South Carolina Code of Regulations
Chapter 61 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
Subchapter 61-71 - Well Standards
Section 61-71.E - LOCATION OF WELLS
Universal Citation: SC Code Regs 61-71.E
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024
1. Wells outlined in Section F and G shall be located the specified minimum distance from all of the following existing potential sources of contamination:
| a. Sewer lines .................................................... | 20 feet |
| b. Lakes, streams, surface-water bodies ........................... | 50 feet |
| c. Septic tank/tile fields ........................................ | 75 feet |
| d. Animal feedlots, barns, stables ................................ | 50 feet |
| e. Waste disposal--land application sites ........................ | 100 feet |
| f. Waste treatment lagoons ....................................... | 100 feet |
| g. Chemical, herbicide, pesticide and petroleum storage or handling sites .............................................. | 100 feet |
| h. Landfills ..................................................... | 100 feet |
| i. Hazardous waste landfills/surface impoundments ................ | 100 feet |
| j. Radioactive waste landfills ................................... | 100 feet |
| k. Property lines and buildings .................................... | 5 feet |
2. Certain conditions may require increased distances of certain wells from potential contamination sources or known contamination and the decision shall be made in consultation with the Department. These include but are not limited to:
a. Type I and IV wells with less than twenty feet
of casing
b. Type I wells where
fractured rock is at the surface
c. Type
II or III wells with no confining layers between the screened zone(s) and the ground
surface
d. Type IV wells where no
confining layers overlie the open-hole limestone or the limestone is at shallow
depth
e. Type V wells because they are
under water-table conditions
3. At the time of construction, all wells shall be accessible for cleaning, treatment, repair, inspection, and other attention as may be necessary.
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