Sec. 366.407. - Requirements within Wellhead Protection Areas.

The following requirements apply to all Hawthorne Group and Floridan Aquifer wells, including Private wells, within the boundary of a Wellhead Protection Area: (a) All Floridan and Hawthorne wells shall be inspected by the Division within five (5) years of the effective date of this ordinance and once again within every ten (10) years thereafter. The Division shall prioritize such wells and shall first inspect and reinspect those wells that, in its opinion, pose the greatest threat to the Floridan Aquifer. (b) Floridan Aquifer wells shall have a back flow prevention device in compliance with local plumbing code and EPB rules. (c) Within one year after the effective date of this ordinance, all Private Floridan wells within a Wellhead Protection Area shall be configured with a sanitary seal on the wellhead and a concrete pad around the outside of the well casing to prevent leakage of surface water into the well. Each well shall be finished with a concrete pad a minimum of five feet by five feet and at least three inches thick. The pad shall be finished above ground surface to allow surface water to drain away from the wellhead. The surrounding ground surface should be sloped away from the wellhead, if possible, to further prevent surface water from collecting at the wellhead. (d) Floridan Aquifer wells shall be drilled, maintained and repaired according to the standards of the Board and Rule Chapters 62-524 and 40C-3, Fla. Admin. Code. (e) The Division shall notify the owner of any well that is not found to be in compliance with the requirements of this Section of the violation. Any Private well not properly constructed or maintained to reasonably prevent the downward migration of contamination from the shallow aquifer to the Floridan Aquifer shall be either abandoned, repaired or replaced. The cost of abandonment, repair or replacement shall be the responsibility of the well owner and/or the owner of the property on which the well is located. All Private Faulty wells found to be out of compliance shall have 90 days to either perform those repairs necessary to bring the Private well into compliance with this Section or to properly abandon the well pursuant to the appropriate standards and procedures. The Division shall inspect the well to confirm that it has been properly abandoned, repaired or replaced, and the abandonment, repair or replacement shall be entered into a database of well-related information maintained by the Division. Failure to properly repair or abandon a Private Faulty well, pursuant to the requirements of this Section, shall be subject to enforcement pursuant to Part 2 of this Chapter. (Ord. 2004-973-E, § 2; Ord. 2008-346-E, § 3) Note— Former § 366.607 .