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1. "Abandon" means to discontinue the use of and to seal the well according to the requirements of these Rules. 2. "Abandonment Permit" means a well abandonment permit issued by the Orange County Health Department authorizing or allowing the permanent abandonment of any well as defined in Section IV of these Rules. 3. "Access port" means an opening in the well casing or well head installed for the primary purpose of determining the position of the water level in the well or to facilitate disinfection. 4. "Addition" means any structure that is constructed, altered or placed on property that contains one or more wells. This would not include replacement of existing equipment within the existing footprint of a structure and addresses only those situations for which a building permit is required. 5. "Agent" means any person who by mutual and legal agreement with a well owner has authority to act in his or her behalf in executing applications for permits. The agent may be either a general agent or a limited agent authorized to do one particular act. 6. "Annular Space"means the space between the casing and the walls of the borehole or outer casing, or the space between a liner pipe and the well casing. 7. "Artesian flowing well"means any well in which groundwater flows above the land surface without the use of a pump; where the static water level or hydraulic head elevation is greater than the land surface under natural conditions. 8. "ASTM" means the American Society for Testing and Materials. 9. 'Board of Health" means the Orange County Board of Health or successor entity. 10. Building" is a structure with any dimension greater than 12 FT, regardless of a masonry or concrete foundation; with the exception of portable, lightweight carports not exceeding 400 sq. ft. or 12 ft. mean roof height. A building is not fencing, gazebos, arbors, retaining walls, barbecue pits, detached chimneys, playground equipment, yard art, etc. (NC Building Code R101.2). 11. "Casing" means pipe or tubing constructed of materials and having dimensions and weights as specified in these Rules, that is installed in a borehole, during or after completion of the borehole, to support the side of the hole and thereby prevent caving, to allow completion of a well, to prevent formation material from entering the well, to prevent the loss of drilling fluids into permeable formations, and to prevent entry of contamination. 12. "Certificate of Completion" means a certification by the Orange County Health Department that a well has been constructed, repaired, or abandoned in compliance with the construction permit or repair permit. 5