All private wells within the City of Chicopee shall be registered
with the Commission and the Chicopee Health Department Director and
Board of Health. No person shall dig, drive or otherwise establish
or install a private well without first securing a permit from the
Superintendent, Chicopee Health Director and the Chicopee Health Department.
When a private well is decommissioned, the decommissioning must
be done in compliance with the Chicopee Health Department, City ordinances
and MDEP Well Regulations. Notification of the decommissioning of
a private well shall be filed with the Superintendent, Chicopee Health
Department and MDEP within 30 days after completion of the plugging
procedure.
Any water from a private well entering the City's wastewater
system shall be metered and shall be subject to Commission's sewer
charges.