[Adopted 5-17-2006 by Ord. No. 197]
The following words and terms, when used in this article, shall
have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
ABANDONED WELL
Any well where the drilling process has been completed in
excess of 90 days and the well has not been placed in service as the
primary water supply (for new construction the ninety-day period begins
on the final approval date of the sewage system); or wells that have
not been used as a supply on a continuous basis for a period of one
year; or wells which are in such a state of disrepair that continued
use for the purpose of obtaining groundwater is impracticable (such
impracticability shall be determined by the Township); or any well
which has been replaced by a new well or a public or community water
supply. Test wells and monitoring wells shall be considered abandoned
wells when their use on a regular or prescribed basis has been discontinued.
ABANDONMENT
The process of properly filling and sealing a well in accordance
with this article.
DECOMMISSIONED WELL
Any well that is no longer equipped in such a manner as to
be able to draw groundwater. This shall include wells where the pump,
piping and/or electrical components have been disconnected or removed.
GROUT
A permanent watertight joint or connection made by filling
with concrete, neat cement, or other approved impervious material.
TOWNSHIP
Edgmont Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person who violates or permits a violation of this article
shall, upon conviction in a summary proceeding brought before a Magisterial
District Judge in the same manner provided for the enforcement of
summary offenses under the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure,
be guilty of a summary offense and shall be punishable by a fine of
not more than $1,000, plus costs of prosecution. In default of payment
thereof, the defendant may be sentenced to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding 90 days. Each day or portion thereof that such violation
continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate
offense, and each section of this article that is violated shall also
constitute a separate offense.