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The following uses shall be prohibited from all critical areas identified as CARAs:

(1) Landfills. Landfills, including hazardous or dangerous waste, municipal solid waste, special waste, wood waste, and inert and demolition waste landfills;

(2) Underground Injection Wells. Class I, III, and IV wells and subclasses 5F01, 5D03, 5F04, 5W09, 5W10, 5W11, 5W31, 5X13, 5X14, 5X15, 5W20, 5X28, and 5N24 of Class V wells;

(3) Mining.

(a) Metals and hard rock mining; and

(b) Sand and gravel mining, prohibited from critical aquifer recharge areas determined to be highly susceptible or vulnerable;

(4) Wood Treatment Facilities. Wood treatment facilities that allow any portion of the treatment process to occur over permeable surfaces (both natural and manmade);

(5) Hard chrome plating operations;

(6) Chemical lagoons and pits;

(7) Hazardous material disposal sites;

(8) Storage, Processing, or Disposal of Radioactive Substances. Facilities that store, process, or dispose of radioactive substances;

(9) New septic systems; and

(10) Other Prohibited Uses or Activities.

(a) Activities that would significantly reduce the recharge to aquifers currently or potentially used as a potable water source;

(b) Activities that would significantly reduce the recharge to aquifers that are a source of significant baseflow to a regulated stream; and

(c) Activities that are not connected to an available sanitary sewer system, prohibited from critical aquifer recharge areas associated with sole source aquifers. (Ord. 1164 § 4, 2004).