such maps. (e) At least every three years and using information from the Utilities and other sources, the Division shall review Wellhead Protection Area Maps, revising them to accurately reflect changes in Wellfield configuration. However, failure to conduct such review shall not affect the validity of previously approved maps. (Ord. 2004-973-E, § 2; Ord. 2008-346-E, § 3; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-140-E , § 16) Editor's note— Ordinance 2007-839-E, § 18, authorized updated department/division names pursuant to reorganization. Note— Former § 366.604 .