Private Drinking Water Wells
| 2818 Neuse Boulevard New Bern, NC 28561 |
Supervisor: Ric Evans, REHS E-mail: envhealth@cravencountync.gov |
Phone: (252) 636-4936 Fax: (252) 636-1474 |
In 2006, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law 2006-202, which required local health departments to initiate programs for permitting, inspection and testing of private drinking water wells. These include (1) private wells that serve a single residence and (2) transient non-community water supply wells that do not meet the definition of "public water supply" in 15A NCAC 18C (i.e. some restaurants, churches, schools, child care facilities, and medical facilities).
Craven County began implementing their private drinking water well program on July 1, 2008. A permit is required before a private drinking water well is installed, repaired, replaced, or abandoned/destroyed within Craven County.
Irrigation or agricultural wells (not used for drinking water) require no permit from the local health department. Information about irrigation/agricultural wells may be obtained from the Division of Water Quality at (252) 946-6481.
LINKS
| Permit Fees | NC Certified Well Contractors |
| Application Forms | NCDENR Onsite Water & Wastewater |
| County Well Contractor Registration Form |
State Laws, Rules and Standards for Private Drinking Water Wells |
| Well Forms from the Aquifer Protection Section of the Division of Water Quality (GW-1a Well Construction Record, GW-30 Well Abandonment Form, etc.) | |
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Monday, February 6, 2012 7:00 p.m.
Commissioners Meeting Location
As part of recognizing Craven County's 300th Anniversary in 2012, the Craven County Board of Commissioners will hold the Monday, February 6, 2012 7:00 p.m. regular meeting in the River Bend Town Hall Meeting Room located at River Bend Town Hall, 45 Shoreline Drive, River Bend, NC 28562
