La. Admin. Code tit. 56 § V-707

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 12, December 20, 2024

Section V-707 - Measuring Well Yield

A. The Commission is authorized to monitor, by installing or causing to be installed on each well in the District, systems and technologies to allow for remote monitoring of flow volumes:

1. the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission is authorized to enter the well owner's property for the purpose of installing, monitoring, recalibrating, and/or maintaining the specific systems and technologies;

2. the system shall record the yield of each well, and report flow volumes remotely to a data management system maintained by the Commission;

3. the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission shall control the powering and maintenance of the system; and is authorized to recalibrate the meters periodically as required by affiliates or subcontractors of the Commission; and

4. the costs associated with the specific systems and technologies which allow for remote monitoring of flows will be included in the pumping fee assessed to users.

1. Owners of existing wells shall continue to report flow volumes utilizing methods indicated below until the systems and technologies referenced in subsection A or D are installed and the flow volumes are provided through the new system:

a. install a metering device that records and "totals" the yield of the well; or

b. measure well yield or rate under normal pressure to permit the calculation of the "total" yield of the well for a given period of time; or

c. design and construct into the discharge line of water well a bypass line that can be used to periodically measure the flow of the well discharges to the atmosphere, using a measuring device such as a portable or permanently installed orifice plate and manometer.

2. If a method in Subparagraphs b or c is used, an hour meter or exact records shall be used and/or maintained to record the number of hours the well is pumped for a stated period of time.

C. If there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between the owner's meter and the commission's meter, the owner may require the commission to hire an independent contractor to verify the accuracy of the commission's meter at the owner's expense.

D. At the commission's sole discretion, the commission may install a manual meter in lieu of remote monitoring system.

E. New wells completed after the remote monitoring system is fully implemented will not be issued a permit to operate the well until the metering system is installed.

La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § V-707

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission, LR 3:307 (July 1977), repromulgated LR 33:2647 (December 2007), Amended LR 483, Amended LR 481502 (6/1/2022), Amended LR 491916 (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.(7), (8), (9), (10), (13), (14)(a), (14)(b), (17), (18), and 38:3076.E.