Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a)
Permit. A permit to construct a new water well, modify an existing water well
or seal an abandoned water well shall be obtained from the Department or
approved local health department prior to start of work.
b) Application. Application for a permit
shall be made on the forms provided by the Department or approved local health
department. All applications for permit shall include a plan and drawing of the
proposed construction. At a minimum the plan shall include:
1) A drawing indicating lot size, direction
of slope, location of property lines, and distances from proposed well
construction to septic tanks, abandoned wells, property lines, seepage fields,
sewers, and all other sources of contamination, and an indication of the type
of contamination source;
2) Water
well driller's license number and name;
3) Estimated daily pumping capacity if
greater than 100,000 gallons per day;
4) The location of the water well, including
county, city, street address or lot number, township, range, directions to the
site (i.e., subdivision lot number, highway number, secondary roads, signs to
follow, etc.), and section;
5) Name
and address of the owner of the well;
6) Type of well to be constructed (bored,
dug, drilled or driven);
7) An
estimate of the depth of the well;
8) Type of well (i.e., non-potable use well,
such as an irrigation, livestock or industrial water well, private water well,
semi-private water well, or non-community public water well); and
9) Proposed aquifer.
c) Expiration. A permit is void if
construction has not commenced within one year after the date of
issuance.
d) Water Well Fee. The
fee to be paid for a permit to construct, deepen, modify or seal a water well
shall not exceed $100.
e) The
Department will grant permit requests that meet the requirements of the Act and
this Part. The Department's standards for denial of a permit request are set
forth in subsection (f).
f)
Groundwater Contamination
1) The Department
will deny the approval of a permit request when available information indicates
that the groundwater aquifer contains contamination that exceeds the Class I
groundwater standards adopted in the Groundwater Quality Standards Code. A
potential public health problem may be detected on the basis of a sanitary
survey, laboratory analyses, location of known sources of pollution, condition
of water supply, type of construction or information from previous well owners
that might indicate the water would be too hazardous to drink.
2) The Department will grant approval of a
request for a permit when approved treatment is shown to reduce contaminant
levels below the levels of recognized health advisories or established by the
Department and the federal government and referenced in this subsection (f)(2).
Treatment includes, but is not limited to, sampling for additional
contaminants, more frequent sampling for contaminants, or imposing maximum
contaminant levels specified in the Drinking Water Systems Code, or in public
health advisories concerning the safety of drinking water issued by the
Department or USEPA.
g)
Notification. Any person who constructs, deepens, modifies or seals a water
well for which a permit has been issued under this Part shall notify the
Department, approved local health department, or approved unit of local
government by telephone or in writing at least two days prior to commencement
of the work.