Section 15-22-402 - Notice to judge of nearby abandoned or unused well by person with inadequate well

When any real estate owner or tenant who depends or may depend upon an artesian well for his or her home water supply discovers that the artesian well water pressure has become inadequate to accommodate the existing plumbing facilities of his or her home and the owner or tenant knows or has reason to believe that there is an abandoned, unused artesian well within one (1) mile, by the most direct route, of the home, the homeowner or tenant shall notify the county judge of his or her county of the lowered water pressure and petition the county judge to take appropriate action as provided by this subchapter.Acts 1949, No. 478, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 21-1101.