Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 56 - PUBLIC WORKS
Part I - Water Wells
Chapter 5 - Plugging and Sealing of Abandoned Water Well Holes
Section I-507 - Abandoned Water Wells and Holes That Shall Be Plugged
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The rules, regulations and standards for plugging abandoned water wells and holes shall apply to all abandoned water wells and holes including, but not limited to, public supply, domestic, irrigation/agriculture, industrial, power generation, rig-supply, observation, dewatering, monitoring, and heat pump supply, as well as abandoned pilot holes, test holes, geotechnical boreholes, and heat pump holes (closed loop system). Abandoned or improperly plugged wells or holes could act as conduits for transmitting contaminants from the surface down to the water-bearing sands and thereby contaminate the state's ground water resources. For glossary of terms, refer to §113. A of this Part.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:2091-R.S. 38:3097.