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DRAFT s <br />repaired. Any new well may need a new pump, wiring and water line in order to <br />S be put into service. These items will be covered under the NFWRF. <br />Limitations: <br />Each remediation strategy. will be allowed once for each eligible well and any <br />long term maintenance costs associated with a strategy, if incurred, will be the <br />responsibility of the well owner. The well owner will be required to sign a <br />release for each strategy provided. There will be no guarantee from Orange <br />County that any strategy will solve the problems with existing or replacement <br />wells. <br />PUMPS <br />Pump replacement for wells that have not failed will be paid for from the NFWRF <br />based on the following conditions: <br />• Based on an average well pump life of 15 years, the cost of the <br />replacement will be inversely proportional to the age of the pump <br />according to the following chart: <br />• <br />• <br />• <br /> <br />Well is: Percentage <br /> <br />Paid <br />Less than 1 ear old 100% <br />1-2 ears old 93% <br />2-3 ears old 87% <br />3-4 ears old 80% <br />4-5 ears old 73% <br />5-6 ears old 67% <br />6-7 ears old 60% <br />7-8 ears old 53% <br />8-9 ears old 47% <br />9-10 ears old 40% <br />10-1 1 ears old 33% <br />1 1-12 ears old 27% <br />12-13 ears old 20% <br />13-14 ,ears old 13% <br />