Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation
Subchapter II - New Water Well and Heat Exchange Drillhole Construction and Reconstruction and Filling and Sealing of Wells and Drillholes
Section NR 812.19 - Well plumbness and alignment

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code § NR 812.19

Current through August 26, 2024

A well driller or well constructor shall construct a well to meet all of the following requirements:

(1) PLUMBNESS. The deviation per 100 feet of well depth from plumb of the center line of the well may not exceed 75% of the well diameter for any well with casing that is 10 inches in diameter or larger.

(2) ALIGNMENT.

(a) The well shall allow the free passage of the pump to be permanently installed in the well to the depth of pump setting plus 25% of that depth.

(b) The well shall be aligned so that it does not cause damage to the bearings of a lineshaft turbine pump.

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