[Ord. #BH 95-39]
This chapter is adopted pursuant to the powers granted by N.J.S.
26:3-31(a), said powers being exercised due to serious threat to the
health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Ground Water Impact
Areas.
[Ord. #BH 95-39; Ord. #BH-2011-061]
Ground Water Impact Areas shall be designated in numerical sequence,
starting with 1. The Ground Water Impact Areas shall be identified
by and encompass all of the following tax lots, as designated on the
Branchburg Township Tax Map, and any lot or lots which may be subdivided
therefrom:
Block
|
Lot(s)
|
---|
Ground Water Impact Area 1
|
42
|
7
|
44
|
28, 29
|
44
|
Lots abutting Route 202 from #30.1 to #40.02
|
52
|
Lots abutting Route 202 from #7 to #13 at Robbins Road
|
53
|
All lots
|
54
|
All lots
|
55
|
All lots
|
Ground Water Impact Area 2
|
76.04
|
20.01, 20.02, 20.04, 20.05, 20.06, 20.07, 21.01, 21.02, 21.03,
21.04, 21.05, 21.06, 22, 23, 24, 24.01, 25.01
|
[Ord. #BH 95-39]
The Mandatory Connection Date for a Ground Water Impact Area
shall be 90 days after public water is made available to that Ground
Water Impact Area, as determined by Resolution of the Board of Health.
[Ord. #BH 95-39; Ord. #BH 2012-68]
On or after the Mandatory Connection Date the use of private
wells originating in the Ground Water Impact Area as a potable water
source is hereby prohibited.
[Ord. #BH 95-39]
Not later than the Mandatory Connection Date, all private wells
within a Ground Water Impact Area shall be closed and sealed by the
owner in accordance with State regulations. Every well closed and
sealed shall be approved by the Township Health Department.
[Ord. #BH 95-39; Ord. #BH 96-41]
On and after the Mandatory Connection Date, there shall be no
well installations of any type within a Ground Water Impact Area.
Wells used solely for groundwater monitoring, and owned or controlled
by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, are permitted.
[Ord. #BH 95-39]
The penalty for a violation of this chapter shall be not more
than $1,000 nor less than $25. Each day that a violation of this chapter
continues to exist shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.