New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
We - Water Well Board
Chapter We 600 - STANDARDS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE AND ABANDONMENT OF WELLS
Part We 604 - SEALING ABANDONED WELLS
Section We 604.06 - Responsibility
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules We 604.06
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) Except as specified in (c), below, it shall be the responsibility of the well owner to have an abandoned well sealed.
(b) Upon completing a replacement well installation, a licensed water well contractor shall inform the well owner of the requirements of We 603 and We 604, pertaining to maintenance and abandonment of the existing well.
(c) A licensed water well contractor shall be responsible for sealing:
(1) A failed
borehole, or
(2) An abandoned well
if the abandonment:
a. Resulted from improper
well construction, and
b. Occurred
within 12 months of the date of construction.
#9179, eff 6-13-08 (from We 604.05)
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