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51. "Static water level" means the level at which the water stands in the well when the well is not being pumped and is expressed as the distance from the land surface to the water level in the well. 52. "Suspended solids" means the weight of those solid particles in a sample which are retained by a standard glass microfiber filter,with pore openings of one and one-half microns, when dried at a temperature of 103 to 105 degrees Fahrenheit. 53. "Temporary well" or"test well"means a well, other than a water supply well, that is constructed to determine aquifer characteristics, and which will be permanently abandoned or converted to a permanent well within seven days (168 hours) of the completion of drilling of the borehole. 54. "Turbidity" means the cloudiness in water, due to the presence of suspended particles such as clay and silt that may create esthetic problems or analytical difficulties for determining contamination. Turbidity, measured in Nephelometric Turbidity Units (NTU), is based on a comparison of the cloudiness in the water with that in a specially prepared standard. 55. "Vent" means a protected opening in the well casing or well head, installed for the purpose of allowing changes in the water level in a well due to natural atmospheric changes or to pumping. A vent can also serve as an access port. 56. "Water supply well"means any well intended or usable to withdraw water from the ground for domestic or non-domestic use. 57. "Water supply system" means the pump and pipe used in connection with or pertaining to the operation of a private drinking water well including pumps, distribution service piping,pressure tanks and fittings. 58. "Well" means any excavation that is cored,bored, drilled,jetted, dug or otherwise constructed for the purpose of locating, testing, or withdrawing groundwater or for evaluating, testing, developing, draining or recharging any groundwater reservoirs or aquifer, or that may control, divert, or otherwise cause the movement of water from or into any aquifer. 59. "Well capacity" shall mean the maximum quantity of water that a well will yield continuously as determined by methods outlined in Section II (0) of these Rules. 60. "Well contractor" means any person in trade or business who undertakes to perform a well contractor activity or who undertakes to personally supervise or personally manage the performance of a well contractor activity on the person's own behalf or for any person, firm, or corporation in accordance with the well contractor certification requirements of 15A NCAC 27. 61. "Well contractor activity" has the same meaning as in G.S. 87-98.2(6). 62. "Well head" means the upper terminal of the well including adapters,ports, valves, seals, and other attachments. 10