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041 <br />General Statutes Changed under Session Law 2006-202: <br />Amendment to G.S. 87-87 <br />- EMC to adopt rules: <br />1- Governing permitting and inspection by the Commission of private drinking water <br />wells with a design capacity of 100,000 gallons per day <br />2- Governing permitting and inspection by local health departments of private <br />drinking water wells pursuant to G.S. 87-97 <br />Adopts G.S. 87-97 <br />Mandatory local well programs <br />o Permitting <br />o Inspection <br />o Testing <br />Permitting required for <br />o Construction of private drinking water wells <br />o Repair <br />Permitting not required for pump maintenance, repair or replacement <br />Health department to conduct field investigation to evaluate site before permitting <br />Permit to be conditioned on abandonment of improperly abandoned wells <br />If a wastewater system on site the permit must include a plat or site plan <br />Health department to issue a permit if a well can be constructed to meet all rules <br />Local health department can impose conditions necessary to ensure compliance <br />Permits are valid for 5 years <br />Local health department may revoke a permit if material changes in fact or circumstance on <br />which a permit was issued <br />Change in ownership does not affect the permit <br />Local health department to issue a certificate of completion upon completion of construction or <br />repair <br />o Must inspect well to verify compliance <br />Within 30 days after issuing certificate of completion, the local health department shall test the <br />water <br />Commission for Health Services (now Commission for Public Health) to adopt drinking water <br />testing rules <br />o Sampling <br />o Reporting test results <br />o Allow local health department to designate third parties to collect samples and report <br />results <br />o Provide for corrective action and retesting <br />o May require additional parameters necessary to protect public health <br />Local health department shall provide test results to the owner and if possible to the lease <br />holder <br />Local health department shall maintain a registry of private drinking water wells permitted <br />o Specifying physical location <br />o Retain a record of test results <br />G.S. 130A-4 amended <br />Requires local health departments to enforce Environmental Management Commission rules <br />governing private drinking water wells. <br />® G.S. 130A-39(g) Amended <br />Allows local health departments to charge fees <br />