[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health[1] of the Township of Monroe 8-17-66 by Ord. No. 148. Amendments noted where applicable.]
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Editor's Note: Under the present form of township government there is no longer a Board of Health. The legislative functions of the Board of Health are now performed by the Township Council.
In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health, safety and welfare. To protect the public, among other purposes, such provisions are intended to provide for an adequate water supply which is free from deleterious substances and fit for human consumption, and to protect both private and public property owners from false statements as to the depth wells are sunk and from excessive charges based thereon.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul or in any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of the Revised Statutes of New Jersey dealing with wells, except that where this chapter imposes a greater restriction or duty than is imposed or required by such existing provisions of law, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
WELL
An excavation, whether drilled, bored or cored, for water or in the exploration for water. Drive point wells or hand-dug wells are included within this definition.
WELL DRILLER
A person, firm, association or corporation who engages in the drilling, digging, driving, boring, coring, construction or altering of any well.
No well shall be drilled until a permit therefor has been obtained from the Township Health Officer. Application for each such permit shall be made upon forms prescribed and supplied by the Township Health Officer, and the applicant for such permit shall give such information pertaining to the proposed well as the Township Health Officer shall require. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee of $12. No well shall be drilled unless a copy of this permit and a copy of the permit required by the State of New Jersey are posted at the site of the well.
If a well is to be constructed on a lot of 30,000 square feet or less, such well shall be a driven-type well, to be drilled a minimum depth of 50 feet. In the event the lot size is larger than 30,000 square feet, then dug wells of a minimum depth of 20 feet shall be permitted.
The casing for all wells shall be steel pipe, the thickness and weight of which, for the diameter required, shall conform to the minimum standards for such pipe contained in the Plumbing Code of the Township of Monroe[1] and statutes of State of New Jersey.
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Editor's Note: The township has adopted the Standard Building Code of New Jersey (see Ch. 20, Building Construction), Part E of which is the Plumbing Code of New Jersey.
Pumps for all wells drilled to a depth of 50 feet or greater shall be the kind and type commonly designated as "deep well pumps" and shall be capable of delivering a sustained flow of at least five gallons per minute for a test period of four hours. All wells shall be sealed with a patented well seal of an approved type. Installation of the pump and seal shall be the responsibility of a person licensed or authorized to do plumbing in the Township of Monroe.
Upon the completion of any well, the well driller shall arrange to plumb or sound the well to ascertain the correct depth of such well in the presence of a municipal representative designated by the Township Health Officer.
Within 60 days of the completion of the drilling of any well, a report shall be filed by the well driller with the Township Health Officer, giving the log (i.e., description of materials penetrated), the size and depth of the well, the diameters and lengths of the casing and screen installed therein, the static and pumping levels and yield of the well, and such other information pertaining to the construction or operation of the well as may be required by the Township Health Officer. The well driller shall also deliver or mail a copy of this report to the owner of the well. This report shall be identical in all respects to the report submitted to the Division of Water Policy and Supply of the State Department of Conservation and Economic Development as required by N.J.S.A. 58:4A-14 and amendments thereto, and may be submitted to the Township Health Officer on the forms prescribed by the Division of Water Policy and Supply.
[Amended 1-7-85 by Ord. No. 3-85]
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Within 10 days of the completion of any well, the well driller or owner shall file a report of the analysis of the water from the well with the Township Health Officer, which analysis shall include the following tests as a minimum:
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Bacteria.
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Nitrates.
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Iron.
(4) 
Manganese.
(5) 
pH.
(6) 
Volatile organics.
B. 
The costs for the above analysis shall be borne by the well driller or owner. The report to be filed shall be a confirmed copy of the original report made by the person, firm, association, corporation or state agency who analyzed the water.
[Amended 10-6-75 by Ord. No. 276]
Any well driller violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $500 or be imprisoned for a term of not more than 90 days, or both, for each offense, as the court may direct. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.