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.
A.
Prevention of cross-connection. Water from a private well shall not
be connected to any piping, equipment or system supplied by the City's
water distribution system at any time.
B.
Backflow prevention required. All properties having a private well
shall have an approved backflow prevention device installed on the
water service pipe, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter,
for the protection of the public water system. The approved backflow
prevention device shall be installed on the water service pipe directly
after the water meter in accordance with City specifications.
A.
Approved private well for human consumption. A private well approved
for human consumption by the Chicopee Health Department Director and
Board of Health shall have the Chicopee Board of Health water supply
certificate filed with the Chicopee Water and Sewer Commission by
the property owner.
B.
Water service disconnection. Upon issuance of a water supply certificate
for human consumption by the Chicopee Board of Health and after establishment
of the private well, any existing water service line to the property
shall be disconnected from the City's water distribution system at
the water main. This work is to be done in accordance with a general
service application obtained from the Superintendent.
C.
Costs. All costs and expenses incident to the disconnection of the
water service line shall be borne by the owner.
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.
