The State Well Report will include sections for a drillers
log, a well completion report, and a well modification report. The drillers log
portion of the report shall be completed by the licensed contractor and
submitted to MDEQ for all drilled wells and boreholes that penetrate water
bearing strata. Water well contractors drilling irrigation wells into the
Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer (MRVA) shall furnish a copy of the
drillers log to the YMD Joint Water Management District (YMD) at the same time
the original report is submitted to MDEQ. Drillers logs will not be required
for geotechnical boreholes less than twenty-five (25) feet in depth that do not
encounter water bearing strata; environmental monitoring wells less than
twenty-five (25) in depth that are regulated under other state and federal
environmental programs; or small diameter wells or sampling holes less than
fifty (50) feet in depth that are established with direct push (geo-probe)
equipment. If a water well is developed and completed by a water well
contractor immediately upon completion of drilling, both sections of the form
shall be completed by the contractor and the report submitted to MDEQ within
thirty (30) days after completion of the well. If for any reason a well is not
developed and completed immediately upon completion of drilling, the following
procedure shall be followed:
A. The
drillers log section of the well report form provided by MDEQ shall be
completed by the water well contractor who constructed the well or borehole and
submitted to MDEQ within thirty (30) days after completion of drilling. For all
water wells and boreholes, the drillers log section of the report must be
signed by an appropriately licensed water well contractor. The drillers log
entries on the report form shall be true, accurate, and complete. Portions of
the form that may not be applicable shall contain an entry to that effect.
Incomplete or inaccurate submittals will be returned to the licensee for
completion or correction, but the 30-day filing period will not be extended. If
the properly-executed form is not on file with MDEQ by the end of the 30-day
period, the licensee will be deemed to be in non-compliance and may be subject
to penalties as prescribed by statute and this regulation. The water well
contractor filing the report shall keep a copy of the submittal and provide a
copy to the owner of the well or borehole. For geotechnical investigations, the
licensee may submit boring logs generated for a site report in lieu of the MDEQ
form, provided the logs include all required information.
B. If a water well is completed by someone
other than the water well contractor who constructed the well, the owner of the
well shall be responsible for providing a copy of the state well report form
containing the previously completed drillers log to the licensee responsible
for completion of the well.
C. The
licensee who develops and completes the well shall fill out the well completion
section of the well report on the copy of the form containing the previously
submitted drillers log and submit the completed report to MDEQ within thirty
(30) days after completion of the well. For all water wells, the well
completion section of the report must be signed by an appropriately licensed
water well contractor. The entries on the report form relating to well
completion shall be true, accurate, and complete. Portions of the form that may
not be applicable shall contain an entry to that effect. Incomplete or
inaccurate submittals will be returned to the responsible licensee for
completion or correction, but the 30-day filing period will not be extended. If
the properly-executed form is not on file with MDEQ by the end of the 30-day
period, the licensee will be deemed to be in non-compliance and may be subject
to penalties as prescribed by statute and this regulation. The water well
contractor filing the report shall keep a copy of the submittal and provide a
copy to the owner of the well.
D.
The well modification report shall be filed with MDEQ by the licensed water
well contractor within thirty (30) days after any major modification to, or
rehabilitation of, an existing well six (6) inches or greater in diameter. The
report shall include the water use permit number associated with the well and a
detailed description of the work performed. When a well that does not comply
with current construction standards requires major modifications or
rehabilitation, the work shall include items necessary to bring the well up to
current minimum standards set forth in Rule
2.12.A.1.b., c. and
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