§ 13-475. Statement of purpose.

It is the purpose of this article to allow usage of Municipal Setting Designations within Grand Prairie and its extraterritorial jurisdiction which allows for a state-evaluated corrective action process for groundwater that is directed toward protection of human health and the environment balanced with the economic welfare of the citizens of the city. Several commercial and industrial properties in Grand Prairie are underlain with unusable, shallow groundwater that has become contaminated by historical on-site or off-site sources. While the City of Grand Prairie does utilize groundwater as a source for public drinking water, a wellhead protection ordinance is in place to minimize public and private losses due to contamination of the public water supply and to maximize groundwater protection. Furthermore, the city's municipal wells are in a confined aquifer and are not impacted by shallow groundwater contamination. Where public drinking water is available, the potable use of groundwater in designated areas should be prohibited to protect public health and welfare when the quality of the groundwater presents an actual or potential threat to human health.

(Ord. No. 7329, § 1, 1-3-06)