For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
AWWA. American Water Works Association.
BCDH. Bucks County Department of Health.
CAPACITY. The amount of water that can be withdrawn from the well either by pumping or free flowing. CAPACITY does not mean the anticipated average withdrawal rate of the well. The CAPACITY OF A WELL may vary seasonally and diminish with time.
COMMUNITY WELL. A well that serves two or more lots, buildings, dwelling units and/or establishments, or serves an establishment requiring more than one EDU of water.
DRBC. The Delaware River Basin Commission.
DRILL. All acts necessary for the construction of wells such as drilling, boring, coring, washing, digging, driving or jetting.
EDU. The acronym for EQUIVALENT DWELLING UNIT. A measurement of water approximating the amount consumed by one dwelling unit in 24 hours and equaling 400 gpd.
EPA. The United States Environmental Protection Agency.
gpd. Gallons per day. The standard measurement of water usage.
gpm. Gallons per minute. The standard measurement of water production.
GROUNDWATER. Water that is underground, stored in pore spaces, crevices, cracks along bedding planes, along joint surfaces in channels or artesian basins, or other bodies of water in and under the ground.
PaDEP or DEP. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
PERSON. A corporation, partnership, firm, entity, municipal authority or association, as well as a natural person.
TOWNSHIP. The Township of Bedminster.
USGS. The United States Geological Survey.
WELL. Any excavation that is drilled, cored, washed, driven, dug or otherwise constructed for the location, diversion, measurement or acquisition of underground waters, or for the charging of waters into the underground strata.
WELL DRILLER. Any water well contractor, employee or representative in charge of drilling or otherwise constructing a well.
(Ord. 186, passed 1-9-2008)