District Programs and Activities
SECTION 12. REWORKING, REDRILLING OR REPLACING A PERMITTED WELL
RULE 12.1 PROCEDURES FOR REWORKING A PERMITTED WELL
(a) A permitted well may be reworked without a permit in a manner that will not change the permitted well’s category as described in Section 8 of these rules.
(b) A permit must be applied for if a party wishes to rework a well in such a way that will change the permitted well’s category as described in Section 8 of these rules.
RULE 12.2 PROCEDURES FOR REDRILLING A PERMITTED WELL
(a) A permit must be applied for if a party wishes to redrill a permitted well by any method.
(b) The well being redrilled must conform to the well categories as described in Section 8 of these rules.
RULE 12.3 QUALIFICATIONS/PROCEDURES FOR REPLACING A PERMITTED WELL
(a) Qualifications:
(1) In order to qualify as a replaceable well;
(A) the well must have been permitted by the District after March 9, 1993,
(B) the well must have been registered with the District, and
(C) the well must have been drilled and/or equipped as an irrigation well
(b) Procedures:
(1) To be considered as such, the replacement well must be:
(A) drilled within 75 feet of the well being replaced, and
(B) be no nearer to adjoining property lines within the spacing limitations in Rule 8.1 of these rules, and
(C) may not produce more water (gallons per minute) than the well it is replacing.
(2) Wells drilled prior to March 9, 1993, that are not currently in production and have not been in production because the property on which the well is located has not been irrigated during the well’s non-productive period, may be replaced if, due to catastrophic circumstances, the well is rendered nonproduceable. In such cases, the maximum rate of production for the replacement well will be restricted to 265 gallons per minute if the replacement well is closer to the property line or existing water wells than allowed in Section 8 of these rules. If however, the applicant can show clear and convincing evidence that the well being replaced had a sustained production capacity greater than 265 gallons per minute at the time production ceased, the Board may allow the applicant to produce the replacement well at a rate greater than 265 gallons per minute.
(3) In all cases, the well being replaced must be plugged in accordance with Rule 11.2 of these rules.
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