Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 30 - WATER WELL CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE; WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION AND ABANDONMENT
Section 28-30-205 - Disinfection of an abandoned water well or borehole

Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 28-30-205

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024

(a) Except as specified in subsection (b), the following minimum quantities of sodium hypochlorite with 5.25 percent to 6.0 percent strength, manufactured under trade names including Clorox, Purex, Sno-White, and Topco, and other bleach products with similar properties, shall be used to disinfect each abandoned water well or borehole:

Water well casing or hole diameter (inches)

Sodium hypochlorite (fluid ounces per foot of water column)

1.25

0.015

1.5

0.023

2

0.041

2.5

0.064

3

0.094

3.5

0.127

4

0.165

5

0.259

6

0.381

8

0.660

10

1.036

12

1.490

14

2.031

16

2.650

18

3.354

24

5.966

30

9.317

(b) Any concentration of sodium hypochlorite not specified in subsection (a) or any combination of calcium hypochlorite may be used to disinfect an abandoned water well or borehole, if a minimum concentration of 100 milligrams of chlorine solution per liter per foot of water column in the water well or borehole is produced.

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