The following words and terms when used in this Chapter, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
ABANDONED WELL - any well that is no longer equipped in such a manner as to be able to draw groundwater. This shall include wells where the pump, piping and/or electrical components have been disconnected or removed; or any well where the drilling process has been completed in excess of 90 days and the well has not been approved for use as a supply by the Borough; or wells that have not been used for a period of one year; or wells which are in such a state of disrepair that continued use for the purpose of obtaining groundwater is impracticable, (such impracticability shall be determined by the Borough).
AGRICULTURAL WATER SUPPLY - any water supply used specifically for irrigation of crops, irrigation of recreational or institutional grasslands, the watering of farm animals or other livestock, where the use of such water supply shall not be intended for human consumption.
ALTERATION - any action which necessitates entering a well with drilling tools; treating a well to increase yield; altering the physical structure or depth of the well; blasting; removal or replacement of well casing; or modifications concerning grouting or curbing.
ANNULAR SPACE - the space between two cylindrical objects, one of which surrounds the other, such as the space between a drill hole and a casing pipe and a liner pipe.
ANSI - American National Standards Institute.
API - American Petroleum Institute.
APPROVAL TO USE - written approval to use the well obtained from the Borough in accordance with this Chapter.
AQUIFER - a geological formation that contains and transmits water.
AREAS OF CONCERN - areas of suspected groundwater contamination adjacent to a confirmed area of contamination (plume) associated with, but not limited to, superfund sites.
ARTESIAN WELL - a well that yields water by artesian pressure at the ground surface.
ASTM - American Society for Testing Materials.
AWWA - American Water Works Association.
BACK SIPHONAGE - the flowing back of used, contaminated, or polluted water from a plumbing fixture or vessel or other sources into a potable water supply pipe.
BACKFILLING - the process of sealing a borehole for the purpose of decommissioning a well or enclosing the closed-loop of a ground source heat pump equipment system.
CASING - an impervious durable pipe placed in a well to prevent the walls from caving in and to seal off surface drainage or undesirable water, gas or other fluids and prevent them from entering the well.
CLOSED-LOOP GEOTHERMAL BOREHOLE - a boring drilled to facilitate the installation of a pipe loop or tubing for a ground source heat pump system whether circulating water, heat transfer fluid or refrigerant using direct exchange.
COLIFORM - all of the aerobic and facultative anaerobic, gram negative, non-spore forming, rod-shaped bacteria which are capable of fermenting lactose with gas formation within 48 hours at 35°C.
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM - a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents.
CONSTRUCTION OF WELLS - all acts necessary to obtain groundwater or to install geothermal appurtenances. Construction of wells includes the location and excavation or drilling of the well, installation of geothermal appurtenances, but excludes the installation of pumps and pumping equipment.
CROSS CONNECTION - an arrangement allowing either a direct or indirect connection through which backflow, including back siphonage, can occur between the drinking water in an individual water supply well or a public water system and a system containing a source or potential source of contamination, or allowing treated water to be removed from any public water system, used for any purpose or routed to any device or pipes outside the public water system, and returned to the public water system. The term does not include connections to devices totally within the control of one or more public water systems and connections between water mains.
DECOMMISSIONING - the process of properly filling and sealing a well, in accordance with this Chapter.
GEOTHERMAL WELL - a well installed for the purpose of heating or cooling a facility. These shall include wells drilled as closed-loop geothermal boreholes.
GEOTHERMAL WELL INSTALLATION CONTRACTOR - any individual in immediate supervision of and/or responsible for the drilling of boreholes used for the purpose of geothermal heating or cooling of a facility and is licensed as a well contractor and/or a geothermal well installation contractor. This individual is responsible for boring, pipe loop installation and backfilling of boreholes used for the installation of closed-loop ground source heat pump systems.
GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP EQUIPMENT - any components of a heating or cooling system installed in a well or borehole. This shall include pumps for supply wells used solely for heating or cooling and pipe loops for use in closed-loop applications using a heat transfer fluid or direct exchange systems.
GROUNDWATER - water within the earth below the water table within the zone of saturation. Groundwater includes both water under water table conditions and confined within deep aquifers.
GROUT - a permanent water tight joint or connection made by filling with concrete, neat cement, or other approved impervious material between the casing and the undisturbed formation surrounding the well or between 2 strings of casing.
INSTALLATION OF PUMPS AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT - the procedure employed in the placement and preparation for operation of pumps and pumping equipment, including all construction involved in making entrance to the well and establishing seals.
MONITORING WELL - a well used to obtain samples of groundwater for the purpose of water quality analysis.
NEW CONSTRUCTION - any new building or structure whether residential, commercial, agricultural, or industrial on a property. New construction also includes any change in the use of an existing structure.
NONCOMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM - a public water system which is not a community water system, typically non-residential structures with more than 25 employees, regular customers or users.
N.S.F. - National Sanitation Foundation.
PITLESS ADAPTER - a device or assembly of parts which will permit water to pass through the wall of the well casing or extension thereof, and which provides access to the well and to the parts of the water system within the well in a manner to prevent entrance of pollution into the well and the water produced.
PLUME - area of identified, delineated groundwater or soil contamination associated with any property considered to be a threat to the environment or human health, such as, but not limited to, a Superfund site.
PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY - a system including wells, pumps, and piping equipment, which supplies water to a private structure and does not meet the criteria of a public water supply.
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM - a system which provides water to the public for human consumption which has at least 15 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least 25 individuals daily at least 60 days out of the year. The term includes collection, treatment, storage and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used in connection with the system. The term includes collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under such control which are used in connection with the system. The term also includes a system, which provides water for bottling or bulk hauling for human consumption. Water for human consumption includes water that is used for drinking, bathing and showering, cooking, dishwashing or maintaining oral hygiene.
PUMPS AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT - any equipment or materials utilized or intended for use in mechanically withdrawing or obtaining groundwater, including but not limited to, piping, seals and tanks, together with fittings and controls.
PUMP INSTALLER/CONTRACTOR - any individual engaged in the business of installing or repairing pumps, pumping equipment, drop pipes, pitless adapters, and any other equipment used for the extraction and conveyance of water from the aquifer to the distribution, heating or cooling system of the structure to be served.
REGULATED ESTABLISHMENT - any facility, whether commercial or institutional, which requires a license or an inspection to operate.
RELOCATION - any change in location of a proposed well which deviates from the permitted location.
TEST WELLS - wells drilled for the sole purpose of measuring groundwater quantity and availability.
WELL - any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is for the location, acquisition or artificial recharge of groundwater or for the installation of ground source heat pump equipment. This includes but is not limited to test wells, test borings, geothermal and monitoring wells, in addition to wells to be utilized as private or public water supplies.
WELL CONSTRUCTION FORM - Marysville Borough Form 23-2, which includes the owner’s name and address, the specific site location, the type of cement used for grouting, the number of bags of cement used for grouting, the date the well was drilled, the depth of the well, the casing depth, the well diameter, the static water level, the well distance to nearest house, septic tank and absorption area, yield and storage information, the name of the well driller, the well driller's license number and signature, along with the pump installers signature.
WELL DRILLER/CONTRACTOR - any individual in immediate supervision of and/or responsible for the construction, test pumping or equipping or development of any well. Such individual shall have a minimum of 3 years hands on experience in the actual drilling, casing and grouting of water wells and hold a current well drillers license.
WELL SEAL - an approved device or method used to protect a well casing or water system from the entrance of any external pollutant at the point of entrance into the casing of a pipe, electric conduit or water level measuring device.
WELL SYSTEM - When there are 2 or more wells being utilized in an individual or public water supply system.
(Ord. 613, 5/11/2015)