Florida Administrative Code
40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
40A - Northwest Florida Water Management District
Chapter 40A-3 - REGULATION OF WELLS
Part II - CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, AND ABANDONMENT STANDARDS
Section 40A-3.504 - Location
Current through Reg. 51, No. 058, March 25, 2025
(1) Wells shall be located so as not to pose a threat of contamination to the District's water resources and to provide for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the user.
(2) Minimum spacing between wells and sanitary hazards such as septic tanks, drainfields, ground water contamination areas, cesspools, etc. shall be as specified by Section 381.0065, and Chapter 373, Part III, F.S., and the respective rules of the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
(3) The following minimum distances shall apply, unless an exemption has been obtained:
(4) The District shall increase these distances if necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of individuals who may be exposed to ground water contamination through ingestion, inhalation, or dermal absorption.
(5) Exemptions to the above specified distances may be obtained from the District as provided by Rule 40A-3.051, F.A.C. The exemption request will be evaluated on such criteria as gradient, well location, natural barriers, impermeable geological strata, water quality sampling, grouting, and the use of water treatment systems acceptable to the Department of Environmental Protection or the local health unit.
(6) In subdivisions platted after January 1, 1972, domestic self-supplied potable wells may be located on lots with onsite sewage disposal systems (OSDS), provided that each lot has a minimum area of at least one-half acre and either a minimum dimension of one hundred (100) feet or mean of at least one hundred (100) feet of the side bordering the street and the distance formed by a line parallel to the side bordering the street drawn between the two most distant points of the remainder of the lot, and providing the projected daily domestic sewage flow does not exceed an average of 1, 500 gallons per acre per day.
Rulemaking Authority 373.026, 373.044, 373.103, 373.113, 373.171, 373.308, 373.309, 373.326, 373.337 FS. Law Implemented 373.306, 373.308, 373.309, 373.326 FS.
New 1-9-86, Amended 4-5-88, 8-1-89, 12-1-90, 2-19-91, 11-1-92, 11-1-93, 11-1-95, 8-15-18.