RULE 11.1 RESPONSIBILITY

(a) After a Water Well Registration or Application for Temporary Water Well Permit has been issued, the well, if drilled, must be drilled within 30 feet of the location specified on the registration or permit, not closer to property lines or existing wells that would cause the well location to be in violation of Rules 8.1 and/or 8.2, and not elsewhere.

(b) If a permit was issued under the provisions of Rule 9.2(b)(2)(B), Rule 11.1(a) does not apply except that the person to whom the permit was issued shall clearly mark the location of the well on the permit issued for that site and provide accurate measurements, in feet, to the two closest non-parallel property lines and to existing wells on the property.

RULE 11.2 COMPLETION/PLUGGING OF WELLS

(a) All water wells drilled within the District shall be completed or plugged in accordance with the Administrative Rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 76, Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers.

(b) A violation of the Administrative Rules of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 76, Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers shall be considered a violation of District Rules and disposition of such violations shall be in accordance with Section 17 of the District rules.

(c) To aid the implementation of 76.1001 Water Well Drillers and Pump Installers Rules, the following procedure shall be used when drilling through formations underlying the Ogallala:

(1) A water sample from the Ogallala portion of the boring shall be submitted to the District Office for analysis of total salts.

(2) A water sample from any of the underlying formations shall likewise be submitted to the District office for analysis of total salts.

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SECTION 11. WELL LOCATION AND COMPLETION/PLUGGING