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In as much as it is vital to the health, safety and welfare
of the residents of Montour Township that the groundwater resources
of Montour Township be protected, it is necessary for any homeowner,
contractor, or other person digging or constructing a water well to
take all precautions necessary, or as may be required, to safeguard
against contaminated water or water having undesirable physical or
chemical characteristics from entering, through the opening made by
the landowner, contractor, well driller, or other person in construction
of the well in the stratum from which the well is to draw its supply.
The landowner, contractor, or other party digging or constructing
the well, shall also take all necessary precautions during the construction
period to prevent contaminated water, gasoline, or any other contaminant
from entering the well, either through the opening or by seepage through
the ground surface.
[Amended 12/11/2008]
The following words and phrases used in this Part shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in this section:
TOWNSHIP
Montour Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
WELL
Water wells, test holes for water wells, uncompleted wells
and monitoring wells.
[Amended 12/11/2008]
Any well hereafter dug or constructed through any ground surface
point within the boundaries of the Township shall be grouted and sealed.
Grouting consists of sealing by filling the annular space between
the casing and bore hole with a substance that hardens. The well shall
be sealed to prevent the entrance of any water from any source other
than from the aquifers selected. Any well shall be grouted and sealed
to a minimum depth of 35 feet from the surface in conformance with
the standards, specifications, and requirements contained in the American
Water Workers Association (AWWA) Standard for Water Wells, Section
7 "Grouting and Sealing," June 10, 1984, Edition, or such subsequent
revised edition, and the pertinent sections thereunder pertaining
to grouting and sealing, approved by the AWWA Board of Directors as
of the date of enactment of this Part.
[Amended 12/11/2008]
Any abandoned test hole, including any test well, uncompleted
well, and completed well hereafter abandoned which extend through
any ground surface point within the boundaries of the Township shall
hereafter be sealed. The standards, specifications, requirements,
and procedures for such sealing shall be in conformance with the AWWA
Standard for Water Wells, Section 13 "Abandonment of Test Holes, Partially
Completed Wells, and Completed Wells," June 10, 1984, Edition, or
such subsequent revised Edition approved by the AWWA Board of Directors
as of the date of enactment of this Part and the pertinent sections
thereunder pertaining to abandonment of test holes, partially completed
wells, and completed wells, and sealing.
[Amended 12/11/2008]
The Sewage Enforcement Officer for the Township is hereby designated
and authorized to act on behalf of the Township in connection with
the implementation and enforcement of this Part on behalf of the Township,
including, but not limited to, the collection of permit fees and initiating
enforcement actions before the Magisterial District Judge on behalf
of the Township for any violations of this Part.
[Amended 12/11/2008]
This Part shall take effect and be in force upon its adoption
as provided by law.