• § 12-5-120 - Short Title
  This part shall be known and may be cited as the "Water Well Standards Act of 1985."
• § 12-5-121 - Legislative Intent
  It is the intent of the General Assembly to provide in this part for the application of standards for the siting, construction, operation, maintenance,...
• § 12-5-122 - Definitions
  As used in this part, the term: (1) "Abandoned well" means a well or borehole, the use of which has been permanently discontinued, which...
• § 12-5-123 - Creation of Council; Membership; Chairperson; Meetings; Majority Vote; Quorum; Director As Secretary; Self-Governance; Reimbursement for Expenses; Attorney General to Provide Legal Services
  (a) The State Water Well Standards Advisory Council is created. The council shall be composed of the following: (1) A member appointed by the...
• § 12-5-124 - Powers and Duties of Council Generally
  In carrying out this part, the council shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To adopt and amend rules and regulations which may...
• § 12-5-125 - License Requirement; Drilling Under Direction of Professional Geologist or Engineer
  Except as provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 12-5-127, no person shall drill a water well or geothermal borehole without first having a...
• § 12-5-126 - Director As Administrative Agent; Administrative Duties of Division; Orders, Notices, and Processes
  (a) The director or his designee shall act as the administrative agent for the council.(b) The division shall have the duty to bring together...
• § 12-5-127 - Licensing of Water Well Contractors Generally; Applications for Trainee Licenses; Violation of Code Section
  (a) Any person desiring to engage in the business of water well construction in this state shall apply to the council for a license...
• § 12-5-128 - Contents of License; Display
  (a) The licenses granted under Code Section 12-5-127 shall contain the name of the contractor, date of issuance, expiration date, license number, and the...
• § 12-5-129 - Suspension and Revocation of Licenses; Hearings; Reissuance of Revoked Licenses; Injunction; Cessation of Well Operation; Seizure of Equipment
  (a) The council may suspend or revoke a license upon a finding of one or more of the following grounds: (1) Material misstatement in...
• § 12-5-130 - Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, or Mutilated Licenses
  All licenses expire biennially. All applications for renewal shall be filed with the division prior to the expiration date, accompanied by a renewal fee...
• § 12-5-131 - Notifying Contractors of Changes in Rules and Regulations
  The council may from time to time amend its rules and regulations governing water well contractors. The council will notify each water well contractor...
• § 12-5-131.1 - Licensing Requirements for Drilling Well on Own Property; Water Well Contractors Completing Electrical or Plumbing Work Incidental to Drilling and Construction of Well
  (a) Nothing in this part shall prohibit a person from drilling a well on his or her own property if such property is his...
• § 12-5-132 - Effect of Part
  (a) Nothing in this part shall affect oil and gas drilling operations covered by Part 2 of Article 2 of Chapter 4 of this...
• § 12-5-133 - Penalty; Evidence of Violation of Part
  (a) Any person who engages in or follows the business or occupation of, or advertises, holds himself or herself out, or acts, temporarily or...
• § 12-5-133.1 - Civil Penalties; Hearing
  (a) In addition to the provisions of Code Section 12-5-133, any person violating any provision of this part or the rules or regulations effective...
• § 12-5-134 - Standards for Wells and Boreholes
  The following standards shall apply to all wells and boreholes: (1) In the case of individual and nonpublic water wells: (A) (i) The well...
• § 12-5-135 - Requirement of Bond or Letter of Credit
  (a) A performance bond or letter of credit shall be provided to the director by any water well contractor or driller for the conduct...
• § 12-5-136 - Compliance With Standards and Licensing Requirements; Inspections; Action by Director If Well Not Up to Standard
  (a) All water well contractors or other persons drilling boreholes or coreholes are required to conduct their work in a manner that complies with...
• § 12-5-137 - Forfeiture of Contraband Equipment
  All drilling rigs or commercial vehicles used to drill any well and other equipment used to drill any well by a person who is...
• § 12-5-138 - Council Authorized to Establish Rules and Regulations for Pump Installation; Certification Requirements; Civil Penalties for Violations
  (a) (1) (A) The council is authorized and directed to establish rules and regulations to provide for the certification of pump contractors who install,...

Last modified: October 14, 2016