Chapter 146 – Water Well Protection

A. Application to ground surface – 100 feet; B. Above ground storage – 100 feet; C. On or underground storage – 200 feet; 15. Animal pasturage – 50 feet; 16. Animal enclosure – 100 feet; 17. Animal wastes: A. Land application of solids – 100 feet; B. Land application of liquid or slurry – 100 feet; C. Storage tank – 100 feet; D. Solids stockpile – 200 feet; E. Storage basin or lagoon – 400 feet; 18. Earthen silage storage trench or pit – 100 feet; 19. Basements, pits, sumps – 10 feet; 20. Flowing streams or other surface water bodies – 50 feet; 21. Cisterns – 50 feet; 22. Cemeteries – 200 feet; 23. Private wells – 200 feet; 24. Solid waste disposal sites – 1,000 feet. 146.03 PENALTY. Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day any one of the above-described nuisances exists constitutes a distinct and separate violation of this chapter. Violations may also be corrected by bringing an action in District Court asking for an injunction to abate any violation, to prevent the occupancy of any building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use.