Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 811 - Requirements For The Operation And Design Of Community Water Systems
Subchapter XIII - Aquifer Storage Recovery
Section NR 811.89 - Well construction requirements for ASR wells

(1) Each well constructed or converted for use as an aquifer storage recovery well shall be completed in a manner that complies with the well construction requirements established in ss. NR 811.12 to 811.20.

(2) Any monitoring well constructed on an ASR well site shall comply with the well construction requirements established in ss. NR 811.12 to 811.20. For the purpose of this subsection, an ASR well site is considered to include only those lands adjacent to the ASR wellhead that are directly owned by the municipal water system.

(3) Each monitoring well that is located beyond the property boundary of an ASR well site and that is constructed as part of an ASR system pilot study, ASR system development study, or for ASR operational monitoring shall comply with the monitoring well construction requirements established in ch. NR 141. For the purpose of this subsection, an ASR well site is considered to include only those lands adjacent to the ASR wellhead that are directly owned by the municipal water system.

(4) Each aquifer storage recovery well shall be enclosed within a lockable protective structure that is secured from tampering or unauthorized entry in a manner that is approved by the department.

(5) Each monitoring well shall be enclosed within a lockable protective covering and secured from tampering or unauthorized entry in a manner that is approved by the department.