During the construction, modification, repair, or abandonment of any well the department may, but is not required to, conduct such periodic inspections as it deems necessary to insure conformity with applicable standards. Duly authorized representatives of the department may, at reasonable times, enter upon and shall be given access to any premise for the purpose of such inspection. All private water supplies may be subject to inspection by the department, and said supplies shall be made available for the collection of samples in order to determine the quality of the supply. Nothing in this section shall require testing or monitoring of private water supplies by the department. Water wells shall be abandoned in accordance with standards as established in the, rules of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Supply, chapter 1200-4-9, entitled Water Well Licensing Regulations and Well Construction Standards
(as added by Ord. #08-06-11, July 2008)