[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Doylestown as indicated in article histories. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 7-16-1991 by Ord. No. 206; amended
in its entirety 10-20-2009 by Ord. No. 349]
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 423]
Abandonment of a well will be deemed to exist where one of the
following conditions occurs:
A.
The owner or occupier of the property discontinues usage of the well
for a period of two years.
B.
The owner or occupier of the property improperly maintains the well
so as to pose a threat to the public health and safety.
C.
The well water is contaminated and unsafe for drinking as determined
by the Bucks County Health Department.
D.
The well water is near or within a contaminated cone of influence
as determined by the Doylestown Township Municipal Authority ("Municipal
Authority"), its engineer, or the Bucks County Health Department.
E.
The owner of the property requests abandonment, in writing, to the
Bucks County Health Department.
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 423]
Wells may be approved for exemption by the Bucks County Health
Department for monitoring purposes only if maintained to provide access
to groundwater in order to comply with local, state or federal requirements
and shall be exempted from the requirements of this article as long
as they are covered with a locked well cap and not used as a potable
nor nonpotable water source.
[Amended 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 423]
A.
Bucks County Health Department ordered abandonment and sealing. If
the Bucks County Health Department determines that a well is to be
abandoned pursuant to this article, the well must be sealed. All landowners
whose well is ordered to be abandoned and sealed shall, prior to abandonment
and sealing, be connected to a public water system, if available,
in such a way that all rules and regulations of the Municipal Authority
as well as the governing plumbing codes of the Township are met for
such connections.
B.
Sealing procedures. A well abandonment permit is required to be obtained
from the Bucks County Health Department.
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Editor's Note: Former § 172-4, Noncompliance, was
repealed 5-21-2024 by Ord. No. 423.
Any person who shall violate a sealing order or sealing procedures
pursuant to this article shall be subject to judgment in an amount
not to exceed $1,000, which said penalty and/or fine shall be set
by the District Judge. Each day the order is violated or that the
property owner fails to comply with same shall constitute a separate
and distinct violation.
