S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-113.N

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 9, September 27, 2024

Section 61-113.N - Abandoned Wells

1. Where the Department finds any existing well(s) of groundwater withdrawers or any test, exploratory, or observation well(s) have been abandoned and are no longer put to beneficial use and which are deemed by the Department to have an unreasonable adverse or potential unreasonable adverse effect on other water users or uses, or which result, or may result, in physical or chemical impairment of the aquifer(s), shall require the well owner to fill, plug, and seal the well in a manner acceptable to and approved by the Department.

2. Where the Department finds an abandoned well to be a contributor, or may in the future become a contributor to saltwater intrusion or contamination or to be having an unreasonable adverse impact on groundwater users or freshwater aquifers, shall require the well owner to fill, plug, and seal the well in a manner acceptable to and approved by the Department.

3. Upon completion of abandonment the well owner or his agent shall submit a completed SCDHEC Water Well Record or other approved form to the Department.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-113.N