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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Bedrock aquifer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
"Bedrock aquifer" means a consolidated water-bearing
				  formation that has the ability to receive, store, and transmit water in amounts
				  sufficient for the satisfaction of a beneficial use.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Piezometric surface" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 4.
"Piezometric surface" means the level to which water will
				  rise under its hydrostatic head in a well completed in a confined
				  aquifer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-5 - "Properly functioning well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 5.
"Properly functioning well" means a nonsignificant ground
				  water withdrawal facility that is reasonably believed to have furnished a
				  normal supply of water until a failure that was caused by a substantial
				  lowering of the level of ground water in the area.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "Saturated thickness" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 6.
"Saturated thickness" means the thickness of the saturated
				  portion of an aquifer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-7 - "Static water level" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 7.
"Static water level" means the level (including seasonal
				  fluctuations) of water in a water well that is not influenced by
				  pumping.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-8 - "Unconsolidated aquifer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 8.
"Unconsolidated aquifer" means geologic materials or
				  deposits, other than bedrock, that can receive, store, and transmit water in
				  amounts that will satisfy a beneficial use. Examples of these geologic
				  materials and deposits include sand and gravel.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 2 - Administration and Application › Section 2-1 - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 14-10-2-4; IC 14-25-4-13; IC 14-25-4-17
Affected: IC 4-21.5; IC 14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 1.
This article is administered for the department by the
				  division. Administrative review of an order under this article is made to the
				  commission under IC 4-21.5 and
				  312 IAC 3-1.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 2 - Administration and Application › Section 2-2 - Application

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				article (or 310 IAC 16.5 before its repeal) applies to a water well constructed
				after December 31, 1991. The owner of a nonsignificant ground water facility
				constructed after December 31, 1991, which does not conform to the requirements
				of this article, is not entitled to the relief provided by IC
				14-25-4.
(b) The recommended guidelines of the
				department contained in Information Bulletin No. 3, published at 9 IR 1242,
				apply to a water well constructed after December 31, 1985, through December 31,
				1991. The owner of a nonsignificant ground water facility constructed during
				the period described in this subsection, which does not conform to the
				guidelines contained in Information Bulletin No. 3, is not entitled to the
				relief provided by IC
				14-25-4.
(c) No well construction standards adopted by
				the commission apply to a well constructed before January 1, 1986.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 2 - Administration and Application › Section 2-3 - Article subject to standards applicable to water well drillers and water well pump installers

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-25-4-13
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
(a) The well
				construction requirements set forth in this article are in addition to the
				requirements of IC 25-39 and 312 IAC 13.
(b) IC 25-39 and 312 IAC 13 control if a
				provision of this article conflicts with IC 25-39 or 312 IAC 13.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 2 - Administration and Application › Section 2-4 - Duty of water well drillers and water well pump installers to notify; water wells not conforming to this article

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 4.
(a) Before a
				ground water withdrawal facility that would not comply with IC
				14-25-4 and this article is
				drilled or equipped, a water well driller or a water well pump installer must:
(1) advise a person, for whom a ground water
				withdrawal facility is drilled or equipped, of the provisions of IC
				14-25-4 and this article;
				and
(2) obtain approval from the
				division for the installation of a water well or pumping equipment that does
				not comply with IC
				14-25-4 and this
				article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 2 - Administration and Application › Section 2-5 - Duty of owner of ground water withdrawal facility to provide access to division for inspections following a complaint

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4-8; IC 25-39
Sec. 5.
(a) The owner
				of a nonsignificant ground water withdrawal facility, who files a written
				complaint under IC
				14-25-4-8, must provide access to
				the facility to any employee of the department so that the employee may perform
				inspections appropriate under IC
				14-25-4 or this article.
(b) The owner of a nonsignificant ground
				water withdrawal facility must also provide any other information, known to the
				owner, that is needed to evaluate a loss of normal supply in the water
				well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 3 - Construction Standards › Section 3-1 - Water well drilling in an unconsolidated aquifer

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				section governs the drilling of a water well in an unconsolidated
				aquifer.
(b) A water well shall be
				equipped with casing that has an inside diameter of at least two (2) inches.
				The casing shall not be used as a suction pipe.
(c) The water well shall:
(1) be equipped with a pumping apparatus that
				provides at least twenty (20) feet of available drawdown; or
(2) penetrate the entire saturated thickness
				of the source aquifer and be equipped with a pumping apparatus that provides
				for the maximum available drawdown.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 12 - WATER WELL DRILLING AND GROUND WATER › Rule 3 - Construction Standards › Section 3-2 - Water well drilling in a bedrock aquifer

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  14-10-2-4; IC
				  14-25-4-13; IC
				  14-25-4-17
Affected: IC
				  14-25-4; IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				section governs the drilling of a water well in a bedrock aquifer.
(b) A water well shall be equipped with
				casing which has an inside diameter of at least two (2) inches. The casing
				shall not be used as a suction pipe.
(c) The water well shall:
(1) be equipped with a pumping apparatus that
				provides at least fifty (50) feet of available drawdown; or
(2) penetrate the entire saturated thickness
				of the source aquifer and equipped with a pumping apparatus that provides for
				the maximum available drawdown.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-1 - General application of definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC
				  25-39-2
Sec. 1.
The definitions in this rule are in addition to those
				  contained in IC
				  25-39-2 and 312 IAC 1 and apply
				  throughout this article.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-2 - "Abandon" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
"Abandon" means to terminate operations of a well for water
				  supply, monitoring, dewatering, or geothermal purposes and to restore the site
				  of the well in a manner that will protect ground water resources from
				  contamination.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3 - "Aquifer characteristics" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
"Aquifer characteristics" refers to the type, thickness,
				  transmissivity coefficient of storage, and materials of a water bearing
				  unit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3.2 - "Available drawdown" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.2.
"Available drawdown" means the distance between the static
				  water level and the pump setting.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-3.7 - "Bedrock aquifer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.7.
"Bedrock aquifer" means a consolidated water-bearing
				  formation that has the ability to receive, store, and transmit water in an
				  amount sufficient to satisfy a beneficial use.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-4 - "Bentonite" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 4.
"Bentonite" means clay material composed predominantly of
				  sodium montmorillonite that meets American Petroleum Institute specifications
				  Standard 13-A (1985).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-5 - "Bentonite slurry" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 5.
"Bentonite slurry" means a mixture, made according to
				  manufacturer specifications, of water and commercial grouting or plugging
				  bentonite that contains high concentrations of solids. The term does not
				  include sodium bentonite products that contain low solid concentration or are
				  designed for drilling fluid purposes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6 - "Bridge" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 6.
"Bridge" means a barrier created by any unwanted object or
				  material that prevents the introduction of grouting materials in the borehole
				  or well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-6.3 - "Business day" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 6.3.
"Business day" has the meaning set forth in
				  610 IAC 6-1-2.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-7 - "Coarse grade crushed bentonite" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 7.
"Coarse grade crushed bentonite" means natural bentonite
				  crushed to an average size range of three-eighths (d) to three-fourths
				  (¾) inches.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-8 - "Competency examination" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 8.
"Competency examination" means an examination given by the
				  department that is designed to establish the capability and skill of an
				  individual to operate as a water well driller or water well pump
				  installer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-9 - "Confined aquifer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 9.
"Confined aquifer" means an aquifer that contains sufficient
				  hydrostatic head to cause ground water to rise above the upper boundary of the
				  aquifer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-10 - "Contamination" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 10.
"Contamination" means the degradation of natural water
				  quality as a result of human activities.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-11 - "Dewatering well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 11.
"Dewatering well" means a temporary water well that:
(1) is used as part of a construction project
				to remove water from a surface or subsurface area; and
(2) ceases to be used upon completion of the
				construction project or shortly after completion of the project.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-11.5 - "Direct supervision" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 11.5.
"Direct supervision" means to be physically present, on the
				  job site, or otherwise in close proximity so as to be able to respond promptly
				  and effectively in person.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-12 - "Disinfection" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 12.
"Disinfection" means the process of destroying pathogenic
				  micro-organisms, such as coliform bacteria.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-13 - "Division" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 13.
"Division" means the division of water of the
				  department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-14 - "Drawdown" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 14.
"Drawdown" means the amount of lowering of the water level
				  in a well resulting from the discharge of water by pumping from the
				  well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-15 - "Grout pipe" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 15.
"Grout pipe" means a length of hose or pipe positioned in
				  the annular space of a well, between the well casing and the borehole, used for
				  the introduction of grouting materials.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-16 - "High capacity water well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 16.
"High capacity water well" means a well that has the
				  capability of withdrawing one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons of ground
				  water or more in one (1) day.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-17 - "Medium grade crushed bentonite" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 17.
"Medium grade crushed bentonite" means natural bentonite
				  crushed to an average size range of one-fourth (¼) to three-eighths
				  (3/8) inch.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-18 - "Monitoring well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 18.
"Monitoring well" means a well installed to obtain
				  hydrogeological information or to monitor the quality or quantity of ground
				  water.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-19 - "Operating well drilling equipment" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 19.
"Operating well drilling equipment" means to use equipment
				  to drill a well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-19.3 - "Personal use" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC
				  14-8-2-202; IC 25-39
Sec. 19.3.
"Personal use" means the use of a water well or water well
				  pumping equipment for water supply purposes if either:
(1) located on property owned or in
				possession of a person as defined in IC
				14-8-2-202; or
(2) with respect to a public water supply
				utility, possessed by a permanent employee of the public water supply
				utility.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-19.5 - "Pitless adapter" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 19.5.
"Pitless adapter" means an assembly of parts that:
(1) allows water to pass through the wall of
				the well casing or extension of the well casing;
(2) provides access to the well and the parts
				of the pumping system within the well;
(3) provides for the transportation of water;
				and
(4) protects the well from
				contamination at or near the surface.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-19.7 - "Pitless unit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 19.7.
"Pitless unit" means a factory assembled device consisting
				  of the pitless adapter, a mechanism that attaches to the well casing, and a
				  well casing riser in a single unit to prevent contaminants from entering the
				  well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-20 - "Public water supply well" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 20.
"Public water supply well" means a well that provides a
				  source of water to a public water system as defined in
				  327 IAC 8-2-1 that serves either
				  of the following:
(1) At least fifteen
				(15) service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at
				least twenty-five (25) year-round residents.
(2) At least fifteen (15) service connections
				used by nonresidents or regularly serves twenty-five (25) or more nonresident
				individuals daily for at least sixty (60) days per year.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-20.4 - "Pump installation" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 20.4.
(a) Except
				as provided in subsection (b), "pump installation" means placement and
				preparation for operation of equipment and materials used in withdrawing or
				obtaining water from a well. The term includes construction to enter the well
				and to establish seals and safeguards to protect water from
				contamination.
(b) The term does
				not apply to activities in association with a monitoring well or a dewatering
				well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-21 - "Reference" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 21.
"Reference" means a person who attests to the character and
				  professional qualifications of an applicant for a license.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-22 - "Regulatory flood" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 22.
"Regulatory flood" has the meaning set forth in
				  310 IAC
				  6-1-3(32).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-23 - "Thermoplastic pipe" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 23.
"Thermoplastic pipe" means plastic well pipe made of
				  acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, polyvinyl chloride, or rubber-modified
				  polystyrene with standards listed in American Society of Testing
				  Materials.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-24 - "Unconsolidated aquifer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 24.
"Unconsolidated aquifer" means geologic material or
				  deposits, other than bedrock, that can receive, store, and transmit water in
				  amounts that will satisfy a beneficial use. Examples of these geologic
				  materials and deposits include sand and gravel.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-24.8 - "Well cap" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 24.8.
"Well cap" means a welded, threaded, glued, or mechanically
				  attached apparatus that:
(1) overlaps
				the top of the well casing or pitless unit with a downward flange;
				and
(2) encloses the atmospheric
				termination of a well casing or pitless unit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-25 - "Well pit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 25.
"Well pit" means a subsurface excavation that contains a
				  well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-26 - "Well seal" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 26.
"Well seal" means a device used to establish a watertight
				  closure at the atmospheric termination of the well casing or pitless unit to
				  prevent contaminants and other materials from entering a
				  well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 1 - Definitions › Section 1-27 - "Well vent" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 27.
"Well vent" means an opening at the upper terminal of a well
				  to provide:
(1) equalization of air
				pressure in the well; or
(2)
				release of gases.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-1 - Application form

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC
				  25-39-3-3
Sec. 1.
(a) An
				initial application for a license as a water well driller or water well pump
				installer must be completed on a departmental form and must include the
				following:
(1) The:
(A) name;
(B) current address;
(C) telephone number; and
(D) birth date; of the
				applicant.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-2 - License fee; duplicate license

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-1-8-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
(a) The fee
				to accompany any application for a license as a water well driller or water
				well pump installer is one hundred dollars ($100) for a calendar
				year.
(b) A person who is issued a
				license as a water well driller or water well pump installer may apply to the
				department for a duplicate license (which is effective during the same calendar
				year) if the original license:
(1) is
				lost;
(2) is stolen;
(3) is destroyed; or
(4) otherwise becomes unavailable to the
				driller.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-3 - License renewals and restorations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
(a) A license
				may be renewed for the following year, without examination, under section 1(b)
				of this rule.
(b) An applicant for
				license renewal must:
(1) include a copy of
				forms verifying the hours of approved continuing education completed;
				and
(2) attest to compliance with
				all continuing education requirements.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-3.3 - Continuing education requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.3.
(a) A
				licensed water well driller who has held a license for at least one (1)
				calendar year must complete at least six (6) hours of approved continuing
				education before December 31 of each even-numbered year and must retain the
				following information for each course completed:
(1) The number of hours spent in the
				continuing education course.
(2)
				The name of the person or organization presenting the continuing education
				course.
(3) The date, location, and
				title of the continuing education course.
(4) The number of hours of continuing
				education awarded for the course.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-3.5 - Approval of continuing education courses

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.5.
(a) The
				department may approve a continuing education course for purposes of this rule
				that addresses one (1) of the following topics:
(1) Water well construction, rehabilitation,
				and abandonment.
(2) Installation
				and repair of water well pumping equipment.
(3) Grouting of water wells.
(4) Water well disinfection and water sample
				collection.
(5) Pumping test
				procedures and ground water resource evaluations.
(6) Evaluation and remediation of ground
				water contamination.
(7) Another
				topic approved by the department under IC 25-39.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-3.7 - Waiver or modification of continuing education requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.7.
A licensed water well driller or water well pump installer
				  may apply in writing to the department for a waiver or modification of the
				  continuing education requirements of this rule if the well driller or pump
				  installer:
(1) establishes that an
				emergency existed during the period for which the continuing education was
				required;
(2) has had an
				incapacitating illness verified by the applicant and a licensed physician;
				or
(3) was prevented from
				completing the continuing education requirement because of active military duty
				during the period for which the continuing education was required.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-4 - Competency examination

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 4.
(a) A
				competency examination will be given by the division at least two (2) times
				annually. The examination will be given on a day specified by the division
				during the second full week of June and during the second full week of
				November.
(b) The fee to take the
				competency examination is twenty-five dollars ($25).
(c) The competency examination is in writing,
				but, upon request by an applicant, an oral examination will be given.
(d) An applicant must submit a valid
				identification card, with a photograph of the applicant, before taking the
				examination.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-5 - Statement by a reference

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 5.
A statement by a reference shall include the following
				  information:
(1) The state of
				residence of the reference.
(2) The
				full name, address, telephone number, and occupation of the
				reference.
(3) The length of time
				the reference has known the applicant.
(4) How the reference is familiar with the
				applicant's work.
(5) A general
				statement regarding their evaluation of the applicant's professional
				competency.
(6) The signature of
				the reference attesting to or affirming the accuracy of the information on the
				reference form.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 2 - Drilling License and Well Records › Section 2-6 - Well records

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 6.
Within thirty (30) days after completion of a well, a water
				  well driller must submit, on a departmental form or division-approved form,
				  accurate records for each well drilled to include the following
				  information:
(1) The method of well
				construction.
(2) The proposed use
				of the well, for example:
(A)
				residential;
(B)
				industrial;
(C) monitoring;
				or
(D)
				dewatering.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 3 - Well Drilling Procedures and Well Locations › Section 3-1 - Operations at drilling site

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 1.
A water well driller or water well pump installer must
				  operate all equipment according to generally accepted standards in the
				  industry. The driller or pump installer is responsible for initiating,
				  maintaining, and supervising operations and must take appropriate precautions
				  to prevent damage, injury, or other loss to persons and property at the
				  drilling site.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 3 - Well Drilling Procedures and Well Locations › Section 3-2 - Well locations

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
(a) A well
				shall be located as follows:
(1) To use every
				natural protection to promote the maintenance of the well and its surroundings,
				and to protect the quantity and quality of ground water encountered during the
				construction of the well.
(2) As
				far as practicable from any:
(A) high capacity
				well; and
(B) known contamination
				source.
(3) To protect
				the well against surface water ponding, drainage, or flooding. Earthen
				materials shall be placed around the pitless unit or finished well casing in a
				manner to drain surface water away from the well. The finished well casing or
				pitless unit shall extend at least one (1) foot above the ground level and, if
				located in a designated flood hazard area, must:
(A) be at least two (2) feet above the
				elevation of the regulatory flood; or
(B) be equipped with a watertight pitless
				unit cap or well seal and vented to an elevation at least two (2) feet above
				the elevation of the regulatory flood.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 3 - Well Drilling Procedures and Well Locations › Section 3-3 - Standards for wells drilled adjacent to buildings

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
(a) This
				section establishes standards for the placement of a well that is near a
				building.
(b) The center line of a
				well located outside and adjacent to a building shall, if extended vertically,
				clear any projection from the building by not less than five (5)
				feet.
(c) A well shall be
				reasonably accessible to equipment for proper cleaning, repair, testing,
				inspection, and other maintenance.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 4 - Well Equipment and Installation Specifications › Section 4-1 - Casing

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-2; IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				section establishes minimum casing requirements.
(b) A new well shall be equipped with casing
				having an inside diameter of at least two (2) inches. The inside diameter of
				the well casing shall allow for easy installation and future removal of the
				permanent pumping equipment.
(c) A
				well must be cased to a depth of at least twenty-five (25) feet below the
				ground surface unless otherwise approved by the division.
(d) Casing shall be constructed of a steel or
				thermoplastic material or a casing specified in subsection (f). Ferrous casing
				shall be new, first class material that meets the American Society of Testing
				Materials (ASTM) standards ASTM A-120 (1984) or ASTM A-53 (1987) or American
				Petroleum Institute (API) standards API-5A or API-5L (1987). Thermoplastic pipe
				shall comply with ASTM F-480 (1981).
(e) Casing used under this section must be
				new. Casing that is salvaged within thirty (30) days of the installation of a
				well is considered new if the casing is still in new condition.
(f) Steel, thermoplastic or NSF certified
				fiberglass pipe, or concrete tile shall be used in bucket wells. This casing
				shall be new material.
(g) No
				finished well casing shall be cut below the ground surface except to install a
				pitless well adapter or as specified in
				312 IAC 13-6-2(b)(1)
				 or
				312 IAC
				13-6-2(c)(2). A pitless adapter must
				meet the requirements of section 3 of this rule.
(h) Upon installation, a well casing shall be
				fitted with a temporary cap that remains in place until pumping equipment or a
				pitless adapter is installed. The cap shall be a type that prevents vermin or
				other potential contaminants from entering the well.
(i) This section does not apply to a
				monitoring well or a dewatering well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 4 - Well Equipment and Installation Specifications › Section 4-2 - Well screens

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
(a) A well
				drilled in an unconsolidated formation shall be equipped with a well screen
				having adequate openings to provide for maximum water transmittance with
				respect to the size of the water bearing formation or gravel pack.
(b) Approved screen materials are stainless
				steel, brass, bronze, fiberglass, and polyvinyl chloride or acrylonitrile
				butadiene styrene plastic.
(c) This
				section does not apply to a monitoring well or a dewatering well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 4 - Well Equipment and Installation Specifications › Section 4-3 - Pitless units and pitless adapters

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-2; IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
(a) A pitless
				unit shall:
(1) extend the upper end of the
				well casing at least one (1) foot above the ground level; and
(2) be affixed to the well casing in a manner
				that is watertight by:
(A)
				threading;
(B) welding (including
				gluing); or
(C) a mechanical
				connection.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 4 - Well Equipment and Installation Specifications › Section 4-3.5 - Water well pump installation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.5.
(a) Unless
				otherwise approved by the department, a water well that is completed:
(1) in an unconsolidated aquifer shall be
				equipped with a pumping apparatus that provides at least twenty (20) feet of
				available drawdown; and
(2) in a
				bedrock aquifer shall be equipped with a pumping apparatus that provides at
				least fifty (50) feet of available drawdown.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 4 - Well Equipment and Installation Specifications › Section 4-4 - Well pits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 4.
(a) The
				design of a well pit that contains a well must be approved by the division
				before construction.
(b) This
				section does not apply to a monitoring well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 4 - Well Equipment and Installation Specifications › Section 4-5 - Construction water

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-39-4-2; IC
				  25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 5.
Water used in the drilling process shall be obtained from a
				  source that will not result in contamination of the well or water bearing zones
				  penetrated by the well.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 5 - Grouting of Wells › Section 5-1 - Materials and installation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-2; IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				section governs grouting materials and the installation of grouting materials
				for new wells.
(b) Grouting
				materials shall consist of:
(1) neat cement
				with no more than five percent (5%) by weight of bentonite additive;
(2) bentonite slurry (which can include
				polymers designed to retard swelling);
(3) pelletized, granular, medium grade, or
				coarse grade crushed bentonite; or
(4) other materials approved by the
				commission.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 6 - Minimum Well Construction Standards › Section 6-1 - Rotary or augered wells

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-2; IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 1.
(a) This
				section governs the construction of wells by rotary or auger drilling
				methods.
(b) A well shall be
				drilled and equipped with a casing having a minimum of two (2) inches inside
				diameter installed in an open hole having a diameter of at least two (2) inches
				greater than the outside diameter of the casing.
(c) A well shall be cased to a minimum depth
				of twenty-five (25) feet below the ground surface unless otherwise approved by
				the division.
(d) A well shall have
				a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet of the borehole annulus pressure grouted
				with neat cement or a bentonite slurry unless otherwise approved by the
				division.
(e) A well penetrating
				bedrock shall have the borehole annulus pressure grouted with neat cement or a
				bentonite slurry from the bottom of the well casing, or the top of the
				formation packer to the ground surface (or to four (4) feet below the ground
				surface if a pitless adapter is installed).
(f) A well constructed in an unconsolidated
				aquifer shall have the borehole annulus pressure grouted with neat cement or a
				bentonite slurry from the top of the natural or introduced gravel pack to the
				ground surface (or to four (4) feet below the ground surface if a pitless
				adapter is installed). The gravel pack shall not extend more than ten (10) feet
				above the top of the well screen unless otherwise approved by the
				division.
(g) This section does not
				apply to any of the following:
(1) A
				monitoring well.
(2) A dewatering
				well.
(3) A public water supply
				well.
The installation of a public water supply well is governed by
				  327 IAC
				  8-3.4.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 6 - Minimum Well Construction Standards › Section 6-2 - Bucket wells

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-2; IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 2.
(a) This
				section governs the construction of wells by bucket rig drilling
				methods.
(b) A bucket well
				installed as buried slab construction shall conform with the following:
(1) The well casing shall terminate not less
				than ten (10) feet below the ground surface. The casing shall meet the
				requirements contained in
				312 IAC 13-4-1 and must be firmly
				embedded in or connected to a pipe, a minimum of two (2) inches inside
				diameter, cast in a reinforced buried concrete slab, or attached to a NSF
				certified fiberglass cap with a watertight mechanical or glued connection.
				Fiberglass well casing may be slotted below the ground surface to allow for the
				transmittance of water into the well.
(2) The annular opening between the well
				casing and the well bore shall be filled with washed graded gravel from the
				bottom of the well to the concrete slab or the fiberglass. The annular space
				between the pipe and borehole shall be sealed with concrete or granular,
				pelletized, or coarse grade crushed bentonite at least six (6) inches thick.
				The remainder of the borehole shall be filled with clean earth and thoroughly
				tamped to minimize settling.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 312 - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION › Article 13 - WATER WELL DRILLERS AND WATER WELL PUMP INSTALLERS › Rule 6 - Minimum Well Construction Standards › Section 6-3 - Cable tool or jetted wells

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC 25-39-4-2; IC 25-39-4-9
Affected: IC 25-39
Sec. 3.
(a) This
				section governs the construction of wells by cable tool or jetting
				methods.
(b) A well installed by
				cable tool or jetting shall be equipped with casing having a minimum of two (2)
				inches inside diameter and be cased a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet below
				ground surface.
(c) If well casing
				is driven or jetted, a borehole with an inside diameter at least two (2) inches
				greater than the outside diameter of the casing to be driven shall be dug at
				least three (3) feet, but not more than five (5) feet, below ground surface.
				The casing shall be centered in the larger diameter borehole. A bentonite
				slurry, granular bentonite, or medium grade crushed bentonite shall fill the
				annulus during the installation of the well casing. Notwithstanding
				312 IAC
				13-5-1(c), bentonite slurry may be
				introduced into the borehole annulus by gravity methods during the installation
				of the well casing.
(d) Unless
				otherwise approved by the division, a well must be grouted under section 1 of
				this rule if either of the following conditions exist:
(1) A larger diameter temporary casing is
				used to install a smaller diameter permanent well casing.
(2) A later diameter borehole is drilled to
				install a smaller diameter well casing.