§ 28-269. Sinkholes.

(a)

All new and existing sinkholes shall be reported to the Hernando County Emergency Services Department and the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Sinkholes shall be reported prior to backfilling. Hernando County will maintain a data base of the geographical locations of all reported sinkholes.

(b)

Backfill material shall be clean and of similar or lower permeability of the surrounding soil. It shall be a violation of this article to dispose of regulated substances, solid waste, untreated stormwater or other inappropriate substances in a sinkhole.

(c)

Sinkholes that occur in existing detention/retention ponds shall be filled with clean fill material of similar permeability to surrounding soil which will not reduce storage within the ponds and will not allow for short-circuiting of the treatment process.

(Ord. No. 94-8, § 9, 6-27-94)