Can existing private wells remain as the water supply for irrigation purposes?

If a property owner in the project area has his/her well tested and PFAS has been detected, the Public Health Director recommends against allowing irrigation wells that are known to have levels of contamination. The Public Health Department would rather the owners abandon the well in its entirety to avoid increasing the PFAS cycle. Installing a filter system on that well is not the answer as the filters will simply concentrate the contaminant, and needs to be handled as hazardous waste, which is expensive. 

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1. For residents of Skyline Drive and Webster Avenue (private roads), where can the signed and notarized easement documents be sent once fully executed?
2. Does the Board of Water Commissioners offer waivers of the water connection permit fees for covenant lots like the Select Board does for sewer connection permit fees?
3. Is the Town/Airport Commission going to test private wells in the water main expansion area?
4. What is the time frame for putting in this system?
5. How much is the water main costing the Town?
6. How is the Town paying for the water main?
7. Will hook-ups be optional or mandatory?
8. What is the fee to tie in at a later date if an owner in the water main expansion does not tie into Town water immediately?
9. Will water connections likely follow similar paths to the houses as utilities?
10. Is there a survey available of the easements locations? Has the layout for the installation of the water lines been determined as to what side of the street?
11. Will homeowners bear costs of connection to the house from the water main stubs?
12. Can existing private wells remain as the water supply for irrigation purposes?