In order to provide for the health, safety, and welfare of the public and a healthy
economic climate within the City of Lake Park and surrounding communities, it is essential
that the quality of public drinking water be ensured. For this reason, it is necessary
to protect the subsurface water resources that the City of Lake Park and surrounding
communities rely on as sources of public water.
Groundwater resources are contained within underground reservoirs known as aquifers.
These aquifers are zones of rock beneath the earth's surface capable of containing
or producing water from a well. They occupy vast regions of the subsurface and are
replenished by infiltration of surface water runoff in zones of the surface known
as groundwater recharge areas. Groundwater is susceptible to contamination when unrestricted
development occurs within significant groundwater recharge areas.
Groundwater recharge areas are vulnerable to urban development activities as well
as agricultural activities. Development usually means an increase in the amount of
land covered with impervious surfaces. Paving land in recharge areas can alter or
impair their recharge characteristics thereby decreasing groundwater supplies. Pesticides,
herbicides sprayed on crops, animal waste and septic tank effluents contribute to
a deterioration in the groundwater quality and can threaten the health of residents
relying on well water. It is, therefore, necessary to intelligently manage land use
within groundwater recharge areas in order to ensure that pollution threats are minimized.
(Ord. No. 82, Exh. A, 7-6-04)
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