Florida Administrative Code › 40 - WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS › 40E - South Florida Water Management District › Chapter 40E-3 - WATER WELLS › Section 40E-3.021 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
When used in this chapter:
(1) "Annulus" or "Annular Space" means any
				artificially created void existing between a well casing or liner pipe and a
				borehole wall, or between two casings, or between tubing and the casing for
				liner pipes.
(2) "Casing Diameter"
				or "Diameter of Casing" means the largest nominal permanent water bearing
				casing. For the purpose of this chapter, the diameter of the casing at the
				upper terminus will be presumed to be the diameter for the entire length,
				unless the well owner or contractor can demonstrate that the well has a smaller
				diameter permanent water bearing casing below the upper terminus.
(3) "Consolidated" means a geologic stratum,
				which is cemented with a binding substance commonly derived from within the
				deposit containing that stratum.
(4) "Consumptive Use Permit" or "Water Use
				Permit" means a Water Use Permit issued under Chapter 40E-2, F.A.C.
(5) "Dewatering" means the use of wells or
				other such equipment to temporarily lower a water level as may be necessary
				during construction activities.
(6)
				"Driller" means a person working under the direct supervision of a licensed
				water well contractor who actually constructs the well.
(7) "Field Log" means a log with accurate,
				written documentation of all construction activities needed to fill out well
				completion reports.
(8) "Filter
				Pack" means sand or gravel that is uniform, clean, and siliceous. It is placed
				in the annulus of the well between the borehole wall and the well
				screen.
(9) "Inspection Port" means
				any opening not less than three-quarters (3/4) inch in diameter through which
				unobstructed access to the inside of the casing can be obtained for measuring
				water levels. Inspection ports shall be threaded openings temporarily sealed
				with a removable watertight plug.
(10) "Jetted Well" or "Sand Point Well" means
				a pipe with an attached well point or open-ended screen. The well is installed
				in unconsolidated formations by the washing action of a water jet.
(11) "Monitoring Well" or "Observation Well"
				means a well used primarily to monitor hydrologic parameters such as water
				levels or water quality.
(12)
				"Packer" means a device placed within a well casing that seals the annulus
				between two pieces of casing, between the casing and the screen, between one
				formation or water bearing strata and another, or between the formation and the
				casing.
(13) "Public Water Supply
				Well" means a well constructed for the purpose of supplying water to a public
				water system, as permitted under Chapters 62-550, 62-555, 62-560, 62-524 and
				64E-8, F.A.C.
(14) "Test Hole"
				means any temporarily cased or uncased hole drilled, bored, cored, washed, or
				jetted, for the intended use of obtaining data for engineering, geophysical or
				geological exploration, and/or prospecting for minerals or products of mining
				or quarrying, and not for the purposes of either producing, disposing of, or
				searching for water.
(15) "Upper
				Terminus" means that portion of a well casing ending at land surface or within
				an approved depth below land surface. Land surface is considered to be the
				ground elevation of the finished grade at the well.
(16) "Water Test Well" means a temporary
				water well for the purpose of obtaining data to determine aquifer properties or
				water quality. Water test wells are typically drilled prior to applying for a
				water use permit. Water test wells must either be abandoned or converted to a
				water well or monitoring well within 30 days of completion of
				testing.
(17) "Well Casing" means a
				metallic or non-metallic pipe installed in a borehole or driven to prevent
				caving, provide structural strength, seal off zones of poor water quality, or
				prevent the interchange of waters between aquifers.
(18) "Well Completion Report" means the form,
				supplied or approved by the District, that is completed and signed by the
				licensed water well contractor.
(19) All definitions contained in Section
				 373.303, F.S. and Chapters
				62-531 and 62-532, F.A.C., are adopted and incorporated by reference in
				sebsections  40E-3.036(1) and
				(2), F.A.C.,
				respectively.
Rulemaking Authority
					 373.044,
					 373.113,
					 373.171 FS. Law Implemented
					 373.019,
					 373.106,
					 373.303,
					 373.306
					 FS.
New 1-1-85, Amended 12-19-89, 3-16-05, 9-26-12, 7-14-14,
					 6-8-15.