The Cape May County Health Department may grant final certification
of a well, provided that the following requirements are met:
A. In the case of the location and construction of a new well, the laboratory analysis of a water sample collected and analyzed in accordance with §§Â
208-4,
208-5 and
208-6 of this chapter does not disclose the presence of any of the hazardous contaminants or substances set forth herein in an amount which exceeds the maximum contaminant level established under the Act, the Regulations or this chapter for the same or, if no maximum contaminant level has yet to be established, the Level 1 Interim Action Level concentration for the same established by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Water Resources.
B. All fees due and payable to the Cape May County Health Department under §Â
208-11 of this chapter have been paid in full.
The laboratory collecting the sample and performing the water analysis required under §§Â
208-4 and
208-5 of this chapter shall submit the results of its analysis directly to the Township of Dennis and Cape May County Health Department with the following information:
A. The lot number and block number of the property upon which the well
is located and the reason for the sample, i.e., new construction,
sale or transfer.
B. The name and mailing address of all persons owning the property upon
which the well is located.
C. The laboratory employee or the laboratory's authorized representative
who physically collected the sample from the well.
D. The date and time that the well sample was collected.
E. The specific point of collection of the water sample.
F. The date and time the sample was analyzed by the laboratory.
The Cape May County Health Department, subject to the review
of the Board of Health of the Township of Dennis, shall develop and
implement appropriate policies and procedures for the proper administration
of this chapter.
The Township of Dennis and the Cape May County Health Department
shall have access and entry to any property upon which there is located
a well, for the purpose of inspecting and/or testing the same.
The Township of Dennis and Cape May County Health Department
may order any well which is determined to be polluted or detrimental
to the public health closed until and unless the water is made potable.
The following fees are hereby established:
A. For certification of a water sample analysis by the Cape May County
Health Department, the fee shall be $25.
B. For any requested inspection of a well by the Cape May County Health
Department, the fee shall be $25.