Conn. Agencies Regs. § 25-128-47 - Gravel packed wells, gravel
(a) The gravel in a
gravel packed well shall be composed of material that does not react chemically
with the water in the well, and will not create or enhance encrustation or
corrosion.
(b) The gravel shall be
clean, rounded, uniform, water-washed, and free from clay, silt, or other
deleterious substance.
(c) The size
of the gravel shall be as determined by a grain size analysis of the formation
material.
(d) The gravel shall be
disinfected by adding sufficient chlorine to the placement fluid to produce a
chlorine residual of approximately one hundred parts per million (100
ppm).
(e) The gravel shall be
placed in such a manner that no bridging or layering occurs.
(f) The gravel pack shall not connect
aquifers or zones which have differences in water quality classification or in
static water levels.
Notes
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