As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
AGENT
Any person designated and authorized by the Board to execute these
regulations. The "agent" shall have all the authority of the appointing Board
and shall be directly responsible to the Board and under its direction and
control.
APPLICANT
Any person who intends to have a private well constructed.
AQUIFER
A water-bearing geologic formation, group of formations or part of
a formation that contains sufficient saturated, permeable material to yield
significant quantities of water to wells and springs.
BENTONITE GROUT
A mixture of bentonite (API Standard 13A) and water in a ratio of
not less than one (1) pound of bentonite per gallon of water.
BOARD
The Board of Health of the Town of Wakefield, Massachusetts, or its
authorized agent.
BUSINESS OF DIGGING OR DRILLING
A person who charges a fee for digging or drilling a well or a person
who advertises for hire the availability to dig or drill wells within the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
CASING
Impervious durable pipe placed in a boring to prevent the walls from
caving and to serve as a vertical conduit for water in a well.
CERTIFIED LABORATORY
Any laboratory which has full certification by the Department of
Environmental Protection as provided in the most recent edition of Certification
Status of Commercial Environmental Laboratories.
CONCRETE
A mixture consisting of portland cement (ASTM Standard C150, Type
1 or API Standard 10, Class A), sand, gravel and water in a proportion of
not more than five (5) parts of sand plus gravel to one (1) part cement, by
volume, and not more than six (6) gallons of water. One (1) part cement, two
(2) parts sand and three (3) parts gravel are commonly used with up to six
(6) gallons of water.
NEAT CEMENT GROUT
A mixture consisting of one (1) bag [ninety-four (94) pounds] of
portland cement (ASTM Standard C150, Type 1 or API Standard 10, Class A) to
not more than six (6) gallons of clean water. Bentonite (API Standard 13A),
up to two percent (2%) by weight of cement, shall be added to reduce shrinkage.
Other additives, as described in ASTM Standard C494, may be used to increase
fluidity and/or control setting time.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, company, association, trust or partnership.
PRIVATE WELL
Any dug, driven or drilled hole with a depth greater than its largest
surface diameter developed to supply water intended and/or used for human
consumption and not subject to regulation by 310 CMR 22.00.
PUMPING TEST
A procedure used to determine the characteristics of a well and adjacent
aquifer by installing and operating a pump.
REGISTERED WELL DRILLER
Any person registered with the Department of Environmental Management,
Division of Water Resources to dig or drill wells in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
SAND CEMENT GROUT
A mixture consisting of portland cement (ASTM Standard C150, Type
1 or API Standard 10, Class A), sand and water in the proportion of one (1)
part cement to three (3) or four (4) parts sand, by volume, and not more than
six (6) gallons of water per bag [ninety-four (94) pounds] of cement. Up to
five percent (5%), by weight, of bentonite (API Standard 13A) shall be added
to reduce shrinkage.
STRUCTURE
A combination of materials assembled at a fixed location to give
support or shelter, such as a building, framework, retaining wall, fence or
the like.