58:4A-4.2a. Departmental discretion to seal borehole well; treble damages
4. If a well is not in use, or if a well is found by the department to endanger or threaten the subsurface or percolating waters by the intrusion of salt water or from any other cause, or if it endangers life, or if an abandoned borehole exists, and the responsible party cannot be found or refuses to seal the borehole or well as directed by the department pursuant to section 3 of P.L.1951, c.193 (C.58:4A-4.2), the department may, in its discretion, act to seal the borehole or well. A responsible party who fails to comply with a directive to seal a borehole or well shall be liable to the department in an amount equal to three times the cost of sealing the borehole or well. The amount shall be assessed and recovered in accordance with section 20 of P.L.1947, c.377 (C.58:4A-24), and the amount collected shall be deposited in the "well sealing fund" established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.1995, c.312 (C.58:4A-4.2b).
L.1995,c.312,s.4.
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