Definitions are in Part 1.
A. 
Water supplies for consumption or use by the public or residents of the Township where the source of such water supplies is local, on-lot, such as wells or springs, or from a source not specifically licensed and controlled under authority of the Pennsylvania State Department of Health must be approved for use by the Department.
B. 
All dwellings, dwelling units, commercial, retail or industrial establishments where one or more persons are normally present shall be provided with a properly installed pressurized potable water supply approved by the Department.
C. 
Annual chemical and bacteriological examinations shall be required at the expense of the owner or operator where the source of such water supply is other than a properly licensed public utility system. A copy of the results of such examination shall be filed with the Department.
D. 
No owner or occupant of any premises shall maintain any well, spring, cistern or other source of water supply to which the public has or may have access and which is polluted or which is so situated or constructed that it may become polluted in any manner.
All water supplies for irrigation, cultivation, insect spraying, tree or orchard spraying operations, whether on private or public lands, must originate from a potable water supply approved by the Department.
All waste disposal systems for solid or liquid wastes must be constructed, operated and maintained so as not to endanger the health and welfare of the public or contaminate or potentially contaminate or pollute any groundwater supplies.
A. 
Abandoned water supplies, wells, springs, cisterns and water storage tanks which are no longer in use shall be removed, filled or otherwise maintained in a condition such as to prevent access by unauthorized persons or animals, to prevent accidental injury and to effectively prevent pollution of the groundwater. Abandoned wells shall be completely filled with puddled clay or equal.
B. 
Such wells and springs may not be used for the disposal of liquid, gaseous or solid waste materials.
A. 
Water systems where water is reused or recirculated for cooling, washing or processing shall be constructed so as to eliminate any possible connection or cross-connection to or contamination of a potable water supply.
B. 
An air gap to prevent any backflow must be provided for the introduction or supply of any additional water supplies to such a system where the source of such water is a potable water supply system.