This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Kidder Township
Well Ordinance."
The intention of this chapter is to insure and protect the quality and
suitability of domestic, commercial or industrial water supply, and to secure
and maintain the minimum required isolation distances between water supplies
and sewage disposal systems or other sources of contamination.
All wells shall be constructed at a minimum distance of 100 feet from
any existing subsurface sewage disposal drain field, or from any location
where such a drain field may reasonably be located on adjacent premises.
Upon receipt of an application for a well permit, the Township, through
its duly authorized Inspecting Officer, shall within 30 days perform an inspection
of the premises on which the well is to be constructed. The inspection shall
be conducted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the provisions
of the Township Sewage Ordinance. Upon completion of the inspection, the Inspecting Officer shall
either issue a permit to the applicant indicating the approved location for
the well and special instructions for construction, if any; or refuse to issue
the said permit, and, in such event, shall provide the applicant with written
reasons for such refusal.
All permits shall be issued on a form provided by the Township, which
shall be executed by the duly authorized Inspecting Officer. Permits shall
be prepared in triplicate, and distribution of copies shall be made as follows:
A. Original copy to be retained by the Township;
B. First copy to be tendered to the applicant upon written
acknowledgement of receipt thereof upon the original copy; and
C. Second copy to be tendered to the applicant for the use
of a well contractor.
Upon the notification by the applicant of completion of construction,
or at such other time as the Inspecting Officer may deem appropriate, the
Township, through its duly authorized Inspecting Officer, shall perform a
final inspection of the well to determine whether there has been compliance
with the permit issued. Upon completion of the said inspection, the Inspecting
Officer shall issue an approval of operation upon the original permit, or
deny such approval due to noncompliance with the permit issued, in which latter
event written reasons for such denial shall be noted.
All applications for a well permit shall be accompanied by a fee payable
to the Township of Kidder in accordance with a schedule of fees established
from time to time by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Kidder.
[Amended 2-19-1991]
All permits shall be in effect as of the date of issuance and shall
remain in effect for a period of three years. In the event that construction
under the permit has not been completed at the expiration of three years from
the date of issuance, the permit shall expire and the validity of the permit
shall cease and terminate.
No responsibility or liability for the construction of any well shall
be deemed to be placed upon the Township of Kidder, or its officers, agents,
or employees by virtue of the terms of this chapter or otherwise.