Title 12174 · Code of Ordinances
Sec. 366.406. - Prohibitions in Wellhead Protection Areas.
Citation: Jacksonville, FL Code of Ordinances § 366.406.
Section: 366.406.
Within a 500-foot radius around an existing Public Potable Water well, those actions and uses established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in Rule 62-521.400, Fla. Admin. Code, which are adopted by reference, shall be prohibited. Additionally, no existing private wells shall be deepened and no new wells shall be constructed within designated Wellhead Protection Areas that penetrate a portion of the Hawthorne Group or the Floridan Aquifer without first obtaining a well construction permit from the Division as provided in Environmental Protection Board Rule 8 and including a review of areas of known contamination at or near the proposed or existing well location. All new wells within such areas must be fully grouted. Abandonment of existing wells shall be in accordance with applicable SJRWMD requirements and a copy of the plugging and abandonment report shall be submitted to the Division. (Ord. 2004-973-E, § 2; Ord. 2008-346-E, § 3) Note— Former § 366.606 .