Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 25 - Water Resources, Flood and Erosion Control › 130 - Well Drilling and Geothermal Systems › Section 25-130-1 - Permit requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) Before
			 commencing work on the construction, repair, development, hydrofracturing or
			 abandonment of any well or geothermal system, a well contractor shall complete
			 an application for a permit in a format acceptable to the Commissioner of
			 Consumer Protection, and such application shall be filed with the authority
			 having jurisdiction for the issuance of a permit, as provided by section 25-130
			 of the Connecticut General Statutes. By filing such application, the applicant
			 agrees that all work under the permit shall be done in strict compliance with
			 the Connecticut Well Drilling Code, unless a special exemption from one or more
			 of the applicable regulations has been granted by the Department of Consumer
			 Protection.
(b) The contractor
			 shall submit the completed, signed permit application for each well or
			 geothermal system, with the proper fee, to the local director of health or the
			 director's agent. The local director of health or the director's agent shall
			 approve such permit if the proposed work to each new or existing water supply
			 well or geothermal system conforms to sections
			 19-13-B51a to
			 19-13-B51m,
			 inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for wells, or
			 section 25-128-41a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies. No well or
			 geothermal system shall be installed, repaired or altered until such a permit
			 has been approved and issued.
(c)
			 Water supply well permits shall be evaluated according to their content with
			 regard to proper separating distances as outlined in the Connecticut Well
			 Drilling Code and section
			 19-13-B51d of
			 the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for water supply wells. The local
			 director of health may approve a permit for repair to an existing private well
			 or semipublic well that does not conform to the Regulations of Connecticut
			 State Agencies when the repair allows for better protection of public
			 health.
(d) The application for a
			 permit by a well contractor shall include an appropriate map or plot plan,
			 showing the location of each proposed well or geothermal bore hole on the
			 premises in relation to roads, intersections, and other permanent land
			 features. The Commissioner of Consumer Protection or local director of health
			 may request other information for inclusion on the map or plot plan as deemed
			 necessary to protect public health and safety. All permit applications shall be
			 signed by an appropriately registered well contractor.
(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this
			 section, the local director of health may grant an emergency request to
			 construct, repair, or abandon a well or bore hole if the director determines
			 that an emergency situation exists with respect to the necessity for the
			 construction, repair, or abandonment of the well or bore hole and the
			 application complies with the provisions of this subsection. A well contractor
			 shall submit a written request, which may be electronic and sent by electronic
			 mail, to the department and the local director of health for the municipality
			 in which the well or bore hole that is the subject of the emergency request is
			 located. The electronic request shall contain information regarding the precise
			 location of the subject well or bore hole, the specific proposed work to be
			 performed on the well or bore hole and the reason that is necessary to complete
			 the work on an emergency basis. No work contemplated by the emergency request
			 shall be started or completed until the well contractor has received approval
			 from the local director of health or the director's agent. The local director
			 of health shall send written approval to the well contractor. After work
			 completion, the well contractor shall provide the department and the local
			 director of health with written documentation attesting to and detailing the
			 specific form and manner of the work that was completed in connection with the
			 emergency request. Any work that is not completed in compliance with this
			 subsection and the specific approval granted may be subject to an order of
			 removal or other remedial action.
(f) Permit applications, permits, and
			 completion reports may be filed or transmitted electronically as required by
			 each recipient.