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Drinking Water Supply - Private
Do you need a water well for a new home you're building? Does
your existing well need to be replaced?
The construction, location, water quantity and quality are determined.
The requirements help assure protection of your drinking water. Permits are
required.
Michigan’s well construction code is based on the public
health principle that if a well is properly located, constructed of suitable
materials, and pumping equipment is correctly installed, the water system
should provide a safe, reliable supply of water. Only a registered well
driller or property owner can drill a well. Regardless of who installs the
water system, it must comply with all applicable codes.
 | District Health Department No. 4 Private Water Supply Application and
Permit
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| District Health Department No. 4 Water Supply-Sewage Disposal Survey
Report
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| Well Terms |
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Aquifer
- An
underground layer of rock, sand,
or gravel that contains groundwater in sufficient
quantity to supply a well.
Borehole
- A
circular hole drilled into the
ground for the purpose of constructing a well to remove
groundwater.
Casing
- Steel or plastic pipe
placed into a borehole
to maintain the well opening.
Groundwater
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Water beneath the earth's
surface which saturates the pores and fractures of sand,
gravel and rock formations.
Grout
- Cement or
swelling bentonite clay
used to seal the space between the casing and
borehole to prevent well contamination.
Pitless Adapter -
A device used to connect a
water service line to
a well casing below frost level without using an unsanitary well pit.
Screen
- A
filtering device at the bottom of the
casing in a sand or gravel
aquifer, used to keep sediment from entering the well. |
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