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Section 4. Section 51.09 (E) of the Centerville City Code is hereby amended by inserting the following section, to read as follows: (E) Private water supplies. No water pipe of the city water system shall be connected with any pump, well, pipe, tank or any device that is connected with any other source of water supply and when such are found, the city shall notify the owner or occupant to disconnect the same and, if not immediately done, the city water shall be turned off. Before any new connections to the city system are permitted, the city shall ascertain that no cross-connections will exist when the new connection is made. When a building is connected to city water, the private water supply may be used only for such purposes as the city may allow. If the well or well boring is not to be used, is not in use for a period of six-months or the well has failed, it shall be sealed in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. (1) New or replacement wells shall be tested for water quality and inspected to insure that no contamination or cross-contamination may be introduced into the city water system or public water supply. The quality of water discharged from a private well must meet the standards set by the Minnesota Department of Health. Water discharged from any private well which does not meet these standards must be sealed. (2) All private wells within the wellhead protection zone of a public well, as established by the wellhead protection plan adopted by the city, must be certified annually as meeting standards adopted by the Minnesota Department of Health for potable water and for proper maintenance and operation of a well. It is the responsibility of the fee owner of the parcel where a private well is located to file the well certification with the City no later that August 18t each year. Failure to file a well certification by the deadline will be deemed as an indication that the well has been abandoned and it shall be sealed in accordance with the Minnesota Department of Health regulations. (3) The city may seal any well which has not been in use for a period of six-months, has failed, or is in a condition which could contaminate the public water supply. The city shall first notify the fee owner of the parcel where the well is located that within thirty-days the well must be sealed and certification of the sealing must be filed with the city. If the well has not been certified as sealed within thirty-days, or in the event of a public emergency, the city may enter the property, seal the well, and assess the parcel for the cost of sealing the well and any associated expenses incurred by the city. (i) Wells may only be sealed or tested by a licensed contractor or by the Minnesota Department of Health. (ii) It is deemed a public emergency in the event that a private well is suspected of contaminating the public water supply. During such an emergency the city may seal a well without notice to the owner of the parcel. (iii) The city may apply to a Court of competent jurisdiction for a warrant to enter private property to inspect, test, or seal a well or well boring.