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WELL CONSTRUCTION AND PUMP INSTALLATION BY THE WELL OWNER You may construct the well and/or install the pump yourself if the well is for your own use, is on property you own, and is constructed or pumping equipment is installed with equipment owned and operated by you. It is your responsibility to complete and submit the Well Construction and Test Report, Form Number GWS -31 and/or the Pump Installation and Test Report, Form Number GWS -32. These forms are available from our offices. The webs be cons -u ed -aid tine pump- fnstalletl tn� rdar� h the welt construction s arus of Tthe State- Board of Examiners of Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Contractors. • The Water Well Construction Rules are available from Division of Water „Resources,offices for,a'fee.of $5.00. The Rules cover the-minimum requirements for well construction, pump installation, disinfection, plugging and sealing' and include contractor licensing regulatio'ns'.' If you are constructing your own well or installing pumping equipment, it is recommended that you obtain a copy of these Rules for reference. RULE 12 WELL TESTING 12.1 General - The provisions of this rule establish minimum standards for the testing of water wells. Every we�rcons�rucTebr th p� �r�os� of proucing ground mater s1�a1J Ise testeid to fief merri e: a. a stabilized yield for the well; and b. the production rate of the equipment installed when the well is placed into service. 12.2 Well Yield Test - The yield of a' well shall 'be determined as a stabilized production rate where the '-withdrawal rate and the draw down do not change by more than 0.6/o during the iasc hour of the test. The test shall demonstrate that.e'ither: - a. the well is capable of producing the permitted pumping rate for the well; or b. that the maximum yield of the well is less than the permitted production rate. Responsibility for Well �'Aeld Test Well eonstruetion eontraetors are responsible for perfonrAng the well yield test and submitting the test data to the State Engineer. If the construction contractor also installs the production equipment, the well yield test may be combined with the production equipment test, provided that the test meets the requirements of Rule 12.2. The construction contractor may forgo the well yield test if he can show that a licensed pump installer will perform the well yield test with the permanent production equipment within thirty (30) -days of completion of construction of the well. If the pump installation contractor performs the well yield test; he/sheshall:submitthe-test information on- the:Rump,lnstallation' and Test - Report.' 12.4 "Production Equipmer�t•Test -. The pioductipr� equipmeni;installed�in wells shall be tested to ensure it is functigning'as designed.- ' The test, shall, demonstrate -the production • capacity of the equipment as actually ins in -the well. it is respons� i i -moo the person installing _ e_ pumping- system 'to-ensure that the production from the well complies with the conditions of the permit. 12.5 Responsibility for Production Equipment Test Pump installation contractors are responsible for testing the production equipment installed in a well upon completion of their work. If the well construction contractor determined the well yield and submitted a report, the pump installer need not perform another well yield test. If the pump installer does not perform a well yield test with the permanent production equipment, he shall perform a' production equipment test and report the data (results) -to the State Engineer on the Pump I nstallation and Test Report. Wells to be plugged and sealed must be plugged in accordance with of the Water Well Construction Rules. A Well Abandonment Report, form number GWS -9 must be submitted to confirm plugging and sealing of the well. This form is available from our offices. The general Rule for plugging and sealing wells is printed below. The specific rules are found on the reverse side of the Well Abandonment Report form. RULE 16 STANDARDS FOR PLUGGING AND SEALING WELLS AND WELL EXCAVATIONS 16.1 General - The plugging, sealing and abandonment of all wells, monitoring and observation wells, monitoring and observation holes,and test holes that are no longer intended for use, and•the- plugging, sealing; and abandonment of dry, holes,' collapsed or unusable boreholes,.and other_ incomplete. wells or excavations is necessary..'to prevent - contamination of groundwater and the- migMbq n faf:water- thrqugh�the- borehole. • - It - is .the, ultimate res nsibif of the well` owner to have an existing well properly � hugged, sealed and abandoned. The well construction contractor,'or.authorized, dividual as -responsible-fdr=tify % the well dwner in writing of these plugging requirements.-- _ =j ;:, M,.. -.•