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4 <br /> WATER SUPPLY <br /> A community water system is being developed. Four wells have been drilled. The first well was put <br /> into service on April 14, 1997. Three additional well sites are shown in Phase III. The status of the <br /> community well system is included as an attachment in this agenda packet. All of the wells are located <br /> within common open space area to be owned by the homeowners association. The number of well <br /> which will actually be needed to served the development will not exceed the number approved with the <br /> Preliminary Plans. However, depending on the yield of each new well, use of all of the designated well <br /> sites may not be necessary. <br /> Community wells are regulated by the Public Water Supply Section of the NC Division of <br /> Environmental Health (DEH), which administers the NC "Rules Governing Public Water Systems". <br /> These rules include regulations pertaining to both surface water and groundwater withdrawals, and apply <br /> to all public water systems (e.g. Town of Hillsborough and OWASA), and to all community water <br /> systems with 15 or more connections. <br /> 1. Procedural Requirements <br /> Community wells must be operated by a private operator certified by the North Carolina Water <br /> Treatment Facility Certification Board. Below are State and local procedural requirements. <br /> a) Prior to Preliminary Plan Approval <br /> • Well sites must be approved by DEH, and a utility plan for the proposed storage and <br /> distribution system must be prepared. Documentation from DEH indicating approval <br /> of the well sites is attached. The Utility Plan has been provided to the Board of <br /> Commissioners as an enclosure with this agenda packet. <br /> b) Prior to Final Plan Approval <br /> • The well must be drilled. Environmental Health inspects and approves the well <br /> construction. <br /> • After the wells are drilled, the water must be tested. DEH criteria relating to water <br /> quality and quantity must be met. Requirements pertaining to water quality include <br /> disinfection, bacteriological testing and chemical analysis. With respect to water <br /> quantity,the combined yield of the well to be included in the system during a 12-hour <br /> period must equal at least 400 gallons per connection. The two wells must produce at <br /> least 18,800 gallons in 12 hours for the proposed subdivision. <br /> • If the well passes water quality and quantity tests, DEH must approve the <br /> engineering plans for the water distribution and storage system. <br /> • As required in the attached Resolution of Approval, the water system must be <br /> constructed prior to Final Plat approval. <br />