OF PERMITTING APPLICABILITY

RULE 5.1 RULE 5.1 REGISTRATION OF WELLS: The Board shall register or cause to be registered all wells within the district. Registrations of all new wells exempted or excluded from permitting requirements shall be sequentially numbered.

(a) It is a violation of these rules for a well owner, well operator, water well driller or water well pump installer to drill or operate any well within the District without a Well Registration form and when applicable an Application for Temporary Water Well Permit form being filed with the District for the well being drilled or operated.

(b) All wells, except lechate wells, monitoring wells, and de-watering wells, must be registered by the well owner, well operator, or water well driller prior to being drilled. The District staff will review the registration and make a preliminary determination of whether the well meets the exemptions or exclusions provided in Rule 5.2. Providing the preliminary determination is that the well is exempted or excluded from permitting requirements, the registrant may begin drilling immediately upon completing the registration. If it is determined that the well being registered is not excluded or exempted from permitting requirements, the well owner, well operator, or water well driller must apply for a Temporary Water Well Permit in accordance with procedures described in Section 9 of the District rules.

RULE 5.2 RULE 5.2 REGISTERED WELLS EXEMPTED OR EXCLUDED FROM PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS Permitting requirements do not apply to:

(a) A well drilled or equipped such that it is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day;

(b) A well used to supply water for hydrocarbon production activities

(1) If a well exempted under this rule is no longer used solely to supply water for a rig that is actively engaged in drilling or exploration operations for an oil or gas well, and if the well is, or is reworked to become capable of producing more than 25,000 gpd, the owner shall file an application with the district for a permit and comply with all District rules.

SECTION 5. REGISTRATION OF WELLS – DETERMINATION