§ 30R-3-2. Definitions.

Approval letter means a document issued and signed by the director of health or his agent stating that the water from a private water well is potable based on the receipt of acceptable water test results.

Approved private water well means any private water well that has received official approval of the director of health.

Authorized agent means the person designated by the director of health to act for him in the performance of his duties.

Hydro-fracture means the injection of water into an existing well designed to increase the yield of the well.

Notice means an official document, signed and dated by the director of health, containing a statement of the reason for the failure of a private water well to comply with local drinking water standards and copies of the results of all relevant water analyses.

Owner means the owner, at time of water sample collection, of the property on which the well is located.

Parameter means any measurable physical, chemical, radiological, or bacteriological substance, which may be found in drinking water.

Person means any individual, firm, or association, including, but not limited to, any partnership, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, company, limited liability company, corporation, trust or estate, or the duly authorized representative thereof, including, but not limited to, a fiduciary, trustee or receiver, thereof.

Potable water means water free from impurities in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and having bacteriological, chemical, physical and radiological quality conforming to applicable regulations and standards.

Private water well means a water well serving a single consumer and less than 25 persons.

Public Health Code means all regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Public Health pursuant to Title 19a-36 of the General Statutes [G.S. tit. 19a-36] of the State of Connecticut (CGS).

Re-drilling means the reworking, deepening or repairing of an existing well site.

Water well means an artificial excavation, constructed by any method, for the purpose of providing water for drinking or other domestic use.

(Amd. of 3-29-2010)