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y 15 <br /> FINAL <br /> 4/30/99 <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 <br /> the point where the contamination can be <br /> 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 <br /> or 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 <br /> source of water supply for domestic use (including <br /> household purposes, farm livestock, or gardens) and the <br /> pump and pipe used in connection with or pertaining <br /> thereto, including well pumps, distribution pipes, <br /> plumbing pipes, tanks, fittings, and water treatment <br /> devices. <br />