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Section II b£FI~ITIONS (&) Abandoned Well means a well whose uae or construction has been discontinued. (1) TemPorarily abandoned well means any usable well whose use has been temporarily discontinued because of well or pump maintenance problems and any newly conscr~Cted well not yet put into serVice. (2) Permanently abandoned Well means any well removed . . from or not yet put into serVice; or whose use ia impracticable because of faulty construction, improper location, unacceptable water quality, insufficient yield, unserviceable casing and screen; been removed from service. or which has (b) Access port means an opening in the well casing or well head installed for the primary purpose of determining the water level in (c) Adjacent Water System means two or more water systems the well. that are adjacent and are owned or operated by the same supplier of water and tha~ together sez~e 15 or more service connections or 25 or more parsons daily at least 60 days out of thc year. (d) A~nt means any person who by mutual and legal agreement with well o~ner has authority to act on bis behalf in executing applic~ciona for permits. The agent may be either general agent or a llmlted agent to carry out one or more specific acts. (e) Aquifer means a geological formation, group of formations, or parc of a formation that will yield usable quantities of (f) Board of Health means the Cabarrus County Board of Health or its official representative. (g) Com~unity Water Supply means a public water system which serves at least 15 service connections or regularly serVes st least 25 year-round residents. (h) Consolidated Rock means rock that is firn and coherent, solidified or cemen£eg and that has not been decomposed by weathering. (l) Well Construction includes all acts necessary to construct amy in~ended use, including for location excavation of the well, placement of casings, grouting, screens, placeme~t of p~u~p and motor piping and seals and fittings development (J) Contamination means the presence of any foreign substance (organic, inorganic, radiological, or biological) in water ~hich tends to degradm its quality ao aa to constitute a hazard or impair tha. (k) Domestic Use means use of water for drinking, bathing, or culinary purposes. (1) Grout shall mean and include the following: (1) Neat cement ~rout means a ~ixtura of not more that six gallons of clear water to one 95 pound bag of portlaud cement. Up to five percent, by weight, or bentonite clay may be used to improve flow and reduce shrinkage.