Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a)
A well permit is not required for performing any well development or well
redevelopment.
(b) All well
development or redevelopment work shall be performed by a well driller licensed
in accordance with this chapter.
(c) All well development or well
redevelopment shall be performed with care so as not to damage the well
structure or cause adverse subsurface conditions that may destroy the natural
barriers which prevent the movement of poor quality water or
contaminants.
(d) Acceptable well
development/redevelopment methods include:
1.
Overpumping;
2. Mechanical
surging;
3. Air or gas surging,
including pulsing, bursting, or inert gas injection;
4. Jetting;
5. Chemical treatment:
i. Detergents, chlorine, acids, or other
chemicals may be used for the purpose of increasing or restoring well
yield;
ii. All acids and other
chemicals used for treatment shall be specifically designed for use in water
well rehabilitation, shall be used and neutralized in accordance with the
manufacturer's specifications, and shall be contained properly in accordance
with N.J.A.C. 7:26G; and
iii. The well shall be thoroughly pumped
after the completion of development/redevelopment operations to remove such
chemical agents or residues;
6. Explosives:
i. The use of explosives shall be limited to
wells constructed in consolidated formations;
ii. Explosives shall be used by a person
licensed pursuant to N.J.A.C. 12:190 by the New Jersey Department of Labor,
Office of Safety Compliance Explosive Regulations and only after approval is
obtained from the Department;
iii.
The well shall be thoroughly pumped after the completion of
development/redevelopment operations to remove such explosive agents or
residues;
iv. The well to be
treated must be a minimum of 150 feet from the nearest wells; and
v. The well site owner or the licensed well
driller who will conduct the well development/redevelopment, shall notify the
owner(s) of any property adjacent to the well site of the
development/redevelopment procedure no less than 24 hours prior to the
procedure; and
7.
Hydrofracturing:
i. The use of
hydrofracturing technologies shall be limited to wells constructed in
consolidated formations;
ii. The
well to be treated shall be a minimum of 150 feet from the nearest
wells;
iii. A packer shall be set
no less than 50 feet below the bottom of the well casing; and
iv. The well site owner or by the licensed
well driller who shall conduct the well development/redevelopment shall notify
the owner(s) of any property adjacent to the well site of the
development/redevelopment procedure no less than 24 hours prior to the
procedure.
(e) All water used during any selected method
or process shall be of potable quality.
(f) All wells which have been subjected to
development or redevelopment shall be free of sand or silt upon completion of
development/redevelopment operations.
(g) Any method not specified above requires
prior approval pursuant to N.J.A.C.
7:9D-2.8
.
