North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 15A - Environmental Quality
Chapter 02 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Subchapter C - WELL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
Section .0300 - PERMITTING AND INSPECTION OF PRIVATE DRINKING WATER WELLS
Section 02C .0306 - WELL COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATION

(a) After receiving a permit to construct a private drinking water well, the property owner or agent shall notify the health department prior to well construction if any of the following occur:

(b) The well contractor shall maintain a copy of the well construction permit, repair permit, or abandonment permit on the job site at all times during the construction, repair, or abandonment of the well. The well contractor shall meet all the conditions of the permit.

(c) The well contractor shall submit a copy of Well Construction Record (GW-1) to the local health department. Upon completion of construction or repair of a private drinking water well for which a permit is required, the local health department shall inspect the well and issue a Certificate of Completion that includes an "as built" drawing. Prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Completion, the local health department shall verify that the well was constructed in the designated area and according to the well construction permit and the rules of this Subchapter. The local health department shall inspect the grout around the casing for any settling, inspect the well head after the well seal is in place, and verify that a Well Construction Record has been received from the certified well contractor. No person shall place a private drinking water well into service without first having obtained a Certificate of Completion.