16 Tex. Admin. Code § 76.106 - Technical Requirements - Water Distribution and Delivery Systems
(a) The licensee shall inform the landowner
and well owner that the landowner and well owner are responsible for complying
with the rules and regulations under the standards set forth in this
chapter.
(b) A buried discharge
line between the pump discharge and the pressure tank or pressure system in any
installation, including a deep well turbine or a submersible pump, shall not be
under negative pressure at any time. With the exception of jet pumps, a check
valve or an air gap shall be installed in a water line between the well casing
and the pressure tank. Either a check valve or an air gap, as applicable, shall
be required on all irrigation well pumps whenever a pump is installed or
repaired. All wells shall have either a check valve, or an air gap as
applicable.
(c) Wells shall be
vented with watertight joints except as provided by subsection (b), and shall
comply with the following:
(1) The casing
vent shall be screened and pointed downward.
(2) Vents may be offset provided they meet
the provisions of this rule.
(3)
Toxic or flammable gases, if present, shall be vented from the well. The vent
shall extend to the outside atmosphere above the roof level at a point where
the gases will not produce a hazard.
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