(a) Permit Required. No person shall install, construct, repair or extend, or allow to be installed, constructed, repaired or extended, any water supply system, public or private, in the County without first making application therefor to the Health Department and obtaining from such Department a valid permit in the name of a specific person for a specific location. This section shall not apply to the repair or replacement of the existing mechanical equipment or plumbing of an existing water supply system.
No person shall obtain a building permit in the County for any structure, the use of which requires a water supply, until one of the following conditions has been met:
(1) Any person applying for a building permit for a structure to be served by a private groundwater well shall first construct and test the well. The applicant must obtain a permit from the Health Department for the construction of such well as required by this section. Water samples from the well shall be taken after the well is developed in accordance with Appendix IV following the text of this chapter and then shall be tested for the contaminant levels established in Appendix III. A copy of all test results shall be provided to the Department and the building permit applicant.
(2) For any structure to be served by an existing public water supply system, the building permit applicant must first obtain a statement from the system owner that such public water supply system is in compliance with State and County regulations and that capacity will be available for the applicant at the anticipated time of connection.
(b) Application for Permit. Application for a permit shall be made on forms furnished by the Health Department and shall contain a description of the location and dimensions of the land on which the water supply system is to be constructed. The Department may require such plans and/or specifications as are necessary to determine the adequacy and safety of the system, and such information shall be made a part of the records of the Department. Applications for a permit to construct a public water supply system regulated by the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (ODW) under §12VAC5-590 Virginia Waterworks Regulations should be made concurrently to ODW.
(c) Approval or Denial of Permit. When the Health Director is satisfied that a proposed water supply system can be constructed or an existing supply used in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, he shall issue a written permit to proceed with construction. Where an existing supply is to be used, a clearance for construction shall be issued.
When the Health Director determines that a proposed water supply system cannot meet the requirements of this chapter and there are no other adequate alternatives, he shall deny, in writing, a permit and specify therein the reason for denial.
(d) Changes in Conditions. Material changes in site conditions under which a permit was issued shall void such permit. No person shall proceed with construction until such time as written approval for the changes has been obtained from the Health Department, provided that such changes can be approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(e) Voidance of Permit. Permits shall be null and void after twelve months from the date of issuance, unless extended, in writing, by the Health Director.
Permits shall be automatically cancelled should the Health Director later determine that a potential health hazard would be created by continuing installation.
(Ord. 88-14. Passed 9-19-88; Ord. 22-17. Passed 12-14-22.)