A.R.S.
38:3094(A)(3), authorizes
the department to:
"Establish regulations governing standards for the
construction of all water wells drilled after the effective date of this
Act..."
B.R.S.
40:4(A)(8), of Section 4
(Sanitary Code) states:
"In order to protect the public against disease from water
supplied for drinking, culinary, and ablutionary purposes, the state health
officer shall prepare and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to
insure that water supplied to the public by public water supplies is obtained
from safe and sanitary sources and that such sources are properly protected; is
treated, stored and conveyed in a safe and sanitary manner; and is safe and
potable for human use..."
C. In accordance with these legislative
directives, the rules, regulations and standards governing construction of
public supply water wells were prepared by the DOTD in close cooperation with
the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Office of Public Health
(LDHH-OPH), and they are intended to eliminate duplication of efforts and
requirements by the two agencies, thereby minimizing cost and optimizing
operating efficiencies.
D. Part XII
of the State Sanitary Code (LAC 51:XII) requires that no public water supply
shall be constructed, operated or modified without review and approval of the
state health officer. Detailed plans and specifications shall be submitted to
the appropriate Department of Health and Hospitals regional office by the
person having responsible charge for a municipally owned water supply or by the
owner of a privately owned public water supply for review and approval before
construction, modification, or operation of such system has
commenced.
E. The water well
contractor shall construct the well in accordance with the applicable
provisions of this Chapter and shall submit a Water Well Registration Long Form
(DNR-GW-1) to the department within 30 calendar days after completing the well,
as required by Subsection B of the rules, regulations and procedures for
registering water wells and holes.
F. All questions relating to the quality of
water, as it pertains to its effect on human health, shall be referred by the
owner, engineer or water well contractor to the following:
Department of Health and Hospitals
Office of Public Health
P.O. Box 4489
Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4489
Phone: (225) 342-7499
Notes
La. Admin. Code tit. 56, §
I-305
Promulgated by the
Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 1:249
(May 1975), amended LR 11:952 (October 1985), repromulgated by the Department
of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 31:942 (April
2005), amended Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR
37:909 (March 2011), LR 37:3527 (December
2011).
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with
R.S.
38:3091-R.S.
38:3098.
