<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 22-188. - Definitions.</div>
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               <span class="ital">Access port</span> means an opening in the well casing or well head installed for the primary purpose
               of determining the water level in the well.
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               <span class="ital">Agent</span> means any person who by mutual and legal agreement with a well owner has authority
               to act in his behalf in executing applications for permits. The agent authorized may
               be either a general agent or a limited agent to do one particular act.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Aquifer</span> means a geological formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that will
               yield usable quantities of water to wells.
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               <span class="ital">Board of health</span> means the Halifax County Board or its official representatives.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Casing</span> means pipe or tubing constructed of specified materials and having specified dimensions
               and weights, that is installed in a borehole, during or after completion of the borehold,
               to support the side of the hole and thereby prevent caving to allow completion of
               a well, to prevent formation material from entering the well, to prevent the loss
               of drilling fluids into permeable formations, and/or prevent entry of undesirable
               water.
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               <span class="ital">Consolidated rock</span> means rock that is firm and coherent, solidified, or cemented and that has not been
               decomposed by weathering. Examples are granite, gneiss, argillite, slate or sandstone.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Construction of wells</span> includes all acts necessary to construct wells for any intended use, including the
               location and excavation of the well, placement of casings, grouting, screens and fittings
               development and testing.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Contamination</span> means the introduction into water of foreign materials of such nature, quality and
               quantity as to cause degradation of the quality of the water.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Domestic use</span> means use of water for drinking, bathing, household purposes, livestock or gardens.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Grout</span> shall mean and include the following:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">Neat cement grout</span> means a mixture of not more than six gallons of clear nonpolluted water to one 94-pound
                  bag of portland cement.
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">Sand cement grout</span> means a mixture of not more than two parts sand and one part cement and not more
                  than six gallons of clear nonpolluted water per 94-pound bag of portland cement.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">Concrete grout</span> means a mixture of not more than two parts gravel to one part cement and not more
                  than six gallons of clear nonpolluted water per 94-pound bag of portland cement. One
                  hundred percent of the gravel must pass through a one-half inch mesh screen.
                  </p>
               		
               
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">Gravel, sand cement grout or rock-cutting cement grout</span> means a mixture of not more than two parts gravel and sand or rock cuttings to one
                  part cement and not more than six gallons of clear nonpolluted water per 94-pound
                  bag of portland cement.
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               <span class="ital">Health department</span> means the Halifax County Health Department.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Health director</span> means the Director of the Halifax County Health Department or his authorized representative.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Installing pumps and pumping equipment</span> means placing and preparing pumps and pumping equipment for operation, including
               all construction involved in making entrances to the well and establishing seals.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Liner pipe</span> means pipe that is installed inside a completed and cased well for the purposes of
               sealing off undesirable water or for repairing ruptured or punctured casing or screens.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Monitoring well</span> means any well constructed for the primary purpose of obtaining samples of groundwater
               or other liquids for examination or testing, or for the observation or measurement
               of groundwater levels. This definition excludes lysimeters, tensiometers, and other
               devices used to investigate the characteristics of the unsaturated zone.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Nonpotable mineralized water</span> means brackish, saline or other water containing minerals of such quantity or type
               as to render the water unsafe, harmful, or generally unsuitable for domestic use.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Owner</span> means any person who holds the fee or other ownership rights in the well being constructed.
               A well is real property and its construction on land creates a presumption that the
               owner of the land also owns the well.
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               <span class="ital">Permit</span> means a written permit issued by the health director permitting the construction
               or repair of any well as defined in this article.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Person</span> means any and all persons, including individual firms, partnerships, associations,
               public or private institutions, municipalities or political subdivisions, governmental
               agencies, or private or public corporations organized or existing under the laws of
               this state or of any other state or country.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Polluted water</span> means water containing organic or other contaminants of such type and quantity as
               to render it unsafe, harmful or unsuitable for human consumption.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Private well water supply</span> means any water supply furnishing potable water to one residence or an owner-occupied
               business except where either might furnish water to persons on a regular basis who
               are not members of the household or immediate family. One residence includes cases
               of multiple residences of members of the same family on family-owned land.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Public water system</span> means a water system as defined in 15A NCAC 18C .0702 (Rules Governing Public Water
               Supplies).
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               <span class="ital">Pumps and pumping equipment</span> means the well seal and any other equipment or materials used or intended to be used
               for withdrawing or obtaining ground water.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Repair</span> means work involved in deepening or changing depths, reaming, sealing, installing,
               perforating, screening or cleaning, acidizing or redeveloping a well excavation or
               any other work which results in breaking or opening the well seal. This shall not
               apply to routine pump maintenance or replacement; however, routine pump maintenance
               or replacement shall be followed by disinfection of the water system and proper replacement
               of the seal.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Semi-public water supply</span> means a water supply that serves water for the purpose of human consumption to from
               two to 14 service connections that does not meet the definitions for a public water
               system.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Site</span> means the land or water area where any facility, activity, or situation is physically
               located, including adjacent or nearby land use in connection with the facility, activity
               or situation.
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               <span class="ital">Specific capacity</span> means the yield of the well expressed in gallons per draw-down of the water level
               (gpm/ft-dd).
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Static level</span> means the level at which the water stands in the well when the well is not being
               pumped and is expressed as the distance from a fixed reference point to the water
               level in the well.
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               <span class="ital">Types of wells</span> means:
               
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                  (1)
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                  <span class="ital">The drilled well.</span>
                  <span class="ital">Constructed by percussion or rotary methods; may be found in depths up to 1,000 feet.
                     Due to the greater depths associated with drilled wells, they offer generally more
                     protection to ground water.</span>
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                  (2)
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                  <span class="ital">The bored well.</span> Constructed by means of an auger; found in depths up to 100 feet.
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                  (3)
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                  <span class="ital">The driven well.</span> Constructed by driving well points and pipe from the surface into a water bearing
                  stratum; found in depths up to 50 feet;
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                  (4)
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                  <span class="ital">The jetted well.</span> Construction by "washing in" or "jetting in" well points with water pressure; may
                  be found in depths up to 150 feet;
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                  (5)
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                  <span class="ital">The dug well.</span> Constructed with a pick and shovel; found in depths up to 50 feet. The dug well,
                  due to its shallow depth and large diameter, is difficult to protect from outside
                  contamination. The dug well is the least desirable well type for furnishing high quality
                  potable water.
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               <span class="ital">Unconsolidated rock</span> means those rock formations that are not solid, i.e., sand, clay, shell, saprolite
               or decaying rock.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Water supply</span> means any source of ground water.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Water supply system</span> means pump and pipe used in connection with or pertaining to the operation of a water
               supply, including pumps, pipes, pressure tanks and fittings.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Well</span> means any excavation:
               
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                  (1)
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                  That is cored, bored, drilled, dug or otherwise constructed for the purpose of locating,
                  testing, or withdrawing ground water;
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                  (2)
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                  Constructed for evaluating, testing, developing, draining, or recharging any ground
                  water reservoirs, or aquifers, or;
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                  (3)
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                  That may control, divert, or otherwise cause the movement of water from or into any
                  aquifer.
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               <span class="ital">Well capacity</span> means the maximum quantity of water that well will yield continuously.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Well driller, driller, or water-well contractor</span> means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of constructing wells.
               </p>
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               <span class="ital">Well head</span> means the upper terminal of the well including adapters, ports, valves, seals, and
               other attachments.
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               <span class="ital">Well seal</span> means an approved arrangement or device used to cap a well or to establish and maintain
               a junction between the casing or curbing of a well and the piping or equipment installed
               therein, the purpose of function of which is to prevent pollutants from entering the
               well at the upper terminal.
               </p>
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               (Ord. of 8-9-93, Â§ II; Amend. of 4-24-95)
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