El Paso City Code § 18.21.310 Cesspools prohibited.
18.21.310 - Cesspools prohibited.
An individual commits an offense if he uses, operates, installs, maintains or services a cesspool.
(Ord. 9448 (part), 1988)
Prohibited Systems
El Paso City Code tit. 18, ch. 18.21, art. VII
in effectEl Paso City Code § 18.21.320 Bore holes and injection wells prohibited.
18.21.320 - Bore holes and injection wells prohibited.
An individual commits an offense if he installs, maintains, operates, services or uses a bore hole or injection well, unless the bore hole or injection well is part of a design licensed under Section 18.21.080.
(Ord. 9448 (part), 1988)
El Paso City Code § 18.21.330 Seepage pits.
18.21.330 - Seepage pits.
An individual commits an offense if he uses, operates, maintains, or services a seepage pit.
(Ord. 9448 (part), 1988)
El Paso City Code § 18.21.340 Privies prohibited.
18.21.340 - Privies prohibited.
An individual commits an offense if he uses, operates, installs, or maintains a privy within one thousand three hundred twenty feet of any water well which is used for drinking water purposes.
(Ord. 9448 (part), 1988)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT18BUCO_CH18.21PRSEFA_ARTVIIPRSYFetched: 10/28/2026