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Q. How do I find out where my well should be placed on my property?
A: Each state and local governments have rules and regulations regarding distances from property lines, septic tanks, and/or other hazardous areas that might harm your water. Locally, you're required to be 100 ft. from the septic tank and 100 ft. from septic field.
Locally where?
The Q&A page does not say anything about Maine that I can find.
Look, you insist that all states require a permit. Fine.
I never saw it, but a permit may have existed, they may have filed one after they were done. I simply do not know.
The well driller had no idea of where my septic was going, as my septic system location was not shown to him. It's location and elevation are determined by a nail the soil engineer put in a tree. A 'map' showing the septic location as it relates to that tree, was included with my building permit application. The well driller had no idea of that, and the state does not know where that tree is either.
All states require permits to drill water wells. I am sure septic systems too.
In my case we have our water provided from a local town, so i dont have a water well, but I do have septic on my property. And yes you are correct, for my area they do require a permit to install a new septic system, which is $200 in my county.
The Q&A page does not say anything about Maine that I can find.
Look, you insist that all states require a permit. Fine.
I never saw it, but a permit may have existed, they may have filed one after they were done. I simply do not know.
The well driller had no idea of where my septic was going, as my septic system location was not shown to him. It's location and elevation are determined by a nail the soil engineer put in a tree. A 'map' showing the septic location as it relates to that tree, was included with my building permit application. The well driller had no idea of that, and the state does not know where that tree is either.
That is what is put on the permit, septic not installed. Nearest source of contamination could be a stream, or the neighbors septic, even if it is miles away, or none. The permit goes by property tax numbers. The log also has more than depth.
The Q&A page does not say anything about Maine that I can find.
Look, you insist that all states require a permit. Fine.
I never saw it, but a permit may have existed, they may have filed one after they were done. I simply do not know.
The well driller had no idea of where my septic was going, as my septic system location was not shown to him. It's location and elevation are determined by a nail the soil engineer put in a tree. A 'map' showing the septic location as it relates to that tree, was included with my building permit application. The well driller had no idea of that, and the state does not know where that tree is either.
Maine has counties which are on paper but don't really perform any function.
Otherwise all of Maine is dividing into 'township's. Some 'Township's are incorporated; and have offices and employees and inspectors, and therefor a tax base that is from double to as high as quadruple higher than others.
The majority of Maine's 'townships' are 'unorganized' [52% in fact of Maine is unorganized]. No town offices, no local city employees, no town clerks, and no inspectors. These UTs do things directly with the state offices: building permits, zoning, road maintenance, etc. Therefore Maine's UTs enjoy a much lower tax base.
52% of Maine has one tax assessor, and she does not leave her office.
All UT building permits are funneled through one office; a desk for EPA, a desk for DEP, a desk for .....
Rarely does any UT permit get approved in less than 6 months. We just don't pay high enough taxes to facilitate a faster turn-around.
Within the city limits of the bigger cities [like Bangor], their town offices and employees, manage to find all sorts of regulations that they require folks to comply with.
It is the difference between urban and rural.
In the big city life is heavily regulated and taxed.
In the rural areas, we simply do not pay enough taxes, to employ enough inspectors, to crawl up our behinds, to see if we are doing everything within full compliance with all 'national' building codes and whatnot.
I do not doubt for a second that "life in the big city" is all about high taxes, and complying with dozens of code enforcement officers.
I own an apartment building in a big city. I have owned numerous apartment buildings, in various big cities during my working career. Alas now I am retired and I live rurally.
BTW, within the city limits of Bangor, they do not allow private wells, nor well drilling. As everyone is required to be on city water. To pay the city more money, ie the higher cost-of-living of that 'life in the big city'.
Where would you say is the best rural area? Anything near Franklin, NH?
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