Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 734.820

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, January 10, 2025

Section 734.820 - Drilling, Well Installation, and Well Abandonment

Payment for costs associated with drilling, well installation, and well abandonment must not exceed the amounts set forth in this Section.

a) Payment for costs associated with each round of drilling must not exceed the following amounts. Such costs must include, but are not limited to, those associated with mobilization, drilling labor, decontamination, and drilling for the purposes of soil sampling or well installation.

Type of Drilling	Maximum Total Amount
Hollow-stem auger	greater of $23 per foot or $1,500
Direct-push platform
- for sampling or other	greater of $18 per foot or $1,200
non-injection purposes
- for injection purposes	greater of $15 per foot or $1,200

b) Payment for costs associated with the installation of monitoring wells, excluding drilling, must not exceed the following amounts. Such costs must include, but are not limited to, those associated with well construction and development.

Type of Borehole	Maximum Total Amount
Hollow-stem auger	$16.50 /foot (well length)
Direct-push platform	$12.50 /foot (well length)

c) Payment for costs associated with the installation of recovery wells, excluding drilling, must not exceed the following amounts. Such costs must include, but are not limited to, those associated with well construction and development.

Well Diameter	Maximum Total Amount
4 or 6 inches	$25.00 /foot (well length)
8 inches or greater	$41.00 /foot (well length)

d) Payment for costs associated with the abandonment of monitoring wells must not exceed $10 per foot of well length.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 734.820