District Rules Effective January 1, 2025
A $200 fee per application will be required:
District Rule 3A(d): Administrative Fees: The District may charge an administrative fee for Permits or for the registration of Exempt Wells. The Board shall set the amount of administrative fees by resolution. An administrative fee shall be the same amount per application regardless of the type of Well Registration or Well Permit.
Lease agreement required:
District Rule 4(b)(5): If a lessee is involved in the application process, a copy of the lease agreement or a memorandum that reflects who owns and controls the well and the interest in the groundwater between lessee and landowner will be required at the time the application is made.
Groundwater Availability Certification:
District Rule 4(c)(8): Such applications shall set forth the following…. If the property has been platted, a copy of the plat and groundwater availability certification as approved by the platting authority.
Spacing of Wells:
District Rule 6(b): A water well, subject to permitting and drilled subsequent to the Effective Date of this rule, shall be located at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from all property lines and three hundred (300) feet from any other existing well.
Groundwater Availability Certification may be credible evidence:
District Rule 6(e)(2)(iii): On tracts of less than ten (10) acres, the Groundwater Availability Certification study provided with a certified plat may be used as credible evidence to grant a spacing exception.
Less than 10 acres well spacing:
District Rule 6(f): New non-exempt wells installed on a tract of ten (10) acres or less may reduce the one hundred fifty feet property line setback spacing distance required under Rule 6(b) to a distance of fifty (50) feet from a property line and one hundred (100) feet from any other existing well.
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