[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 422]
The Township does hereby determine and state
that within the area of Doylestown Township demands upon available
groundwater supplies have developed or threaten to develop to such
a degree as to create a water shortage. Accordingly, no person, firm,
corporation or other entity within the Township shall withdraw groundwater
for any purpose by use of a well, except as permitted by the Bucks
County Health Department.
The following words or phrases, when used in
this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this article,
except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
CAPACITY
Except in the case of the free-flowing wells, capacity is
construed to mean the daily capacity of the pumps installed and not
the contemplated draft.
DRILLING
All acts necessary to the construction of wells, such as
drilling, boring, coring, washing, digging, driving or jetting.
PERSON
A corporation, partnership, municipal authority or association,
as well as a natural person.
UNDERGROUND WATERS
Waters of underground streams, channels, artesian basins
and other bodies of water in and under the ground, whether percolating
or otherwise.
WELL
Any excavation that is drilled, cored, washed, driven, dug
or otherwise constructed for the location, diversion or acquisition
of underground waters or charging of water into underground strata.
WELL DRILLER
Any water well contractor, his employee or representative
in charge of drilling or otherwise constructing a well.
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 422]
Where a person proposes to locate and drill or have redrilled
any well within Doylestown Township, they must first receive a permit
from the Bucks County Health Department.
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 422]
Where no public water is accessible, water shall be furnished
by the owner on an individual lot basis. A private water supply is
to be reviewed, approved, and permitted by the Bucks County Health
Department, then registered with Doylestown Township.
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 422]
Fees required pursuant to this article shall
be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
of Doylestown Township, which fees shall relate to registration fees.