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SECTION VI- SHARED-USE WELLS <br /> 1. When a well,which is not part of a Public Water System as defined by NCGS <br /> 130A-313.10, is intended to serve two or more buildings located on separate <br /> parcels, a legal easement shall be required for use of the well by the users of <br /> the well that are not located on the same parcel as the well. All necessary <br /> easements, declarations,rights of way, or encroachment agreements, as <br /> applicable, shall be obtained and recorded prior to the issuance of a Certificate <br /> of Completion for the well construction permit. Terms of the easement, right- <br /> of-way or encroachment agreement shall provide that the easement, right-of- <br /> way, or encroachment agreement: <br /> a. Is appurtenant to specifically described property and runs with the land <br /> and is not affected by change of ownership or control; <br /> b. Is valid for as long as the well is required for the dwelling or facility <br /> that it is designed to serve; <br /> c. May be required by the OCHD to specify,by metes and bounds <br /> description and attached plat prepared by a registered land surveyor or <br /> professional engineer, the area or site required for the well and <br /> appurtenances; <br /> d. Shall be reviewed and approved by the OCHD and the County <br /> Attorney and, upon approval, recorded with the Orange County <br /> Register of Deeds. <br /> 2. When subdivision or recombination of(an) existing parcel(s) would result in <br /> the sharing of an existing well by two or more dwellings or buildings which <br /> are located on separate parcels, the provisions of Section VI (1)must be met <br /> prior to subdivision approval by the OCHD. <br /> Eff. March 25, 2020 <br /> 43 <br />