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<br />O~'3.t: <br />UJ... 1t <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />depletion of ground water supplies below economic levels, pollution, <br />and wasteful practices be prevented or controlled within practicable <br />limits. <br /> <br />Directions are given to administrators to take specific measures <br />to prevent unnecessary waste of well water both 'mder ..nd on the sur- <br />face, and losses from storage and conveyance I".Or!(s, as well as pollu~ <br />tion of ground waters. These Include mechanical devices for control <br />of flowing wells; safe and efficient construction of ail wells; <br />abatement of abandoned artesian wells and wasteful or defective wells; <br />insertion of conditions in a permit prohibiting wasteful practices. <br /> <br />Installation of wells <br /> <br />An Important part of ground water regulation relates to instal- <br />lation of wells and other works and appliances for withdrawing water <br />from the ground. <br /> <br />Grants of authority to appropriate water and authority to drill <br />a well therefor mayor may not be made in one permit issued by the <br />administrator, but they apply to entirely different functions -~ one <br />to acquire and exercise a water right, the other to Install the <br />physical plant and equipment necessary to draw the water to the <br />surface. In issuing permits to drill wells, the administrator exer- <br />cises his statutory direction and follows his own rules and regulations <br />in Imposing specifications for safe and efficient construction under <br />local conditions. Several statutes expressly Include in the required <br />undertaking approved devices for measuring water. <br /> <br />Licensing of water well drl liars by the State is required by a <br />considerable number of ground water statutes. This may apply only to <br />persons who Install wells for others for compensation, or it may <br />Include ell who drill wells even for themselves on their own properties. <br />Dri Ilers are generally required to keep logs and to furnish copIes to <br />the State administrator. In New Mexico, licensing is required only In <br />ground water areas the boundaries of which have been determined and <br />proclaimed by the State Engineer. Nevada authorizes the State Engineer <br />to appoint a well drillers' advisory board or boards on either a <br />regional or statewide basis for the purpose of determining qualifications <br />of applicants for well drillers' licenses. <br /> <br />In several States, spacing of wells Is a feature of control. <br />The Nebraska statute declares that drilling of irrigation wells without <br />regard to spacing Is detrimental to the public welfare, and prescribes <br />a minimum distance of 600 feet unless unusual circumstances prevail. <br />Statutes of Oklahoma and South Dakota also make provision for spacing <br />of wells where advantageous; Texas, with respect to ground water conser. <br />vatlon districts; Wyoming. In critical areas. <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />- 11 - <br />