As a condition of permit approval, applicant must provide to county, prior to any drilling activity, documentation of baseline water testing on a minimum of two (2) down gradient domestic wells for the protection of public health and safety. The applicant shall notify landowners who have registered their domestic wells with the Idaho department of water resources (IDWR) and whose property lies within three hundred feet (300') of the proposed well drilling site by regular United States mail and by physical posting on the applicant's drill site fourteen (14) days in advance of intent to engage in baseline well testing. Tests shall be completed for all items listed.
A. Field parameters:
1. Water temperature.
2. pH.
3. Specific conductivity.
B. Specific conductivity and total dissolved solids.
C. Major ions:
1. Chloride.
2. Fluoride.
3. Sulfate.
4. Nitrate.
5. Silica.
6. Alkalinity.
7. Calcium.
8. Sodium.
9. Potassium.
10. Magnesium.
D. Trace elements:
1. Aluminum.
2. Arsenic.
3. Barium.
4. Boron.
5. Iron.
6. Manganese.
7. Selenium.
8. Uranium.
E. Radiochemical:
1. Gross alpha/gross beta radioactivity, in addition to uranium listed above.
F. Organics:
1. BTEX (benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, and xylene).
2. Methane; carbon isotopic composition for samples with sufficient methane.
Baseline water testing shall be completed every twenty four (24) months while the well is in production. Copies of baseline water quality test results shall be provided by the applicant free of charge to owners of the wells tested within thirty (30) days of receipt of written request of the well owner. All domestic well owners, as identified by the Idaho department of water resources, within the surrounding one hundred sixty (160) acre section shall be notified prior to drilling. (Ord. 1384, 2014)