Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4725 - WELLS AND BORINGS
WELL AND BORING GENERAL CONSTRUCTION AND USE REQUIREMENTS
Part 4725.2185 - DISTANCE FROM A BUILDING

Universal Citation: MN Rules 4725.2185
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024

A minimum horizontal isolation distance of three feet must be maintained between a well or boring and the farthest exterior projection of a building, including the walls, roofs, decks, overhangs, and other permanent structures unless the well or boring is located in a building constructed according to part 4725.2175. A building, deck, or other permanent structure, except a well house, must not be built to enclose a well or boring. The well or boring must be accessible for repair and sealing. Environmental bore holes and monitoring wells are exempt from this subpart if sealed within 72 hours of the time construction begins on the well or boring. A directionally drilled bored geothermal heat exchanger is exempt from this provision if constructed according to part 4725.7050, subpart 3.

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; 144.383; 157.04; 157.08; 157.09; 157.13

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