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or system modification, flow reduction or other measures <br /> calculated to improve functionality of the system. <br /> 2. In the case of an existing well water supply system(s), it meets <br /> all of the following criteria: <br /> ♦ the well water supply system is contaminated with <br /> a microbial, chemical or other agent which is <br /> known to cause disease or other serious health <br /> effects; <br /> ♦ the well water supply system is not reparable to the <br /> point 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 <br /> threat of disease or serious health effects is <br /> eliminated; <br /> ♦ there is no alternate location on-site for a new well <br /> water supply system which can be permitted under <br /> Orange County Health Department regulatory <br /> criteria in effect at the time of the contamination or <br /> an alternative site is unacceptable because <br /> widespread existence of contamination or because <br /> of the potential of contaminant migration to the <br /> alternate site. <br /> The following terms used in the criteria above mean: <br /> Well: A well is any excavation that is cored, bored, <br /> drilled, jetted, dug or otherwise constructed for the <br /> purpose of locating, testing, developing, draining or <br /> recharging any ground water reserves or aquifer, or that <br /> may control, divert, or otherwise control the movement <br /> of water from or into any aquifer. <br /> Well Water Supply System: A well water supply system <br /> is any well that is intended for use or is usable as a source <br /> of water supply for domestic use (including household <br /> purposes, farm livestock, or gardens) and the pump and <br /> 11 <br />