Chapter 13.16 WELL DRILLING REGULATIONS
Section 13.16.080 Location.
A. All wells shall be located no closer
than the indicated horizontal distances to the
following:
Item Distance
Property lines 25 feet
Sewer line, watertight tank, pit privy 50
feet
Subsurface leaching field 100 feet
Cesspool or seepage pit 150 feet
B. In addition, if possible, the well
shall be up the ground gradient (upstream) from any
specified sources of contamination.
C. Where a well is to be near a building,
it shall be far enough from the building to be
accessible for repair and maintenance. (Prior code § 23-41)