La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § I-117 - Water Well Registration (Long Form)

A. The Water Well Registration Long Form (DNR-GW-1) and detailed instructions for properly completing and distributing the form are available by contacting department staff at (225) 342-8244 or by accessing the department's website at www.dnr.louisiana.gov/gwater. A copy is to be mailed, or delivered by an Office of Conservation approved electronic delivery system, by the water well contractor within 30 days after the well has been completed. If by mail, send to:

Department of Natural Resources

Office of Conservation

P.O. Box 94275

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275

B. A copy of the form is to be retained by the water well contractor for their files, and another copy is to be given to the well owner immediately upon completion of the work. The commissioner will consider and encourages the electronic submission of registration, data or reports required under this section.

C. Although most of the information needed to complete the form is available to the water well contractor, the following explanation will provide clarification of intent for selected items and uniformity of reporting.

D. Owner Information. List the name of the legal owner of the property on which the well is located or the person or company holding a long-term lease on the property. If the owner or lessee is an individual, list first and last names and middle initial of individual. List area code and telephone number of owner in the spaces provided.

1. Address. The address should be that of the owner. If the well is owned by an industry, the local address of the firm is preferred in order that additional data on the well may be easily obtained by the state or a regional water district or commission.

2. Owner's Well Number. Many cities, institutions, industrial plants, and large farms have their own system of designating or identifying wells by number and/or name. This information is useful when locating the well and should be entered on the form.

E. Well Location. List the parish where the well is located, including the nearest town, city, physical address, etc., and give directions to the well site. The location of the well should be described in detail and as accurately as possible so that the well can be easily located by the department's staff or field inspector. Please include a detailed map or sketch on the back of the original form, or provide a legible attachment to the original form, showing location of well with reference to roads, railroads, buildings, etc. Use an (X) to indicate location of the well. Show location of nearest existing well(s), if any nearby, by marking (Os), and approximate distance between wells. If submitting the registration form by an Office of Conservation approved electronic delivery system, follow the instructions on the electronic form for including a detailed location map. Determine the well's Global Positioning System (GPS) location and record the GPS longitude and latitude coordinates onto the form.

F. Well Information. Required data are available from water well contractor's and/or engineer's report.

G. Casing and Screen Information. Required data are available from water well contractor's and/or engineer's report. By type of screen indicate whether it is "bar lug" rib type, slotted pipe, etc. State whether casing is plastic or metal. Indicate the depth to which the annular space was cemented and state method of cementing.

H. Water Level and Yield Information. Most of the information entered on the form can usually be obtained from the water well contractor's or engineer's report. Except for "static water level," the terms need no explanation. Static water level is "the nonpumping water level in a well that has not been in operation for a period of time and is usually expressed in feet above or below a specified datum, such as land surface." The owner should be able to provide information on proposed use and pumping rate.

I. Use of Well. The principal purpose for which water from the well is used should be indicated where appropriate on the form. If water is used for more than one purpose, only the principal or primary use should be shown. If the planned use of water is unknown or does not fit one of the specified uses, this should be noted in the space marked "other." Following are explanations of the terms used on the well registration form to indicate the principal use of water from a well.

1. Irrigation/Agricultural. Refers to the use of water to irrigate cultivated plants, to water stock, for crawfish and catfish farming, and for similar agricultural activities. Most irrigation wells supply water for farm crops, but this category also includes wells that are used for watering parks, golf courses, and cemeteries. Occasionally a home owner in an urban area has a well used solely for watering a lawn. This well also should be in the agricultural and irrigation category.

2. Industrial. Includes plants that manufacture, process or fabricate a product. The water may or may not be incorporated into the product being manufactured. Industrial water may be used to cool machinery, to provide sanitary facilities for employees, to air-condition the plant, and water grounds at the plant. Water used for mining or to process ore such as gravel pits is included in the industrial category. Planning and water-use needs can be implemented by dividing this category into the following standard industrial categories that predominate in Louisiana. Indicate the principal category of industrial use on the form where appropriate. The categories are defined as follows:

a. Food and Kindred Products. This group includes establishments manufacturing foods and beverages for human consumption and certain related products, such as manufactured ice, vegetable oils, animal fats and oils, and prepared feeds for animals and fowl.

b. Textile Mill Products. This major group includes establishments engaged in performing any of the following operations:

i. preparation of fiber and subsequent manufacturing of yarn, thread, braids, twine and cordage;

ii. manufacturing broad woven fabric, narrow woven fabric, knit fabric, and carpets and rugs from yarn;

iii. dyeing and finishing fiber, yarn, fabric, and knit apparel;

iv. coating, waterproofing, or otherwise treating fabric;

v. the integrated manufacture of knit apparel or other finished articles from yarn; and

vi. the manufacture of felt goods, lace goods, bonded-fiber fabrics, and miscellaneous textiles.

c. Lumber and Wood Products (except furniture). This major group includes sawmills, lath mills, shingle mills, cooperage stock mills, planning mills, and plywood and veneer mills engaged in producing lumber and wood basic materials; and establishments engaged in manufacturing finished articles made entirely or mainly of wood or wood substitutes.

d. Paper and Allied Products. This major group includes the manufacture of pulp from wood and other cellulose fibers and rags; the manufacture of paper and paperboard; and the manufacture of paper and paperboard into converted products such as paper coated paper bags, paper boxes and envelopes.

e. Chemicals and Allied Products. This major group includes establishments manufacturing products by predominantly chemical processes. Establishments classified in this major group manufacture three general clashes of products:

i. basic chemicals such as acids, alkalies, salt, and organic chemicals;

ii. chemical products to be used in further manufacture such as synthetic fibers, plastic materials, dry colors, and pigments;

iii. finished chemical products to be used for ultimate consumption such as drugs, cosmetics and soaps; or to be used as materials or supplies in other industries such as paints, fertilizers, explosives. The mining of natural rock salt is classified in mining industries. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing nonferrous metals and high percentage ferroalloys are classified in the primary metals category and baking powder; other leavening compounds and starches in the food and kindred products category. Establishments primarily engaged in packaging, repackaging, and bottling of purchased chemical products are classified in traded industries of the standard industrial categories. Plastic materials and synthetic rubber are included in this category.

f. Petroleum Refining and Related Industries. This major group includes establishments engaged in petroleum refining, manufacturing paving and roofing materials, and compounding lubricating oils and greases from purchased materials. Establishments manufacturing and distributing gas to consumers are classified in public utilities industries, and those primarily engaged in producing coke and by-products in primary metals category.

g. Primary Metal Industries. This major group includes establishments engaged in the smelting and refining of ferrous and non ferrous metals; in the manufacture of castings, forgings, and other basic products of ferrous and nonferrous metals, and in the manufacture of nails, spikes, and insulated wire and cable. This major group also includes the production of coke.

h. Other. Please name the principal industrial output from the industry if not listed in the industrial categories on the form.

3. Public Supply. Refers to a well which provides water for drinking, cooking, or washing use by the public or transients, or by persons other than immediate family of the owner of the supply. A public supply water well may either be a community water well or a noncommunity water well, as follows.

a. Community Public Supply Water Well. A public supply well which serves at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. A community public supply well may be owned by a municipality or community, a water district, a corporation, a private individual or by a local, state or federal governmental agency.

b. Noncommunity Public Supply Well. A public supply water well which serves either fewer than 15 service connections or fewer than 25 year-round residents or no year-round residents. Examples of the former case are small public water supplies for mobile home parks, subdivisions, etc., which fall below the 15 connections/25 persons criteria for community water supplies. The latter case includes public water supplies which serve no year-round residents, such as bars and lounges, motels, camps, office buildings, restaurants, rest stops, service stations, recreational facilities, schools, commercial establishments, etc.

c. Because public supply use includes many categories of use, requirements for planning and water-use surveys require a further break-down of this use; thus, public supply use is divided into the following categories: (A list is provided on the registration form (refer to §117) so that the user may select the appropriate category of public supply use.)

d. Municipal. This category includes all wells used to supply the drinking, sanitation, and other needs of an urban area, e.g., Lake Charles, Ruston, etc. The well is generally owned by a utility company, a municipality or private individual.

e. Rural. The wells are used for the drinking, sanitation, and other needs of a rural area. Such systems generally are operated by a local water district or by private individuals.

f. Commercial

i. Wells that are used principally to supply a motel, hotel, restaurant, office complex, swimming pool, ice rink or other recreational facility; drive-in, trailer park or public summer camp.

ii. Where water is used commercially in the making of bottled drinks, the wells are in this category.

g. Therapeutic. Water that is used primarily for bathing and/or drinking and is purported to have therapeutic value is in this category. Water that is bottled and sold falls into this category, mainly because of its claimed therapeutic value.

h. Institutional/Government. Refers to wells used specifically in the maintenance and operation of an institution such as large schools, churches, universities, hospitals, rest homes, penal institutions, and other governmental installations.

i. Other. A well that is used for a purpose that does not fit into the above categories. Give details.

4. Power Generation. Refers to a well used to supply water for generation of any type or power.

5. Dewatering Well. This is a water well installed to de-water an aquifer or lower a water table in order to allow construction or mining activities.

6. Observation. Refers to a well used by the owner, by governmental agencies, or by an appropriate engineering or research organization to obtain information on the water resources of an area.

7. Test Hole. An exploratory borehole drilled to obtain geologic, hydrologic and water quality data.

8. Other. A well that is used for the purpose that does not fit into either the above categories or those listed on the short form (DNR-GW-1S).

J. Available Information. Please indicate where appropriate on the form whether the specified logs or data were collected; if so, attach copies to the registration form for transmittal to the department.

K. Abandonment Information. If the well is new, specify whether or not it replaces an existing well. The water well contractor is responsible for informing the owner of the well of state regulations requiring plugging of abandoned wells. This item is intended to serve as a reminder.

L. Remarks. This space can be used for presenting any other pertinent information, such as name of consulting engineer, screen openings, pump information, name of subcontractor, etc.

M. Driller's Log. Give a description of the materials encountered and depth as detailed in the form instructions. If space on front of the form is insufficient, continue driller's log on reverse side of original form or attach a copy of the driller's log to the original form to be transmitted to the department. If submitting the registration form by an Office of Conservation approved electronic delivery system, follow the instructions on the electronic form for including the Driller's Log information.

1. After completing the form, list the name of the water well contracting company and the license number on the space provided. Sign and date the form and mail the original to the department at the address listed on the form within 30 calendar days after the well has been completed. The owner's copy shall be given to the owner immediately upon completion of the work. The contractor's copy shall be retained by the contractor for his files.

2. If there are any questions, please call or write:

Louisiana Department of Natural Resources

Office of Conservation

P.O. Box 94275

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275

Phone: (225) 342-8244

Notes

La. Admin. Code tit. 56, § I-117

Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Highways, LR 1:249 (May 1975), amended LR 11:971 (October 1985), repromulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, LR 31:942 (April 2005), amended by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 37:907 (March 2011), Amended LR 4844 (1/1/2022).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:3098-38:3098.8.