Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 770 - WATER WELL STANDARDS ADVISORY COUNCIL › Chapter 770-2 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 770-2-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All terms used in these rules shall be interpreted in
				accordance with the definitions set forth in the Water Well Standards Act of
				1985, or as herein defined.
(a) "Act"
			 means the Water Well Standards Act of 1985.
(b) "Certificate" means a document certifying
			 that a person has met the requirements of the Water Well Standards Act and the
			 Rules of the Council for "Pump Installation", as defined herein, and is
			 authorized by the Council to legally engage in business as a Pump
			 Contractor.
(c) "Construction" or
			 "Water Well Construction" means all acts necessary to construct or repair a
			 water well regulated under the Act (O.C.G.A.
			 12-5-120 through
			 12-5-138), including locating and
			 drilling and the installation, removal or service of pumps and pumping
			 equipment on or in water wells.
(d)
			 "Council" means the State Water Well Standards Advisory Council.
(e) "Director" means the Director of the
			 Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural
			 Resources.
(f) "Division" means the
			 Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources, State
			 of Georgia.
(g) "Driller", for the
			 purpose of licensing as a Water Well Contractor, means any person who engages
			 in water well drilling and drilling operations and the installation, removal or
			 service of pumps and pumping equipment. "Driller" shall not include a person
			 who only installs, removes, and services pumps and pumping equipment.
(h) "License" means a document verifying that
			 a person has met the requirements of the Water Well Standards Act and the Rules
			 of the Council for constructing water wells and is authorized by the Council to
			 legally engage in business as a Water Well Contractor.
(i) "Pump Contractor" or "Pump Installer"
			 means any person engaging in the business of installing, removing or servicing
			 pumps and pumping equipment on or in water wells regulated under the Act
			 (O.C.G.A. 12-5-120 through
			 12-5-138). "Pump Contractor" or
			 "Pump Installer" shall not include a person who also constructs water wells as
			 a driller, well driller, drilling contractor or water well
			 contractor.
(j) "Pump Installation"
			 means all acts necessary to install, remove, and or service water well pumps
			 onsite.
(k) "Water Well Contractor"
			 means any person engaging in the construction of water wells and installing,
			 removing or servicing water well pumps and pumping equipment. "Water Well
			 Contractor" shall not include a person who only installs, removes, or services
			 pumps and pumping equipment.
(l)
			 "Well Driller" or "Drilling Contractor" for the purpose of licensing as a water
			 well contractor, means any person engaging in the construction of water wells
			 and installing, removing or servicing pumps and pumping equipment. "Well
			 Driller" or "Drilling Contractor" shall not include a person who only installs,
			 removes or services pumps and pumping equipment on or in water wells.
(m) "Bona Fide Business Partner" means any
			 person who has a written business partnership agreement with a licensed Water
			 Well Contractor or certified Pump Contractor executed by the Bona Fide Business
			 Partner(s) and the Water Well Contractor(s) or the Pump Contractor(s) under
			 which the parties have formed a business to carry out Water Well Construction
			 and/or Pump Installation to share related risks and benefits.
(n) "Full-Time Employee" means any person who
			 is formally employed by a licensed Water Well Contractor or certified Pump
			 Contractor to conduct Water Well Construction and/or Pump Installation under
			 the license or certification of that Water Well Contractor or Pump Contractor,
			 as demonstrated by an employment agreement executed by both the Full-Time
			 Employee and the Water Well Contractor and/or the Pump Contractor or by other
			 sufficient documentation of employment, such as federal or state employment tax
			 forms.
(o) "Notice to Correct"
			 means any written communication from the Council or the Division describing any
			 alleged violations of the Act or of any law or any of the rules of the State of
			 Georgia relating to wells that the Council or the Division, respectively have
			 authority to enforce, including any violation of standards or rules adopted
			 pursuant to this Act, whether or not the phrase or term "Notice to Correct"
			 appears on such written communication.
O.C.G.A. §
										12-5-120
et
				seq
.