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i. Sites that fall within the authority of the Brownfields Property Reuse Act as defined by G.S. 130A, Article 9 Part 5; j. Contamination associated with pollution sources in soils or other sites known or suspected to have exceeded the Groundwater Quality Standards listed in 15A NCAC 02L; or k. Contamination known to the Orange County Health Department through experience with the property, surrounding properties, or information provided by the applicant. 31. "Liner pipe" means pipe that is installed inside a completed and cased well for the purpose of preventing the entrance of contamination into the well or for repairing ruptured, corroded or punctured casing or screens. 32. "Orange County Health Department" or"OCHD"means the authorized agent of the Orange County Health Department or its successor. 33. "Monitoring well" means any well that is constructed for the primary purpose of obtaining samples of groundwater or other liquids for examination or testing, or for the observation or measurement of groundwater levels. This definition excludes lysimeters, tensiometers, and other devices used to investigate the characteristics of the unsaturated zone but include piezometers, a type of monitoring well that is constructed solely for the purpose of determining groundwater levels. 34. "Non-domestic water supply well"means a type of water supply well for the sole purpose of withdrawing groundwater for use in irrigating plants, or providing water for livestock, agricultural, residential, open loop geothermal, or other commercial purposes that do not include water used for domestic purposes. 35. "Non-potable water"means water containing pathogens, organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, or contamination of such quantity or type as to render the water unsafe, harmful, or generally unsuitable for human consumption or domestic use. 36. "Owner" means any person who holds the fee or other property rights in the well being constructed. A well is real property and its construction on land rests ownership in the land owner in the absence of contrary agreement in writing. 37. "Permit"means a permit issued by the OCHD authorizing or allowing the construction or repair of any well as defined in these Rules. 38. "Person" means the term as defined in G.S. 87-85 39. "Plat" means a property survey prepared by a registered land surveyor, drawn to a scale of one inch equals no more than 60 feet, that includes: the specific location of all structures and proposed structures and appurtenances, including decks, porches,pools, driveways, out buildings, existing and proposed wastewater systems, existing and proposed wells, springs,water lines, surface waters or designated wetlands, easements, including utility easements, and 8