[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health
of the Township of Union 12-12-1990 (Ch. 614 of the 1986 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
This chapter requires all owners of nonresidential
potable and nonpotable wells within the Township to test their water
annually for certain toxic chemicals and report the laboratory test
results to the Township Board of Health and also regulates the construction
and certification of all new potable water wells. The regulations
provided in this chapter are intended to:
The words, terms or phrases listed below, for
the purpose of this chapter, shall be defined and interpreted as follows:
A laboratory certified by the New Jersey State Department
of Environmental Protection (pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:18) to conduct
testing for individual hazardous contaminants.
Any well that is not used for potable water purposes. Examples
of nonpotable wells include water used for cooling, processing, irrigating
and other uses.
A well which is not used exclusively to provide water for
domestic purposes; a water supply system from which potable water
is supplied to consumers, including employees, members, guests or
the public at large. Examples of nonresidential water supplies include
commercial offices, industrial buildings, schools, commercial shops
and retail stores, hotels, motels, trailer camps, food establishments,
gasoline service stations, day-care facilities, houses of worship,
boarding and rooming homes, clubhouses, camps of all types, health-care
institutions and others.
A device fabricated at the job site designed for attachment
to one or more openings through a well casing and so constructed as
to prevent the entry of contamination into the well or potable water,
conduct water from the well, protect the water from freezing or extremes
of temperature and provide access to water system components within
the well.
A preassembled device which extends the upper end of a well
casing to above grade, provided with a pitless well cap and so constructed
as to prevent the entry of contamination into the well or potable
water, conduct water from the well, protect the water from freezing
or extremes of temperature and provide access to water system components
within the well.
Any water used for drinking or culinary purposes.
A water supply used for potable or domestic purposes in a
family residence.
A.
All owners of
nonresidential wells in Union Township are required, at their expense,
to have a certified laboratory test their well water for the following
volatile organic compounds:
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Benzene
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Bromoform
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Bromodichloromethane
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Bromomethane
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Carbon tetrachloride
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Chlorobenzene
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Chloroethane
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1, 2-Dichloroethylene
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trans,-1, 2-Dichloropropene
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trans,-1, 3-Dichloropropene
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1, 2-Dichloropropane
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Ethylbenzene
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Methylene chloride
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1, 1, 2, 2-Tetrachloroethane
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2-Chloroethyl vinyl ether
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Chloroform
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Chloromethane
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cis-1, 3-Dichloropropene
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Dibromochloromethane
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Dichlorodifluoromethane
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1, 1-Dichloroethane
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1, 2-Dichloroethane
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Tetrachloroethylene
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Toluene
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1, 1, 1-Trichloroethane
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1, 1, 2-Trichloroethane
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Trichloroethylene
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Trichlorofluoromethane
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Vinyl chloride
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B.
Other contaminants
as may be determined by the local health agency or as may be specified
by the Director of Environmental Protection.
All tests shall be performed by a laboratory
that is certified by the State of New Jersey.
The laboratory technique to be used will be
the "purge and trap" method or any other method deemed acceptable
by the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection agency.
A.
Initial testing.
Within 120 days upon adoption of this chapter, a copy of the required
written laboratory test results shall be furnished to the Union Township
Board of Health by all nonresidential well owners.
B.
Frequency of testing.
(1)
Wells shall
be tested annually thereafter. A copy of written laboratory test reports
shall be provided to the Board of Health no later than November 1.
(2)
When, in the
opinion of the Board of Health, a groundwater problem occurs or exists,
the Board of Health may require the individual testing of potentially
affected area wells.
A.
Certification
form required. Within the provisions of this chapter, any person collecting
a well water sample for submission to a laboratory shall complete
and sign a form to be approved and/or provided by the Board of Health.
The form shall include, among other things, a list of instructions
to be followed by the collector, sampling data and a statement to
be signed certifying as to the location of the sample. The completed
certificate shall be forwarded to the Board of Health with the laboratory
test result.
B.
Collection requirements
for handlers of volatile organics. Any person, corporation or firm
that transports, receives, stores or otherwise handles volatile organic
compounds shall be required to have his well water sample collected
by a representative from the laboratory performing the analysis.
No water well, regardless of use, shall be located
or constructed in the Township of Union until a permit has been issued
by the appropriate Department of Environmental Protection agency and
approved by the local Board of Health.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 550, General
Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I)]
All potable water wells shall be constructed
in strict compliance with state regulations as set forth and known
as "Standards for the Construction of Public Noncommunity Water Systems
and Nonpublic Water Systems" (N.J.A.C. 7:10-12.1 through 7:10-12.43
inclusive).
A pitless adapter or pitless unit shall be provided
on every new potable water well constructed.
No potable water well shall be placed in service
until the Board of Health is issued a written certificate of approval
that the well water complies with state and federal water quality
standards.
A.
Laboratory testing. Upon notification by the property owner, a representative of a certified laboratory will collect well water samples and submit the samples to a laboratory for testing. Tests shall include those volatile organics as listed in § 781-3 and a bacteriological examination.
B.
Certification by the well driller. A written certificate of compliance shall be provided by the driller to the Board of Health before any potable water well can be placed into service. Said form shall require Board of Health approval and will include a statement to be signed by the well driller indicating that he or she has constructed the well in compliance with all state standards as set forth in § 781-9 of this chapter.
C.
Well water to
meet state drinking water standards and guidelines. No well water
supply shall be approved by the Board of Health if the water fails
to meet current New Jersey drinking water quality standards or guidelines.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a penalty of
not more than $500. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute
an additional, separate and distinct offense.
