Arizona Administrative Code
Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES
Article 8 - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND LICENSING OFWELL DRILLERS
Section R12-15-822 - Capping of Open Wells

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 12-15-822

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. The owner of an open well shall either install a cap on the well or abandon the well in accordance with R12-15-816. Within five days after capping the well, the owner of the well shall file with the Department a notice of well capping on a form approved by the Director which shall include the following information:

1. The name and address of the well owner.

2. The name and address of the person installing the cap.

3. The well registration number.

4. The legal description of the location of the well.

5. The date the well was capped.

6. The method of capping.

7. The type and diameter of casing.

B. If no casing exists in an open well, or if the integrity of the existing casing is insufficient to allow installation of a cap, the well owner shall install a surface seal in accordance with R12-15-811(B) prior to capping.

C. The owner of a well on which a cap is installed shall make the cap tamper resistant by welding the cap to the top of the casing by the electric arc method of welding, except that the owner of a well may make the cap tamper resistant by securing the cap to the top of the casing with a lock during temporary periods of well maintenance, modification or repair, not to exceed 30 days, or at any time if the well is a monitor well or piezometer well.

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