[Adopted 10-23-2000 by Ord. No. 00-033 (Sec. 20-3 of the 1996 Revised General Ordinances)]
This article shall apply to all properties serviced by the Township's public water supply on which a private service well is located.
All existing private service wells shall be used for irrigation systems only. The owner of the real property on which any private service well is located shall have a separate and distinct piping system from the well to the irrigation system. The piping system must be clearly and permanently labeled "Not for Drinking."
Prior to the sale of any real property within the groundwater impact area on which a private service well is located, the owner of the real property shall have the water tested by a certified laboratory. The groundwater impact area consists of those blocks and lots set forth in Schedule A[1] hereto as well as any additional blocks and lots resulting from the redesignation, consolidation and/or subdivision of the above-referenced blocks and lots. The testing criteria to be utilized are set forth in Schedule B hereto. The property owner shall provide the Township Building Official with a laboratory certification verifying that the well water is not hazardous as a condition of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
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Editor's Note: Schedules A and B may be found at the end of this chapter.
Notwithstanding the provisions of § 430-28, a laboratory test of well water, as described in said section, shall be performed in every fifth year commencing with 2005 or, in the event of installation of a well for irrigation purposes taking place after the effective date of this article, such testing shall be done at least once every five years following the installation of the irrigation well.
Prior to the sale of any real property on which a private service well is located, the owner of the real property shall provide the Township Building Official with a certification of a licensed plumber verifying that he has inspected the well and that there is no cross-connection between the municipal water system and the property owner's private well. The receipt of such a certification shall be a condition of the issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
The owners of real property on which a private service well is located as of the effective date of this article[1] shall be required to register with the Township Building Official and comply with the requirements set forth in § 430-27 herein no later than six months from the date on which this article becomes effective.
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Editor's Note: Ordinance No. 00-033, codified herein, was adopted on 10-23-2000.
The owners of real property installing a new private service well after the effective date of this article shall comply with the requirements set forth in § 430-27 herein no later than 30 days from the date of the installation of the new well.
Any real property owner who shall violate this article by failing to comply with any of its provisions may be subject to a fine of $500 for the first noncompliance and a fine of $1,000 for each noncompliance thereafter.
The provisions of this article shall be enforceable by the Township through its designee(s), which shall include but not be limited to the Township Clerk.