HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 97-166CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 97-166
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PRIVATE WELLS
The Lake Elmo City Council hereby ordains that Section 600.21 of the Lake
Elmo City Code is hereby amended to read and that Section 600.21A. and B. are
hereby added to the Lake Elmo City to read as follows:
600.21 Private Wells.
A. Dual Water System. Except as provided in Section
600.21.B., a private well may be maintained and
continued in use after connections made to the City
water system, provided that there is no means of
cross connection between the private well and the
City water supply at any time. Hose bibs that will
enable the cross connection of the two (2) systems
are prohibited on internal piping of the well supply
system. Threads of the boiler drain of the well
volume tank shall be removed or the boiler drain
hose bib replaced with a sink faucet. Outside hose
bibs will not be installed on the municipal water
system where dual water systems are in use.
B. Sealing of Well Required. A private well which has
been declared to be a known or potential health
hazard by resolution of the City Council shall be
sealed pursuant to the regulations of the Minnesota
Department of Health.
ADOPTION DATE: Passed by the Lake Elmo City Council on the 6th day of
March, 2006.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective the day following its
publication.
Dated: March 6, 2006
CITY OF LAKE ELMO
By:
Dean Johnston
Its: Mayor
PUBLICATION DATE: This Ordinance was published in the bL. e
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on the ay of 1, 2006.
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