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specified in G.S. 87-88(a); <br /> g)The water source for any well intended for domestic use is adjacent to any <br /> water-bearing zone suspected or known to be contaminated; or <br /> h)Any other changes occur in the information provided in the application for the <br /> well permit. <br /> 2.The well contractor shall maintain a copy of the well construction permit, repair <br /> permit, or abandonment permit on the job site at all times during the construction, Comment[VH39]:ADDED ABANDONMENT <br /> repair, or abandonment of the well. The well contractor shall meet all the conditions of PERM IT WHICH ABANDONMENTS HAVE BEEN <br /> PERMITTED FOR DECADES,THIS NEEDED TO BE <br /> the permit. ADDED AT THIS TIME <br /> 3. The pump installer, property owner, or permittee shall notify the OCHD of the <br /> completion of the well so that a final inspection can be conducted. Notification shall <br /> occur after the completion of the well installation, grouting, installation of the pump, <br /> and assurance that all components and conditions required in Section II of these <br /> Rules have been met. <br /> 4. Upon completion of construction or repair of a well for which a permit is required,the <br /> Orange County Health Department shall inspect the well and issue a Certificate of <br /> Completion that includes an "as built'drawing. <br /> 5. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Completion, the Orange County Health <br /> Department shall verify that the well was constructed in the designated area and <br /> according to the well construction permit and these Rules. <br /> 6. The pump installer, property owner, or permittee shall notify the OCHD of the <br /> completion of the well so that a final inspection can be conducted. Notification shall <br /> occur after the completion of the well installation, grouting, installation of the pump, <br /> and assurance that all components and conditions required in Section II of these <br /> Rules have been met. <br /> 7.The Orange County Health Department shall inspect the grout around the casing for <br /> any settling, inspect the well head after the pump and well seal are in place,and <br /> verify that a Well Construction Record has been received from the certified well <br /> contractor. No person shall place a well into service without first having obtained a <br /> Certificate of Completion. <br /> History Note: Substitute for NCAC 02C.0306 <br /> Eff. July 1, 2008;Amended eff. March 25, 2020. <br /> G. WELL DATA AND RECORDS <br /> 1.Any person completing, abandoning,or repairing any well shall submit a record of the <br /> construction, abandonment or repair to the OCHD and the Division within 30 days of <br /> completion of construction, abandonment or repair. The record submitted to the <br /> OCHD shall be on standard forms developed by the NC Department of <br /> Environmental Quality. Should the contractor fail to provide the completed form,the <br /> certificate of completion shall not be issued and the contractor shall not proceed with <br /> 16 <br />