Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-30-4 - General operating requirements

(a) Water well record.

(1) Within 30 days after construction or reconstruction of a water well, each water well contractor shall submit a report to the department and to the landowner on the water well record form provided by the department.

(2) Each contractor shall report to the department and to the landowner on the water well record form provided by the department and attachments any polluted or other noncompliant conditions that the contractor was able to correct and any conditions that the contractor was unable to correct.

(3) Each contractor shall report to the department and to the landowner the plugging of any abandoned water well on the water well record form provided by the department.

(4) Each landowner who constructs, reconstructs, or plugs a water well that will be or was used by the landowner for farming, ranching, or agricultural purposes or is located at the landowner's residence shall submit a report to the department on the water well record form provided by the department within 30 days after the construction, reconstruction, or plugging of the water well. No fee shall be required from the landowner for the record.

(b) Artificial recharge and return. Each contractor who constructs an artificial recharge well or a freshwater return well shall comply with all regulations applicable to these wells specified in article 46.

(c) Water well tests. Results of a pumping test shall be reported on the water well record form provided by the department or a copy of the contractor's record of a pumping test shall be attached to the water well record form.

(d) Water samples. Within 30 days after the department's receipt of the water well record form provided by the department, the contractor or landowner who constructs or reconstructs any water well may be requested by the department to submit a sample of water from the water well for chemical analysis. The sample shall be submitted within 30 days after the department's request.

(e) Water well construction fee. Each contractor shall pay a $5.00 fee to the department for each water well constructed. The construction fee shall be paid when the contractor requests a water well record form provided by the department or shall accompany the water well record form submitted as specified in this regulation.

(f) License number. Each drill rig operated by or for a contractor shall prominently display the drill rig license number assigned by the department in letters and numbers at least two inches tall. Decals, paint, or other permanent marking materials shall be used.

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Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-30-4

Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-1205; implementing K.S.A. 82a-1202,82a -1205, 82a-1212, and 82a-1213; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1,1987; amended June 7, 2013.