N.J. Admin. Code § 7:10-12.4 - General provisions and prohibitions
(a) No person shall
construct, alter, or replace a public noncommunity water system or nonpublic
water system except in accordance with the standards set forth in this
subchapter and N.J.A.C. 7:9D or any regulations adopted pursuant to the State
Act and with the approval of the administrative authority as required pursuant
to this subchapter.
(b) When two or
more adjacent water systems are owned by the same person and, in combination,
serve 15 or more realty improvements, the water systems shall be constructed in
accordance with the rules and standards applicable to public community water
systems at N.J.A.C. 7:10-11.
(c) A
person seeking to build a realty improvement or seeking to alter or replace an
existing water system shall determine whether to construct a public
noncommunity water system or a nonpublic water system based on the following
considerations:
1. If an adequate public
community water system is available, if such public community water system's
water lines are within 200 feet of the property line of the realty improvement
or the existing water system, if connection can legally be made thereto, and if
such connection is practical, then the realty improvement or the existing water
system shall be supplied with water from that source except as provided in
(c)1i below. Such connection shall be considered practical unless the
connection to the public community water system involves major construction
such as the crossing of a highway, stream or body of water, or major utility
easement; and/or distance from the water line or any other field condition
renders such connection cost-prohibitive:
i.
An existing well in an existing water system may be replaced in lieu of such
connection to a public community water system with the approval of the
administrative authority.
2. The feasibility of establishing a new
public community water system;
3.
The dependability of the source of water supply;
4. Geology;
5. Major or minor pollutant sources as
defined at 7:10-11.4(a) 4
and 5; and
6. The components
necessary to construct a balanced system of supply, pumping, treatment,
distribution and finished water storage facilities to meet the peak
demand.
(d) A person
shall not drill, construct, install, repair, replace, modify, stimulate or
decommission any well or engage in such business unless such person possesses a
valid New Jersey well driller's license of the proper class or unless such
drilling is performed under the immediate on-site supervision of a person who
possesses a valid New Jersey well driller's license of the proper class issued
by the Department pursuant to
58:4A-4.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
7:9D.
(e) A person shall not
undertake or arrange for any well drilling activity that is not under the
immediate on-site supervision of a person who possesses a valid New Jersey well
driller's license of the proper class issued by the Department pursuant to
58:4A-4.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
7:9D.
(f) A person shall not drill,
construct, install or replace a well unless such person has obtained a well
permit from the Department pursuant to
58:4A-4.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
7:9D.
(g) A person shall not
install, repair or replace a well pump or well pumping equipment or engage in
such business unless such person possesses a valid New Jersey pump installer's
license or a valid New Jersey well driller's license of the proper class
pursuant to
58:4A-4.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C.
7:9D.
(h) No material that will
cause the delivered water to be toxic shall be used in the installation of a
well.
(i) Any component and/or
construction material containing lead alloys used in a public noncommunity
water system or nonpublic water system shall meet the following:
1. The lead content of solder and flux shall
not exceed 0.2 percent.
2. The lead
content of pipes, fittings, and any metallic components in contact with the
drinking water shall not exceed 8 percent.
3. The use of lead packers on potable water
wells is prohibited.
Notes
See: 32 New Jersey Register 2832(a), 33 New Jersey Register 3194(a).
In (a), (d), (e) and (f), inserted references to N.J.A.C. 7:9D; in (g), inserted "pursuant to N.J.S.A. 58:4A-4.1 et seq. and N.J.A.C. 7:9D" following "the proper class"; deleted former (h) and (i) and recodified former (j) and (k) as new (h) and (i).
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