Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) All
applications shall be submitted to the permitting authority, as identified in
Rule 40E-3.035, F.A.C., by the owner
or by the water well contractor on behalf of the owner. All applications shall
be submitted on DEP Form
62-532.900(1),
(10-07-10),
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-00576,
"State of Florida Permit Application to Construct, Repair, Modify, or Abandon a
Well, " incorporated by reference herein and available at no cost by contacting
the South Florida Water Management District Clerk, 3301 Gun Club Road, West
Palm Beach, FL 33406, 1(800) 432-2045, ext. 6436 or (561) 682-6436, and the
delegated permitting authorities' offices, as identified in Rule
40E-3.035, F.A.C.
(2) All applications shall be submitted with
the required non-refundable fee pursuant to Rule
40E-1.607, F.A.C., or the fee
schedule established by the agency to which permitting authority has been
delegated, as identified in Rule
40E-3.035, F.A.C.
(3) Applications for permits required by this
chapter shall be filed with the District or the entity to which the authority
to issue a permit has been delegated, as identified in Rule
40E-3.035, F.A.C. The
application for the construction, repair, or abandonment of water well(s) shall
contain:
(a) The name, address, telephone
number, license number and signature of the licensed contractor who will be
constructing the well(s), except in the case of a state agency or political
subdivision that needs an indication of approval from the District in order to
obtain financing to construct a well. In this case, the District will take
action on the application for a permit not signed by a licensed water well
contractor with the following condition: "Prior to well construction, a copy of
the original application, signed by the licensed water well contractor chosen
to construct the well(s), will be submitted to the District";
(b) The name, address, telephone number and
signature of the property owner or his agent, if applicable, on whose property
the the well(s) is being drilled;
(c) Written authorization from the owner
designating the authorized agent, if any;
(d) The location of the well(s) (latitude and
longitude to the nearest second and section, township and range), and property
site map of each well location, depicting land marks and providing a
scale;
(e) The expected cased depth
and total depth of the well;
(f)
The proposed use of the well;
(g)
The proposed grouting interval;
(h)
The specification for well construction including the size(s) of the casing to
be used, the proposed construction, repair, or abandonment methods,
specifications including casing types, casing diameters; open hole or screened
intervals, sizes and screen openings; and proposed grouting
materials;
(i) The proposed method
of construction and completion of each well, or the method of plugging and
abandoning of each well;
(j) The
anticipated starting date to begin drilling;
(k) The District water use permit number, the
water use application number, and each well number from the water use permit
Summary of Groundwater (Well) Facilities, if applicable;
(l) A well completion report and/or
lithologic or cuttings log for any test hole or water test well and testing
results, which is being requested to be converted to a water well;
(m) Applications for public supply wells
shall include: the name and address of the water system; the number of persons
the well is intended to serve; and a scaled map showing the well location,
property boundaries, existing buildings or physical features, the location of
all known and proposed sources of contamination within a 500 feet radius of the
proposed well location; and,
(n)
Applications for water test wells must be accompanied by a description of the
proposed test. The description at a minimum, shall include:
1. Purpose of the test, a brief description
of the testing method, and a summary of the results to be provided to the
District within 30 days of completion of the testing.
2. Name, address, and telephone number of the
person or consulting firm performing the test.
3. A site map showing the location of the
water test well(s) and any observation wells.
(4) In addition to the information required
to be submitted on the District form, the District staff may specifically
request such reasonable additional information as may be necessary to evaluate
the hydrologic impacts of the withdrawal to ensure that the impacts will not be
harmful to the water resource of the District as set forth in Chapter 40E-2,
F.A.C., and that the withdrawals are in compliance with statutory and rule
requirements. Pursuant to Section
373.314, F.S., the District will
cite a specific rule when requesting such additional information. Such requests
for additional information will be made in compliance with Section
120.60, F.S. and Chapter 40E-1,
F.A.C.
Rulemaking Authority
373.044,
373.113,
373.171 FS. Law Implemented
373.308,
373.309,
373.313,
373.326,
373.342
FS.
New 1-1-85, Amended 12-19-89, 11-8-99, 3-16-05, 9-26-12,
6-8-15.
