(A) Potable wells.
(1) The LaPorte County Plan Commission shall determine when connection to municipal potable water systems shall be required for newly proposed major and minor subdivisions.
(2) New or replacement potable water wells shall not be installed within a municipality unless the Health Department receives a written notification from the appropriate municipal water system stating that they have no objection to the installation of the well.
(3) A potable water well permit will not be issued for a residential well for a property outside of a municipality if municipal water lines exist immediately adjacent to a property boundary.
(4) For a non-residential/non-public or public well: if the cost of engineering, materials, and installation of municipal water service to a business, less available public funding, does not exceed 150% of the cost of engineering, material and installation of an onsite well based on the average well depth of recent wells installed in the area where the facility is located, the extension of public water service to the facility is required and shall be paid by the property owner.
(5) If a municipal public water system is or becomes available within 300 feet of a residential/ non-public or public well system, the residential, non-public, or public well may be required to make a connection to said municipal public water system and use its water exclusively as a potable water source if the Health Officer determines it is necessary to protect public health or groundwater. Upon such connection, the existing water well shall be properly disconnected and said well shall be properly abandoned unless the well has been approved for other uses by the Health Department.
(B) Non-potable wells.
(1) New or replacement non-potable wells (except monitoring, geothermal, and dewatering wells) shall not be installed within a municipality unless the Health Department receives a written notification from the appropriate municipal water system that they have no objection to the installation of the well.
(2) No portion of the non-potable water system may be connected to any portion of a potable water system.
(3) The Health Department may deny an application for a non-potable well if it determines that the well will adversely impact the quality of the groundwater or an existing water user.
(4) The Health Department may issue a variance from the requirements when there are circumstances that, in the opinion of the Health Officer, makes the connection to a municipal water system unreasonable.
(Ord. 2015-06, passed 11-18-15) Penalty, see § 53.99