[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Borough of Middlesex as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Testing of wells — See Ch. 414, Art. I.
Water Supply Code — See Ch. 446, Art. XXIV.
[Adopted 8-2-1982 by Ord. No. 118 BH]
Any commercial business or residential unit's private water supply shall be declared contaminated and unfit for human consumption if it exceeds current national or state drinking water standards or such other standards as adopted by the Board of Health or standards promulgated pursuant to Public Law 93-523, better known as the "Safe Drinking Water Act."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 58:12A-1 et seq.
Every residential unit occupied by one or more families shall be serviced by a drinking water supply that can be safely consumed by current residents, visitors or future residents in case of the sale of the residence in the future.
Any private water supply shall be deemed unfit for human consumption if the concentration of any single organic chemical exceeds 50 parts per billion or if the concentration of two or more chemicals exceeds 100 parts per billion. These standards shall conform to federal and/or New Jersey State standards promulgated as a result of regulations or state or federal law. If current standards for maximum safe levels of contaminants are changed in the future, the standards used to determine potability may be revised administratively to conform to the current state or federal guidelines. Private water supplies shall conform to primary drinking water standards for metals. The coliform count shall be less than one per 100 milliliters. If human carcinogens are found, they shall be specially noted. The concerned party or parties shall be notified in writing that the water exceeds minimum standards and renotified periodically or until the problem is resolved.
Prior to resale or change of occupancy, a well providing water for human consumption to any residential unit shall be given a bacteriological test and a standard volatile organic scan for at least 34 chemicals as listed by the Board of Health and the results made available to the buyer. If any human carcinogens are found, a notation shall be made upon the report. A copy of this analytical report shall be filed with the Board of Health and with the Construction Code Official of the Borough of Middlesex.
All business and commercial establishments shall supply safe drinking water. In conformance with Chapter 414, Article I, Testing of Wells, a certificate of occupancy, continued occupancy and/or leased occupancy shall not be issued unless a volatile organic scan and a satisfactory potability test is submitted in conformance with this article.
The Borough of Middlesex will test the public water supply quarterly for the same tests as performed in § 414-4 above, and the results will be on file in the Board of Health office. If human carcinogens are found, a notation shall be made on the report.