| private water oversight
Private water oversight by the drinking water program primarily
falls under 3 categories:
- Well
Delegation from the Washington State Department of Ecology
for Surface Seal Inspections and well decommissionings.
- Review
of water adequacy for private individual and private 2-party
water systems for Building Permits and Land Use Applications.
- Provide
water status review for real estate transactions for private
individual and private
2-party.
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WELL DELEGATION
The Health District was delegated by the
Department of Ecology in accordance with RCW
18.104.043 the responsibility of well sealing, well decommissioning,
and well tagging for all drinking water wells constructed or decommissioned
in Kitsap County.
The drilling of wells in Kitsap County
typically falls under two categories New Wells or Replacement
Wells.
NEW WELLS
Approval of a new well associated with construction of a new home:
In response to ESHB 2929 (Growth Management Act), before a building
permit can be issued, proof of an adequate drinking water source
is required. In Kitsap County, approval of the well site is done
in conjunction with the sewage disposal system design. Both the
proposed sewage disposal system and proposed well location are shown
on a Building Site Application which is submitted to the Health
District by a licensed on-site waste water treatment system designer.
The Health District On-Site Sewage Program will make a site visit
and examine the soil and inspect the proposed well site location.
The Drinking Water Program will confirm that all well setbacks will
be maintained. If the Building Site Application meets applicable
regulations, a checklist will be issued to the applicant stating
that the septic design has been given preliminary approval and that
the well can now be drilled. An inspector from the Drinking Water
Program will conduct a site visit during drilling activities to
confirm appropriate methods for surface seal installation have been
used. Once the new well has been drilled, all of the items identified
on the checklist must be submitted to the Health District and approved
prior to final approval of any Building Site Application.
REPLACEMENT WELLS
New requirements for public and individual
water supplies became effective April 1, 1999 and set procedures
for the installation of replacement wells, as follows:
- The replacement source must be a drilled
well. Any proposed water source other than a drilled well must
be approved through a formal waiver process.
- The proposed well site must be approved
by the Health District prior to construction. A site plan, drawn
to a scale of 1:20 or 1:30, which shows the existing and proposed
water source locations, property boundaries, and any possible
sources of contamination (drainfields, buildings, pastures,
gardens where fertilizers or pesticides may be applied, etc.)
must be submitted to this office. A well
site inspection form is available on-line. If the existing
source is to be kept for irrigation, a
waiver must be submitted to this office. Fees for these
items may be found in the Fee
Schedule.
- Decommissioning of the existing source is
required unless a waiver has been requested (see item 2 above)
and must be done in accordance with Chapter 173-160 WAC, Minimum
Standards for Construction and Maintenance of Wells.
- Once the proposed well location is approved
and the new well has been drilled, all items identified on the
checklist approving the well site must be submitted to the Health
District and approved. Please contact the Drinking Water Program
at (360) 337-5285 with any questions.
PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL WATER STATUS REPORTS:
The Health District will complete
a status review upon request and payment of fee for private individual
water systems. The individual system status reports are limited
to the collection of a bacteriological sample of the water system.
A Health District inspector normally collects this sample during
a review of the septic disposal system if requested. The form to
be completed for obtaining this sample is the same form used by
the On-Site
Program for Loan Status Reports. Applications
may be used to request a report on your choice of the following
items:
- Individual Well System
- Individual Well System and Sewage
- Individual Well System and On-Site Sewage
System.
PRIVATE 2-PARTY WATER STATUS REPORTS:
The Health District will complete a status
review upon request and payment of fee for private 2-party water
systems. The Private
2-Party Loan Status Report form is required for submittal
provides details on the information required to obtain a positive
result for water status requests.
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