Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 144 - Health Department
Chapter 4727 - EXPLORERS AND EXPLORATORY BORINGS
SEALING EXPLORATORY BORINGS
Part 4727.1100 - TEMPORARY SEALING OF EXPLORATORY BORINGS
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. General.
A temporarily sealed exploratory boring must be constructed according to parts 4727.0922 to 4727.0985 and shall be maintained so that it is not a source or channel of contamination for any aquifer.
Until a boring is permanently sealed, all provisions for protection of the groundwater against contamination and pollution and for maintaining satisfactory sanitary conditions around the boring shall be carried out.
Subp. 2. Time limit for temporarily sealing.
An exploratory boring must not be temporarily sealed for more than ten years. The boring must be permanently sealed at the end of the tenth year, or sooner if:
Statutory Authority: MS s 103I.101; 156A.01 to 156A.08