La. Admin. Code tit. 56 § I-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section I-515 - Submission of Water Well Plugging and Abandonment Forms (DNR-GW-2)

A. The contractor who plugs an abandoned well or hole shall complete and submit to the department the original copy of the Water Well Plugging and Abandonment Form (DNR-GW-2) within 30 calendar days after the completion of the work. The owner's copy shall be sent to the owner immediately after completion of the work, and the contractor shall retain the contractor's copy for his files. For reporting purposes only, the department considers the work completed when the work is accepted by the owner or when the contractor has moved his equipment from the site; whichever comes first. Acceptance by the owner or removal of equipment from the site by the contractor does not imply, in any way, acceptance or approval by the state of Louisiana. The department, after inspection of the site and records (refer to §523), can require the owner and/or the contractor to do whatever additional work is necessary to properly plug and seal a hole or well in accordance with the standards stated herein. The expense for the additional work shall be borne by the owner and/or the contractor, as the case may be.

B. For the purpose of reporting the plugging of abandoned geotechnical boreholes, the drilling contractor shall certify annually at license renewal time, that all boreholes drilled by his firm have been plugged in accordance with requirements of §531

La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § I-515

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 1:249 (May 1975), amended LR 11:960 (October 1985), repromulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 31:942 (April 2005), amended by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 37:911 (March 2011).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:2091-R.S. 38:3097.