(A) The water from a private water well that is constructed or installed after January 1, 2018, the effective date of this chapter, shall not be used for human consumption until such time as the Health Officer has approved the well and found the water analysis to be acceptable.
(B) The Health Officer shall grant final approval of a potable private water well only if the owner submits to the Health Officer a satisfactory report of an analysis (or satisfactory reports of analyses) of a water sample (or water samples) taken from the well made by a water laboratory (or water laboratories) certified by the Indiana Department of Health.
(C) The water laboratory (or water laboratories) shall test for, and report on, the presence or absence of: (1) total coliform bacteria; (2) E. coli; (3) nitrate concentrations measured as nitrogen; (4) arsenic; and (5) chlorine residual. If the private water well is located in the vicinity of known areas of concern or contamination, the Health Officer may require testing for, and a report concerning, additional testing parameters.
(D) If the laboratory report or reports indicate the presence of:
(1) Chlorine, total coliform bacteria, or E. coli, at any level; or
(2) A nitrate level of ten milligrams per liter (parts per million (ppm)) or greater; or
(3) An arsenic level of ten micrograms per liter (parts per billion (ppb)) or greater;
the Health Officer shall not approve the use of the potable private water well until a satisfactory report or reports is obtained and submitted to the Health Officer.
(E) It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to provide for the collection and testing of all the water well samples. The owner of the private water well, or the owner’s designee, may collect the sample or samples to be analyzed. The sample or samples shall be collected from a permanent fixture inside the building or dwelling, or a sampling tap installed near the pressure tank, but only after it appears that all chlorine residual has dissipated from the water supply.
(F) All water analysis sample results shall be provided to the Health Officer within ten days of the completion of the analysis.
(Ord. 2017-24, passed 11-20-2017) Penalty, see § 53.99