(A) Licensing of installer. After the effective date of this chapter, no person shall offer or contract to install any portion of a private water well or pump without first having obtained a license from the Health Officer.
(1) Application for license. Application for the license shall be on the form prescribed by the Health Officer and shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.
(2) Issuance of license. The license shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewable each year thereafter. An application for renewal shall be filed not later than five working days before the expiration date. The license shall bear the name and address of the licensee, the date of issuance, and the expiration date of the license. A license issued under the provisions of this section shall be nontransferable.
(3) Revocation of license. The Health Officer shall have the authority to revoke a license issued under the provisions of this section for repeated failure to observe the standards established by this chapter or on conviction of a violation of this chapter.
(B) Permits. After the effective date of this chapter, no improvement location permit shall be issued where a private water well or pump is to be installed or where any alteration or major repair to an existing private water well or pump is planned unless a permit for the system has been issued by the Health Officer.
(1) Emergency repair. Emergency repair of an existing private water well or pump may be made on weekends or holidays when the Health Department office is closed without first obtaining a permit; provided, the repair shall be in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. A permit for such emergency repair shall be obtained within five working days thereafter.
(2) Application for permit.
(a) The application for a permit for installation, alteration or repair of a private water well or pump shall be made by a licensed installer on a form provided by the Health Officer, which application shall be supplemented by plans, specifications and other information as is deemed necessary by the Health Officer. Plans shall be to a suitable scale and shall indicate the location of all existing and proposed buildings, property lines, septic tank and absorption fields, and wells on the property to be developed and on those properties immediately adjacent to it. Sufficient elevations shall be provided, to USC and GS datum to indicate the drainage characteristics of the property involved. The soil information, required for the permit, shall be provided either by the Soil Conservation Service, USDA, or by an engineer registered in the state and competent in soil mechanics. The soil information shall include soil identification using the soil mapping symbols. A permit and inspection fee of $10 shall be paid to the Health Department at the time the application is filed.
(b) The Health Officer shall review each application for a new or enlarged private water well. He or she shall make an estimate of the reasonable and probable effects of the proposed new or enlarged well on existing wells in the vicinity. If the Health Officer determines, from information available to him or her at the time of the application, that the proposed new or enlarged well will deny an adequate supply of water to the owners of existing wells in the vicinity, he or she shall deny the application.
(3) Issuance of permit.
(a) A permit to install any private water well or pump shall be issued only for lots of record in the county, and for lots in subdivisions given preliminary or final approval by the Plan Commission; provided, however, that not more than two such permits shall be issued in any one subdivision given only preliminary approval.
(b) Permits for repair may be issued for existing dwellings not located on lots of record.
(c) A permit for a private water well or pump shall not become final until the installation is completed to the satisfaction of the Health Officer and is certified in writing as being approved.
(d) The permit shall be prominently displayed at the construction site for the duration of construction.
(e) No certificate of occupancy will be granted for new construction until such time as the water supply system has been certified approved.
(C) Inspection. The Health Officer, or his or her agent, bearing proper credentials and identification, shall be permitted to enter upon all properties at any reasonable time and at any state of construction for purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling and testing necessary to administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter, and further, the applicant shall notify the Health Officer when the work is ready for inspection. The inspection shall take place within two working days following the day of receipt of the notice by the Health Officer. The installation shall not be placed in service until its acceptance by the Health Officer.
(`83 Code, § 51.08) (Ord. 1977-39, passed 12-19-77) Penalty, see § 10.99