1. Contact
Island County Health Department for an appointment with the Drinking Water
Program Coordinator to discuss your plans.
2. Contact
adjacent water systems to verify if they are willing and able to provide water
in a timely and reasonable manner.
Written documentation is required.
System names and telephone numbers are available at the Health
Department.
3. Apply to
Island County Health Department for a well site inspection (submit application
form). A $391.0 fee is charged for this inspection. A pollution control zone
(100-foot radius) must be established around the well. Copies of the recorded
covenants for well site protection and easements for water lines must be
submitted.
a. Water
systems serving any parcel one acre or less in size may require fireflow
capability as per I.C.C. 13.03A. Fireflow is required for all water systems
larger than 9 residential connections where any of the lots is smaller than 2.5
acres. Systems providing fireflow must
be designed by a Washington State registered Professional Engineer and approved
by the State Department of Public Health.
A copy of I.C.C. 13.03 A is
available from the Island County Public Works Department.
b. In areas of medium and high-risk for
seawater intrusion, results of a more extensive pump test (performed in
accordance with Island County Health Department testing policy) may be required
prior to well site approval.
4. Obtain a
Water Right Permit from Washington State Department of Ecology, if
required. Washington State Law (RCW
90.03.250) requires anyone proposing to pump 5,000 gallons of ground water per
day or intending to irrigate more than 1/2 acre obtain this permit prior to any
construction of the water system. In
general, a water right permit is required for any public water supply greater
than 6 connections. A temporary permit
from DoE to drill and test must be obtained for groundwater withdrawals
requiring a water right. Water system
withdrawal is based on 800 gallons per day per connection.
5.
Obtain a design application package from the Island County
Health Department. Note: Water systems nine connections or larger must be
designed by an Engineer.
6. Perform a
pumping test on the well to determine the source capacity.
a. Exempt wells (those not requiring a water
right) must be pump tested per the Island County Standard Pumping Test
policy. If the well is located in an
area of medium or high risk per the State Department of Health/Island County
Saltwater Intrusion Policy, additional pumping test protocol procedures may be
required and will be outlined in the approval letter.
b.
If a
water right permit is needed, the required pumping test protocol will be specified
by DoE and will be outlined in the temporary permit to drill and test.
7.
Submit samples for bacteriological and complete inorganic chemical
analysis to a State-certified
laboratory. Provide copies of the
analytical results to the Island County Health Department with your Group B
water system application.
8. The Operations
and Maintenance Agreement (Water Users’ Agreement) should be submitted in draft
to the Health Department before it is finalized and recorded. This review, to
determine if the agreement meets code requirements, is necessary to preclude a
need for recording amendments to correct an inadequate agreement. Once we have
determined that it is ready for recording we will notify you.
9. Contact the
Satellite Management Agency (SMA-approved by the Washington State Department of
Health to serve in your area) to subscribe to water system management.
Subscription to SMA management service is required by RCW
70.119A.0650. See the current list of
approved SMAs for your area.
**Note** There is a
$558.00 design package review fee.
Review is expedited if the design package is submitted in whole after
obtaining well site approval.
