La. Admin. Code tit. 56 § V-907

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

Section V-907 - When a Permit is Required

A. The well owner (or his agent) who plans to drill a nonexempt well shall submit a permit application and the required application fee of $2,000 to the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission for review and approval.

B. An application will undergo a two-part permitting process. Initially the application information will be reviewed to determine if all required information has been submitted. If the applicant has not submitted all of the required information, the commission shall notify the applicant of the additional information required. Upon receipt and review of all required information, a permit to construct may be issued. Drilling shall not commence until the permit to construct is issued.

C. If, after receipt of all documents, the commission determines that the well will adversely affect the aquifer and provides reasons therefore, the permit may be denied.

D. After completion of the permitted well construction, the well owner shall submit as-built drawings, including above and below ground well schematics, in order to verify the construction of the well. The commission must certify that the well was constructed as permitted, and the commission must have installed the metering device and associated remote monitoring system, prior to the commission verifying the well for water production. No water production may begin until the commission has first verified the construction of the well.

E. If an operating well undergoes any physical modifications, such as changing the screened depth or the pump capacity, a permit application to perform the work must be submitted to the commission for review and approval prior to the workover.

F. For further detail on this rule, see the permitting manual as approved and adopted by the Board of Commissioners.

La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § V-907

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission, LR 2:76 (March 1976), repromulgated LR 33:2648 (December 2007), Amended LR 491917 (11/1/2023).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:3076(14) and 38:3079, amended in accordance with R.S. 38:3076.A(2) 38:3076.A(5), 38:3076.A(14)(d) and 38:3076.E.