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October 3, 2012 Planning Board 40 agenda packet -Attachment 3 Michael Harvey From: Tom Konsler Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:47 PM To: Michael Harvey Subject: Well Procedure in Orange County Hi Michael, Here is a quick rundown of the process for constructing a well in Orange County. The applicant submits an application and a site plan to our office. The cost is$430. Staff will meet the applicant on site. The property lines and proposed buildings will need to be staked on site for this visit. Staff will make a determination that the well can be located on the property while meeting all of the setback distance requirements. Provided the site is acceptable,staff returns to the office and issues the well permit along with an attached site plan. The permit packet is emailed to the applicant. Elapsed time is approximately 2.5 weeks from time of application. The applicant contacts a well contractor and gives them a copy of the permit. The driller constructs the well,calls the health department for a grouting inspection which Is provided the same day as requested. The driller(or his subcontractor,or a subcontractor of the owner) completes the well and installs the pump,wiring,seal,etc. Once the well head is completed the contractor contacts the health department for a final well head inspection. Staff visits the site,assures that all components of the well are present and acceptable. They will issue a certificate of completion. Elapsed time is dependent on factors controlled by the owner or contractor. It could be as quick as 2 days from the well permit issuance date. Based on average well depths and construction requirements. The range of cost for a turn-key project is$6,000 to $8,000. Within 30 days of the completion of the well,our staff will return and collect water samples. The cost of this sampling is covered in the well permit cost. This is a description of a normal water supply well. For geothermal wells and monitoring wells,there are a few other steps in the process that involve state review and approval along the way. This may be more detail than you wanted, but I hope this information helps. Tom Tom Konsler, R.S. Environmental Health Director Orange County Health Department PO Box 8181 Hillsborough, NC 27278 tkonsIer(&_co.oranqe.nc.us Please tell us how we are doing by taking this very quick survey. We appreciate your comments. hftp:/AwAv.surveymonkey.com/S/CQRLSJR CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE:All email messages,including any attachments,generated from or received by this site are the property of Orange County Government and as such are considered public domain and are subject to the North Carolina Public Record Law.The Orange County Health Department does not transmit client/patient medical information via email,Certain other confidential information may be transmitted,however,and any unauthorized review,use,disclosure or distribution is prohibited.If you are not the intended recipient,please contact the sender by reply email and