D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-1806

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Rule 21-1806 - WELL REGISTRATION

1806.1

The Department shall issue a unique well registration number for each well included in an approved well construction building permit application and well construction work plan or registered with the Department.

1806.2

By March 31, 2021, a well owner of any well constructed prior to March 31, 2017, shall:

(a) If the well was permitted by the Department, submit a well completion report in accordance with § 1826;

(b) If the well was not permitted by the Department, submit a registration application in accordance with § 1806.3; or

(c) Abandon the well in accordance with the procedures in §§ 1830 and 1831 of this chapter.

1806.3

The well registration application required by § 1806.2 shall include:

(a) The well owner's name, mailing address, telephone number, and electronic mailing address;

(b) The property owner's name, mailing address, telephone number and electronic mailing address, if different from the information provided pursuant to § 1806.3(a);

(c) The well driller's name, address, telephone number, electronic mailing address, and a copy of the pertinent Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) license(s);

(d) The physical location of the property on which the well is sited, including the physical address, the square, suffix, and lot number, or the closest physical location identifier;

(e) The specifications of the well such as the well diameter, depth, and construction materials, if known;

(f) The well construction as-built schematic detailing the well construction, if available;

(g) The well boring logs, if available;

(h) The well construction method and procedures, if known;

(i) The well construction completion date, if known;

(j) The well use and corresponding application information for the following types of wells:

(1) Ground source heat pump, including well information required in § 1803.4;

(2) Dewatering well, including information required in § 1803.5;

(3) Ground freeze well, including information required in § 1803.6; and

(4) Injection well, including information required in § 1803.7.

(k) If the well is in the public right of way or public space, a copy of the Public Space Permit;

(l) The horizontal location of the well using either the Maryland State Plane Coordinate System or latitude and longitude;

(m) The vertical elevation of the top of the well casing based upon North American Datum 1988 (NAVD88);

(n) A site map, plat, or plan depicting:

(1) The lot and square;

(2) The geographical location of the well within the property boundaries;

(3) The geographical location of the well in relation to the nearest street intersection;

(4) The setback distances from property lines;

(5) The setback distances from recognized environmental conditions identified on the property where the well is sited;

(6) The identification of public spaces;

(7) The identification of structures and driveways;

(8) The identification of waters of the District of Columbia on or adjacent to the property;

(9) Compass directions; and

(10) A scale bar;

(o) A key or legend;

(p) The last measured depth to water and the recording date;

(q) The well yield for supply wells;

(r) The well development log, if available;

(s) Any information that suggests or indicates that there is or may be negative impacts to the waters of the District due to the construction, operation, or maintenance of the well;

(t) The structural integrity of the well;

(u) The condition of the well surface completion;

(v) The presence and condition of the well cap, lock, and cover, and whether or not they meet the requirements of § 1820;

(w) An attestation signed by the well owner that the information provided is accurate and complete to the best of the owner's knowledge; and

(x) Any other relevant information.

1806.4

The Department may require submission of additional information as part of the well registration application as it relates to the intended use of the well, including the use of a recovery well, monitoring well, observation well, piezometer, industrial supply well, irrigation supply well, or domestic supply well.

1806.5

The Department shall cancel the registration of a well that has not been constructed or is not in the process of being constructed within the period covered by the well construction building permit.

1806.6

Except for a well constructed under a Department regulatory action and a closed-loop ground source heat pump well, the owner of an existing and permitted well shall renew the well registration every two (2) years.

1806.7

The owner of a closed-loop ground source heat pump well shall renew the well registration every five (5) years.

1806.8

The well registration renewal required by §§ 1806.6 and 1806.7 shall include the unique well registration number provided by the Department for each well and any changes to the information specified in § 1806.3.

1806.9

A well owner who fails to submit a well registration or well registration renewal request by the required deadline shall abandon the well in accordance with §§ 1830 and 1831 within sixty (60) days.

D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 21-1806

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 13424 (10/28/2016)