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WELL CONSTRUCTION AND PUMP INSTALLATION BY THE WELL OWNER <br /> You may construct the well and/or install the pump yourself if the well is for your own use, is on property <br /> you own, and is constructed or pumping equipment is installed with equipment owned and operated by you. It is <br /> your responsibility to complete and submit the Well Construction and Test Report, Form Number GWS-31 and/or <br /> -the Pump Installation a .Test Report, Form Nu GWS-32. These Fces T <br /> well must be constructed and the pump installed in accordance with the well construction standards of the State <br /> Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump tnsta Ig0o.n Contractors: <br /> The.-Water.Well Construction Rules.are available from Division of-Water Resources offices for a fee of $5.00. <br /> The,,.Rules,cover the minimum requirements for welt construction; pump installation,disinfection, plugging and <br /> sealing and include.contractor..licensing regulations.. If'you are constructing your own well or installing pumping <br /> equipment,it is recommended that you obtain a copy of these Rules for reference. <br /> RULE 12 WELL TESTING <br /> 12.1 General -The provisions of this rule establish minimum standards for the testing of water wells. Every <br /> well constructed for the purpose of producing ground water shall be tested to determine: <br /> a. a stabilized yield for the well;and <br /> b. the production rate of the equipment installed when the well is placed into service. <br /> 12.2 Well Yield Test - The yield of a well shall be determined as a stabilized production rate where the <br /> withdrawal rate and the drawdown do not change by more than 10 % during the last hour of the test. The test <br /> shall demonstrate that either: <br /> a. the well is capable of producing the permitted pumping rate for the well;or <br /> b. that the maximum yield of the well is less than the permitted production rate. <br /> 12.3 Responsibility for Well Yield Test =Well construction contractors are responsible for performing the <br /> well yield test and submitting the test data to the State Engineer. If the construction contractor also installs the <br /> production equipment, the well yield test may be combined with the production equipment test, provided that the <br /> test meets the requirements of Rule 12.2. The construction contractor may forgo the well yield test if he can <br /> show that a licensed pump installer will perform the well yield test with the permanent production equipment <br /> within;thirty`(30)days,of completion of construcfion of the well If the.pump installation.contractor performs the <br /> well yield test;he/she shall,'submit the test information on the Pump Installation and Test Report., <br /> 12 4 Production Equipment Test=The production equipment instaAed m wells shall be tested to ensure it <br /> is functioning as designed.- The test shall demonstrate the production capacity of the,'equipment,as'actually <br /> installed in,the well. It is the responsibility,of the.person.installing the.purripOng,.system to.ensure that.the <br /> production from the well complies with the conditions of the permit. <br /> 12.5 Responsibility for Production Equipment Test - Pump installation contractors are responsible for <br /> testing the production equipment installed in a well upon completion of their work. If the well construction <br /> contractor determined the well yield arid. submitted a report, the pump installer need not perform another well <br /> yield test. If the pump installer does not perform a well yield test with the permanent production equipment, he <br /> shall perform a production equipment test and report the data;;(results) to the.State Engineer on the Pump <br /> Installation and Test Report.. <br /> Wells to be plugged and sealed must be plugged in accordance with of the Water Well Construction <br /> Rules. A Well Abandonment Report,form number GWS-9 must be submitted to confirm plugging and sealing of <br /> the well. This form is available.from our offices.The general Rule for plugging and sealing wells is printed below. <br /> The specific rules are found on the reverse side of the Well Abandonment Report form. <br /> RULE 16 STANDARDS FOR PLUGGING AND SEALING WELLS AND WELL.EXCAVATIONS <br /> 16.1 General,,- The plugging, sealing,and,.abandonment of all wells, monitoring .,and observation wells, <br /> monitoring and observation holes and test holes that are no longer intended for use, and the plugging, sealing, <br /> and abandonment of dry holes', collapsed or unusable boreholes, and other incomplete wells or excavations fs• <br /> necessary'to`prevent contamination'df'ground tiater�and the migration>of`water'through`the borehole: ' 1t is fhe <br /> ultimate responsibility of the well owner to ha�re,an existing.weli proppdy pluc}ged, sealed and abandoned. The <br /> Well cc)nstruction corltraetor or aitholuetl`'ttictmdual ietresportsible fpr notifytng3tlie well oViiner^in writing of these <br /> plugging reguiremerits `' ` <br />