W. Va. Code R. § 47-60-18

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

Section 47-60-18 - Monitoring Well Construction Documentation

18.1. All permanent monitoring well construction details shall be reported to the person for whom the wells were installed using forms and instructions provided by the Secretary within sixty (60) days after the well has been installed. These forms are to be retained by the person for whom the well was installed for five (5) years beyond the abandonment of the well. These forms are transferable with notification to the proper groundwater regulatory agency. At a minimum, the completed report shall include the following information:

18.1.a. Well location, as determined by subdivision 6.2.c of this rule;

18.1.b. Well casing material and installation procedures;

18.1.c. Well screen materials and installation procedures;

18.1.d. Filter pack materials, installation procedures, and depth to bottom and top of filter pack;

18.1.e. Sealing materials, installation procedures, and depth to bottom and top of seal (i.e. filter pack, annular space, etc,);

18.1.f. Drilling methods and fluids used for installation;

18.1.g. Borehole diameter;

18.1.h. Well development procedures;

18.1.i. Length of screen;

18.1.j. Screen slot size;

18.1.k. Depth of bottom of screen;

18.1.l. Well depth;

18.1.m. Total drilled depth of the borehole;

18.1.n. Well registration number;

18.1.o. Certified driller's name and company name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s); and

18.1.p. Driller's certification number,

18.2. The certified monitoring well driller shall report any and all decontamination procedures for each borehole to the person for whom the wells were installed.

W. Va. Code R. § 47-60-18