Arizona Administrative Code
Title 12 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 7 - OIL AND GAS CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Article 1 - OIL, GAS, HELIUM, AND GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
Section R12-7-129 - Wells to be Used As Water Wells
Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 12-7-129
Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024
A. The landowner, landowner's agent, or lessee may use any well or exploratory hole as a water well provided that:
1.
Written approval is obtained from the Arizona Department of Water
Resources;
2. The operator plugs
the well in accordance with
R12-7-127
to a point immediately below the freshwater strata; and
3. The landowner, landowner's agent, or
lessee assumes responsibility for the well and compliance with the provisions
of A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter 2 in a signed and notarized water-well
responsibility form provided by and filed with the Commission.
B. After filing the notarized water-well responsibility form with the Commission, the landowner, landowner's agent, or lessee shall comply with A.R.S. Title 45, Chapter 2 before modification or abandonment of the well.
C. Upon filing the notarized water-well responsibility form with the Commission, the Commission shall notify the bonding company and operator in writing so that the bond may be cancelled or made no longer effective with respect to that well.
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