A Sources of Pollution in Location to Wells and/or Finished Water Storage Facilities

Section 900 Section 900.TABLE A  Sources of Pollution in Location to Wells and/or Finished Water Storage Facilities Source of Pollution Minimum Distance in Feet Cesspools 150 Leaching Pit 100 Pit Privy 75 Subsurface Seepage Tile 75 Manure Piles 75 Septic Tank 50 Barnyard 50 Sewers 50 Footing Drainings (no connections to a sewer or sump handling sewage) 10 Pump House Floor Drain (cast-iron with watertight joint and having free fall discharge to ground surface) 2 Lakes, Ponds, or Streams 25 NOTE:  Distances listed above apply only in clay and loam soils.  In gravel and sand formations safe distances will be variable, being greater than for clay and loam soils.  The necessary minimum distances listed will depend upon ground surface conditions, depth of water table, the location of sources of contamination and the ability of the soil to remove bacteria.