No person shall construct, operate, repair, or abandon, or cause to be constructed, operated, repaired, or abandoned, any well, nor shall any person install, repair, or cause to be installed or repaired, any pump or pumping equipment contrary to the provisions of this Article and applicable rules and regulations, provided that this Article shall not apply to any distribution of water beyond the point of discharge from? the pump. (1967, c. 1157, s. 4; 1987, c. 496, ss. 2, 3.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 87-86

  • Person: shall mean any and all persons, including individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private institutions, municipalities or political subdivisions, governmental agencies, or private or public corporations organized or existing under the laws of this State or any other state or country. See North Carolina General Statutes 87-85
  • pumping equipment: means any equipment or materials utilized or intended for use in withdrawing or obtaining groundwater including well seals. See North Carolina General Statutes 87-85
  • Repair: means work involved in deepening, reaming, sealing, installing or changing casing depths, perforating, screening, or cleaning, acidizing or redevelopment of a well excavation, or any other work which results in breaking or opening the well seal. See North Carolina General Statutes 87-85
  • Well: means any excavation that is cored, bored, drilled, jetted, dug or otherwise constructed for the purpose of locating, testing or withdrawing groundwater or for evaluating, testing, developing, draining or recharging any groundwater reservoirs or aquifer, or that may control, divert, or otherwise cause the movement of water from or into any aquifer. See North Carolina General Statutes 87-85
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