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recommendations that the Department may include in the variance and impose these <br /> recommendations on the well construction permit to protect human health and welfare <br /> and the groundwater resources. <br /> 6. JURISDICTION -These Rules shall apply to all of Orange County and to all <br /> municipalities within Orange County. <br /> 7. EFFECTIVE DATE-These Rules shall become effective March 25,2020 upon <br /> adoption by the Orange County Board of Health. <br /> History Note: Substitute for NCAC 02C.0301 <br /> Eff. July 1, 2008. <br /> Amended Eff. February26, 2015;March 25, 2020 <br /> B. DEFINITIONS <br /> The definitions in G.S. 87-85 AND 15NCAC 02C .0102 apply throughout this Section. In <br /> addition,the following definitions apply throughout this Section: <br /> 1. "Abandon"means to discontinue the use of and to seal the well according to the <br /> requirements of these Rules. <br /> 2. "Abandonment Permi�"means a well abandonment permit issued by the Orange Comment tvH9t:NEW STATE DEFINITION <br /> County Health Department authorizing or allowing the permanent abandonment of <br /> any well as defined in the Rules of this Section. <br /> 3. "Access port" means an opening in the well casing or well head installed for the <br /> primary purpose of determining the position of the water level in the well or to <br /> facilitate disinfection. <br /> 4. "Addition" means any structure that is constructed, altered or placed on property that <br /> contains one or more wells. This would not include replacement of existing <br /> equipment within the existing footprint of a structure and addresses only those <br /> situations for which a building permit is required. <br /> 5. "Agent" means any person who by mutual and legal agreement with a well owner has <br /> authority to act in his behalf in executing applications for permits. The agent may be <br /> either general agent or a limited agent authorized to do one particular act. <br /> 6. "Annular Space" means the space between the casing and the walls of the borehole <br /> or outer casing, or the space between a liner pipe and well casing. <br /> 7. "Artesian flowing well" means any well in which groundwater flows above the land <br /> surface without the use of a pump; where the static water level or hydraulic head <br /> elevation is greater than the land surface under natural conditions. <br /> 8. "ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials. <br /> 9. "Board of Health" means the Orange County Board of Health or successor entity. <br /> 5 <br />