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36 <br />site or system modification, flow reduction or other measures calculated <br />to improve functionality of the system. <br />2. In the case of an existing well water supply system(s), it meets all <br />of the following criteria: <br />• the well water supply system is contaminated with a <br />microbial, chemical or other agent which is known to cause <br />disease or other serious health effects; <br />• the well water supply system is not reparable to the point <br />where the contamination can be eliminated; <br />• the water from the well water supply system is not <br />treatable prior to withdrawal to the point where the threat of <br />disease or serious health effects is eliminated; <br />• there is no alternate location on-site for a new well water <br />supply system which can be permitted under Orange <br />County Health Department regulatory criteria in effect at <br />the time of the contamination or an alternative site is <br />unacceptable because widespread existence of <br />contamination or because of the potential of contaminant <br />migration to the alternate site. <br />The following terms used in the criteria above mean: <br />Well: A well is any excavation that is cored, bored, drilled, jetted, <br />dug or otherwise constructed for the purpose of locating, testing, <br />developing, draining or recharging any ground water reserves or <br />aquifer, or that may control, divert, or otherwise control the <br />movement of water from or into any aquifer. <br />Well Water Supply System: A well water supply system is any <br />well that is intended for use or is usable as a source <br />of water supply for domestic use (including household purposes, <br />farm livestock, or gardens) and the pump and pipe used in <br />connection with or pertaining thereto, including well pumps, <br />distribution pipes, plumbing pipes, tanks, fittings, and water <br />treatment devices. <br />The Orange County Health Department shall make the determination as <br />to whether an adverse public health condition exists, and shall make a <br />recommendation on the appropriate remedy to the governmental <br />entity(ies) in the appropriate interest area. <br />10 <br />