The owners of any property in the Town of Orleans on which there
is a potable water well or non-potable water well, must register the
well with the Board of Health. The registration of the well must include
the property location including the street address, map and parcel
number, age of well, location of well on the property, and whether
the well is a potable or non-potable water well.
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All well drillers doing business in the Town of Orleans, shall
annually file with the Board of Health a copy of their current well
driller registration issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Regulations
313 CMR 3.00.
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Property Line
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10 feet
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Roadway
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10 feet from edge of road
layout (not edge of pavement)
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Leaching catch basin/drywell
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25 feet, but recommend that
this distance be maximized
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Utility rights-of way for high voltage transmission lines
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50 feet, but recommend that
this distance be maximized
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*Septic tank
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10 feet
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**Septic leaching facility
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25 feet
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Septic distribution box
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10 feet
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Building sewer
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10 feet
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Subsurface drains
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25 feet, but recommend that
this distance be maximized, as pollutants frequently travel along
the outside of subsurface drainpipes.
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*Inlet and discharge wells used solely to serve open loop heat
pumps shall be located not less than 10' from a septic tank
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**Inlet and discharge wells used solely to serve open loop heat
pumps shall be located not less than 50' from a septic leaching facility
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Prior to approval of the well, the owner, or his agent, shall
take a water sample(s) from the well and submit it to a state certified
testing laboratory for analysis, with the cost to be borne by the
owner. The results of all analyses shall be submitted to the Board
of Health. At a minimum, water must be tested for Total Coliform
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Primary Standard
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Total Coliform
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0 colonies/100 ml. by membrane filtration
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In locations where potential sources of contamination are believed
to exist, additional water testing and special standards may be required
by the Board of Health to ascertain that the well water is safe for
the use intended.
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Property Line
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10 feet
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Roadway
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25 feet from edge of road
layout (not edge of pavement)
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Leaching catch basin/drywell
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25 feet, but recommend that
this distance be maximized
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Utility rights-of-way for high voltage transmission lines
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50 feet, but recommend that
this distance be maximized
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Septic tank
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50 feet
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Septic leaching facility
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100 feet*
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Septic distribution box
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50 feet
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Building sewer
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10 feet
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Subsurface drains
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25 feet**
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*This distance should be increased to 150' whenever possible
to maximize the protection to the potable water source.
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**This distance should be maximized as pollutants frequently
travel along the outside of subsurface drainpipes.
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Primary Standards
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Total Coliform
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0 Colonies/100 ml. by membrane filtration
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Nitrate/Nitrogen
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10 ppm
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Secondary Standards
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pH
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Recommend pH above 5.0
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Sodium
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28 ppm
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Iron
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0.3 ppm
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The provisions of Title 1 of the State Environmental Code (310
CMR 11.00) shall govern the enforcement of these regulations.
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