HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd #136-3rd Ser/A Summary Ordinance of 136 Amending Chapt 14 by adding Section 14-142 Protecting the City's WellheadsSUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. THIRD SERIES
ORDINANCE NO 136 , THIRD SERIES
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14 OF
THE ORONO MUNICIPAL CODE
BY ADDING SECTION 14-142
REGARDING AMENDING THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING
AN ORDINANCE FOR PROTECTING THE CITY'S WELLHEADS BY PROHIBITING
NEW PRIVATE WELLS WHERE PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY IS AVAILABLE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Orono Municipal Code Section 14-142 regarding Wellhead Protection -
New Private Wells Prohibited is hereby adopted to read that the owners of all buildings where a
public water supply is available, or becomes available, shall connect the buildings to the public
water supply, subject to the certain conditions and all existing private wells no longer in use shall be
sealed by a licensed well contractor according to the Rules of the Minnesota Department of Health.
SECTION 2. establishes that a summary of this Ordinance shall be published in THE
PIONEER and THE LAKER newspapers and that the Ordinance in its entirety shall be effective
upon approval and publication of the Summary Ordinance.
This Summary Ordinance is an abbreviated summary of Ordinance No. 136 , Third Series. A printed
copy of Ordinance No. 136Third Series in its entirety is available for inspection by any person at the
office of the City Clerk during regular office hours. This ordinance becomes effective immediately upon
publication.
ADOPTED this 9th day of February, 2015 on a vote of 3 ayes and 2 nays by the City
Council of Orono, Minnesota.
ATTEST:
Tiegs, City C&k
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Lili Tod McMillan, Mayor
Ordinance published in The Laker and The Pioneer newspapers the week of 2-16 , 2015,