AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION, USE, OR MAINTENANCE OF INDIVIDUAL OR PRIVATE WATER WELLS WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BUCKLIN AND ESTABLISHING PENALTIES THEREFOR.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF BUCKLIN, KANSAS:

Section 1.  DEFINITION

       "Water well" means any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed in any manner, by hand or otherwise, when the intended use of the excavation is for the location, diversion, artificial recharge, or acquisition of groundwater.

Section 2.  PROHIBITED ACTS

       Individual or private water wells are prohibited within the city limits, unless the property is located more than two hundred (200) feet from the public water system, or the City Council or its designee determines public water is unavailable and not feasible to a site and the City Council approves a well request. If granted a well request by the City Council, the property owner to whom such well request is granted must connect to public water once it is available.

Section 3.  PENALTIES

       Any person, individual, partnership, corporation, or association who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance is shall be punished by a fine not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500). Each day any violation of hereof is found to exist or continues to exist shall be a separate offense and punishable as such hereunder.

(09-12-2022)

Editor’s Note: This “charter ordinance” appears to have been published once so that it may be effective as a regular ordinance. It has been codified as Section 15-229.