[Adopted 1-13-2014 by
the Board of Selectmen, effective 1-28-2014]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
A laboratory facility issued a certificate of approval by
the Connecticut Department of Public Health pursuant to Secs. 19-4-1,
19a-36-a25 through 19a-36-a33, and 19a-36-a57 through 19a-36-a63 of
the regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.
A document issued by the local building official certifying
a building's compliance with applicable building codes and other
laws, and indicating it to be in a condition suitable for occupancy.
Any private dwelling, hotel, motel, boarding house, apartment
building, store, office building, institution, mechanical or manufacturing
establishment or other place of business or industry to which water
is supplied by a source of private water supply.
The Town of Somers director of health and any person legally
authorized to act for the local director of health.
Pathogenic organisms in the water have been deactivated by
chemical oxidants such as chlorine or equivalent agents.
Drinking, bathing, washing of clothes and dishes, cooking,
and other common household uses.
The maximum permissible level of a biological or chemical
substance in water for a private water supply system.
All substances listed in Sec. 19-13-B102(e) (4) of the Connecticut
Public Health Code.
Any source of private water supply serving a single consumer
and less than 25 persons, and used for drinking or other domestic
purposes.
A licensed sanitarian, local director of health, employee
of the department, employees of local or state agencies as part of
their regulatory or statutory responsibilities, or a person, including
an owner or general contractor of a residential construction on which
a private water supply system is located, found to be qualified by
an approved laboratory to collect water samples from a private water
supply system for submission to that laboratory.
Any surface water, spring, well, or underground water source
from which water is available by a private water supply system for
domestic purposes.
A sample of water collected from a new private water supply
by a qualified individual shall not be analyzed by the approved laboratory
unless it is accompanied by a statement signed by the qualified individual
indicating the location of the sample, the address of the private
water supply and the date the sample was taken.
MCLs for a private water supply system shall conform to the
more stringent of those levels specified in subdivisions (1), (2),
(3), (4) and (5) of Subsection (e) of Section 19-13-B102 of the Connecticut
Public Health Code or those in the Action Level List for Private Wells,
as published by the State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health.
The MCL for total coliform bacteria in a private water system is exceeded
if the analytical result of the water sample is positive for total
coliform bacteria.
Upon completion of a new private water supply system, the owner
of the system shall have the source of the private water supply sampled
directly or sampled from a cold water faucet supplying water for domestic
purposes that is located within the building. If water treatment is
provided, the owner shall have the sample collected prior to any treatment.
The sample shall be at a minimum analyzed for total coliform, nitrate,
nitrite, sodium, chloride, iron, manganese, arsenic, ethylene dibromide
(EDB), organic chemicals, uranium, hardness, turbidity, pH, sulfate,
apparent color and odor. In the event nitrate is at or greater than
10 milligrams per liter the sample shall also be tested for alachlor,
atrazine, dicamba, metolachlor, simazine and 2, 4-D. Compliance with
this section shall conform to the following conditions as applicable:
A.
The water quality of a new private water supply system shall be sampled
by a qualified individual and analyzed by an approved laboratory.
The private water supply system shall have been disinfected and the
system shall not be sampled until all disinfectant has dissipated.
The results of such analyses and a statement signed by a qualified
individual attesting to the exact address and location of sampling
shall be reported by the approved laboratory to the director of health
within 30 days of the completion of such analyses. Approval by the
director of health that the results of the laboratory analyses comply
with MCLs applicable to this section shall be obtained before the
private water supply is used for domestic purposes.
B.
If any MCL is exceeded, an adequate whole house treatment system
shall be installed to reduce the level below the MCL, prior to allowing
use of the water for drinking purposes. For any sample failing to
meet the criteria set forth in this section, the director of health
or his authorized agent shall report such failure to the Town's
Building Official and the Building Official shall be precluded from
issuing a Certificate of Occupancy, when applicable, for the premises
until such time as the private water supply is deemed safe by the
director of health.
