Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart
1.
Permit required.
A. Annual maintenance permits are required
for monitoring wells and dewatering wells that were constructed after January
1, 1990, and are not permanently sealed within 14 months of
construction.
B. Annual maintenance
permits are required for wells, including monitoring wells, dewatering wells,
and water-supply wells, that are not in use and not sealed.
Subp. 2.
Permit
application.
The owner of the property where the well is located must
submit to the commissioner a maintenance permit application on a form provided
by the commissioner. The application must be legible, accompanied by the
correct fee, and signed by the property owner where the well is located. The
permit application shall include the following information for each
well:
A. the name, telephone number,
and address of the property owner and well owner, if different;
B. the legal description of the well
location; and
C. the Minnesota
unique well number. If the unique number is not known, the depth, diameter, and
construction of the well must be reported.
The commissioner shall review a permit application upon
submission. A permit shall be issued if the application is complete and is in
compliance with this chapter. A permit shall not be issued for a well that is
required to be sealed by this chapter or Minnesota Statutes, section
103I.301.
Subp. 3.
Permit
conditions.
The conditions in this subpart apply to maintenance
permits.
A. Maintenance permits are
not transferable. If ownership of the property changes, an application must be
made for a new maintenance permit.
B. A maintenance permit is valid for one year
from the date it is issued.
C. A
maintenance permit does not allow construction or repair that would require
notification or a permit according to this chapter.
D. The commissioner may deny a permit
application or revoke a permit for violation of this chapter. The commissioner
shall give the applicant or permit holder written notice of the permit
application denial or permit revocation. The notice shall state the reason for
denial or revocation.
Subp.
4.
Well maintenance permits.
An annual well maintenance permit is required for an unsealed
dewatering well, monitoring well, or water-supply well that is not in use or
that is inoperable. The owner of the property on which such a well is located
must submit the annual permit fee along with the permit application, or have
the well sealed.
Subp. 5.
Monitoring well maintenance permits.
The provisions in items A to C apply to monitoring wells
constructed after January 1, 1990.
A.
The owner of property on which an unsealed monitoring well is located must
obtain a maintenance permit starting 14 months after construction of the well
and must pay the required permit fee. The permit must be renewed annually until
the well is sealed.
B. A
maintenance permit application must be completed for each monitoring well.
However, a single permit application may be completed for monitoring wells used
as leak detection devices at a petroleum bulk storage site or a motor fuel
retail outlet. The permit must list each well and include the well location and
unique well number. A site or outlet consists of a single continuous piece of
property on which the petroleum bulk storage or retail motor fuel outlet is
located. The site does not include other properties on which monitoring wells
are constructed to evaluate a spill or leak associated with the petroleum
facility.
C. Monitoring wells that
are inoperable or not in use, or for which no maintenance permit has been
obtained 14 months after construction, must be permanently sealed.
Subp. 6.
Dewatering well
maintenance permits.
The conditions in items A to C apply to dewatering wells
constructed after January 1, 1990.
A.
No later than 14 months after construction of a dewatering well, the owner of
the property on which a dewatering well is located must obtain a maintenance
permit for an unsealed dewatering well and must pay the required permit fee.
The permit must be renewed annually for wells that are in use.
B. A maintenance permit for a dewatering
project of ten or more dewatering wells must list each well and include the
well location and unique well number.
C. Dewatering wells that are inoperable or
not in use, or for which no maintenance permit has been obtained, must be
permanently sealed.
Statutory Authority: MS s
103I.101;
103I.111;
103I.205;
103I.221;
103I.301;
103I.401;
103I.451;
103I.501;
103I.525;
103I.531;
103I.535;
103I.541;
103I.621;
144.05;
144.12;
144.122;
144.383;
157.04; 157.08; 157.09; 157.13
