New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 9D - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE; SEALING OF ABANDONED WELLS
Subchapter 3 - REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES FOR THE DECOMMISSIONING OF WELLS AND BOREHOLES
Section 7:9D-3.3 - Specific requirements for the decommissioning of hand dug wells
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:9D-3.3
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) Water shall be pumped from the well in order to ensure that no debris lies at the bottom of the well and to minimize settlement of the fill material.
(b) The total depth of the well shall be sealed using one of the following methods:
1.
The entire well shall be sealed in accordance with
7:9D-3.1 using only cement-based
sealing materials; or
2. The well
shall be filled with sand or gravel to three feet from the land surface. The
sand or gravel shall be thoroughly tamped. The remainder of the well shall be
filled in with top soil. Additional top soil shall be mounded over the well to
allow for settlement.
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