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WELL CONSTRUCTION AND PUMP INSTALLATION 8Y THE WELL OWNER <br />You may construct the well and/or install pumping equipment yourself if the weU is for your own use, is on <br />property you own, and is constructed or pumping equipment is installed with equipment owned and <br />operated by you, and provided you have passed a required examination as prescribed by the State Board <br />of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors ("Board"). It is your <br />responsibility to complete and submit the Well Construction and Test Report (Form No. GWS-31) and/or <br />the Pump Installation and Test Report (Form No. GWS-32). These forms are available from our website at <br />the following link: http://www.water.state.co us/pubslweilforms aso, or from any Division of Water <br />Resources office. The well must be constructed and the pumping equipment installed in accordance with <br />the well construction standards of the Board. <br />The WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION RULES and BOARD OF EXAMINERS RULES can be obtained <br />from our website at the following link: http://www.water.state.co.us/Dubs/rule rep.aso, or purchased from <br />any Division of Water Resources office for a small fee. These Rules cover the minimum requirements for <br />well construction, pump installation, disinfection, plugging and sealing and contractor licensing regulations. <br />if you are constructing your own well or installing pumping equipment, it is recommended that you obtain a <br />copy of these Rules for reference. <br />The well construction and pump installation reports including testing of well yields and pumping systems <br />must be submitted to the office of the Skate Engineer by the respective contractors within sixty (60) days of <br />completion of the work or prior to the expiration date of the permit, whichever is earlier. Your contractor(s) <br />must provide you with a copy of the work report(s) filed with the State Engineer. <br />RULE 12 WELL TESTING <br />12.1 General -The provisions of this rule establish minimum standards for the testing of water wells. <br />Every 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 Wel! Yield Test -The yield of a well shall be determined as a stabilized production rate where the <br />withdrawal rate and the drawdovm do not change by more than 10 % during the last hour of the test. The <br />test 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 Weil Yield Test -Well construction Contractors are responsible for <br />performing the well yield test and submitting the test data to the State Engineer. If the construction <br />contractor also installs the production equipment, the well yield test may be combined with the production <br />equipment test, provided that the test meets the requirements of Rule 12.2. The construction contractor <br />may forgo the well yield test if he can show that a licensed pump installer will perform the well yield test <br />with the permanent production equipment within thirty (30) days of completion of construction of the well. If <br />the pump installation contractor performs the well yield test, he/she shall submit the test information on the <br />Pump Installation and Test Report. <br />12.4 Production Equipment Test -The production equipment installed in wells shall be tested to <br />ensure it is functioning as designed. The test shall demonstrate the production capacity of the equipment <br />as actually installed in the well. It is the responsibility of the person installing the pumping system to ensure <br />that the production from the well complies with the conditions of the permit. <br />12.5 Responsibility for Production Equ[pment Test -Pump installation contractors are responsible <br />for testing the production equipment installed in a well upon completion of their work. If the well <br />construction contractor determined the well yield and submitted a report, the pump installer need not <br />perform another well yield test. If the pump installer does not perform a well yield test with the permanent <br />production equipment, he shall perform a production equipment test and report the data (results) to the <br />State Engineer on the Pump Installation and Test Report. <br />Wells to be plugged and sealed must ba plugged In accordance with of the Water Weil <br />Construction Rules. A Weii Abandonment Report, Form No. GWS-9 must be submitted to confirm <br />plugging and seating of the well. This form is available from our website at the following link: <br />hitp~l/www water state.co.us/pubs/wellforms.asp, ar from any Division of Water Resources office. The <br />specific rules for plugging and sealing wells are found on the reverse side of the Well Abandonment Report <br />form, or under Rule i6 of the Water Well Construction Rules. <br />