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North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-08 - Organic chemical sampling and monitoring requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Volatile
				and nonvolatile synthetic organic chemicals.
a. Coverage. Community and nontransient
				noncommunity water systems shall conduct monitoring to determine compliance
				with the maximum contaminant levels for the volatile and nonvolatile synthetic
				organic chemicals.
b. Sampling
				frequency. The number and frequency of samples shall be as prescribed by the
				department and set forth under title 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 141,
				subpart C.
c. Compliance.
				Compliance for each point that is sampled shall be prescribed by the department
				and set forth under title 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 141, subpart
				C.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-08.1 - Disinfectants, disinfectant residuals, disinfection by products, and disinfection by product precursors

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Public water systems shall conduct monitoring to determine
				  compliance with maximum contaminant levels, maximum residual disinfectant
				  levels, and treatment technique requirements for disinfectants, disinfectant
				  residuals, disinfection byproducts, and disinfection byproduct precursors as
				  set forth under title 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 141, subparts L and
				  V. Public water systems shall also comply with the requirements for conducting
				  an initial distribution system evaluation as set forth under title 40 Code of
				  Federal Regulations part 141, subpart U.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-10 - Radioactivity monitoring and compliance

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Community water systems shall sample for gross alpha particle
				  activity, radium-226, radium-228, and uranium. Monitoring frequency and
				  compliance shall be as prescribed by the department and set forth under title
				  40 Code of Federal Regulations parts 141.26 and 141.66.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-12 - Monitoring of consecutive public water systems

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
When a public water system supplies water to one or more
				  other public water systems, the department may modify the monitoring
				  requirements imposed to the extent that the interconnection of the systems
				  justifies treating them as a single system for monitoring purposes. Any
				  modified monitoring shall be conducted pursuant to a schedule specified by the
				  department.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-13 - Public notification

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All public water systems are required to notify the public
				  they serve when they fail to comply with the requirements of the national
				  primary drinking water regulations (NPDWRs), fail to comply with the
				  requirements of any schedule prescribed pursuant to a variance or exemption, or
				  incur other situations posing a risk to public health. Owners and operators
				  must follow the form, manner, frequency, and content of a public notice as
				  prescribed by the department and set forth under title 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations part 141, subpart Q.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-13.1 - Consumer confidence reports

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Coverage
				and general requirements.
Community water systems shall deliver an
				annual consumer confidence report to all billing units or service connections
				provided drinking water by the system. The report shall contain information on
				the quality of the drinking water delivered by the system and characterize
				risks from exposure to contaminants detected in the drinking water. For the
				purpose of the report, detected means at or above the levels set forth under
				title 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 141, subpart O.
2.
Effective dates.
Existing
				community water systems shall deliver annual reports by July first of each
				year. Annual reports shall contain information collected by December
				thirty-first of the previous calendar year.
New community water systems shall deliver the first report by
				  July first of the year after its first full calendar year in operation and
				  subsequent reports by July first of each year. Community water systems that
				  sell water to other community water systems shall provide applicable
				  information to the buyer systems as set forth under title 40 Code of Federal
				  Regulations part 141, subpart O.
3.
Content.
Each report shall
				contain the information set forth under title 40 Code of Federal Regulations
				part 141, subpart O.
4.
Report delivery.
Community water systems shall comply with the
				report delivery requirements set forth under title 40 Code of Federal
				Regulations part 141, subpart O.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-16 - Siting

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All new, altered, or expanded public water systems including
				  wells and treatment and storage facilities necessary for the continuous
				  operation of the system shall be located so as to:
1. Minimize potential breakdown as a result
				of floods, fires, or other disasters;
2. Except for intake structures, not be
				within the floodplain of a one hundred-year flood;
3. Prevent contamination of the water supply
				by existing sources of pollution; and
4. Provide sufficient property for water
				supply facilities to allow proper operation, maintenance, replacement, and
				storage of system components.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC
					 61-28.1-04
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-17 - Plans and specifications

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Submission
				of plans.
Plans and specifications shall be prepared for all new public
				water systems and for alterations or extensions to existing systems. Such plans
				and specifications, together with other pertinent information, shall be
				submitted to the department for review and approval prior to awarding of
				contracts. Such plans and specifications shall:
a. Be submitted in triplicate and in
				sufficient time to permit at least a two-week period for review and comment and
				with additional time to incorporate changes, if required;
b. Be presented in legible form and of
				sufficient scale to facilitate review;
c. Include supplemental information
				pertaining to basis of design, description of existing facilities, appraisal of
				future needs and such other information normally included in an engineer's
				report, as may be requested by the department; and
d. Be replaced by "as-built" plans when
				change orders result in major changes in the facilities.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-18 - Operation and maintenance

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Public water systems shall be supervised by competent
				  personnel and modified, operated, and maintained in accordance with guidelines
				  that may be developed or Adopted by the department. North Dakota Century Code
				  chapter 23.1-07 required certified operators for all public water systems
				  except those that serve other than year-round residents and meet all of the
				  following conditions:
1. The water
				supply is obtained solely from ground water sources that the department has
				determined are not under the direct influence of surface water.
2. Treatment, if provided, consists strictly
				of disinfection, fluoridation, sequestration, corrosion control, or other
				processes that involve simple chemical addition and minor operational
				control.
3. The water supply system
				is not required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act or its implementing
				regulations to be operated by qualified personnel.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-19 - Protection of public water systems

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Cross-connection control.
a.
				Cross connections are prohibited except when and where, as approved by the
				authority having jurisdiction, suitable protective devices are installed,
				tested, and maintained to ensure proper operation on a continuing
				basis.
b. A system shall be
				designed, installed, and maintained in such a manner as to prevent nonpotable
				liquids, solids, or gases from being introduced into the water through cross
				connections or any other piping connections to the system.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-17 - Public Water Supply Systems › Chapter 33.1-17-01 - Public Water Supply Systems in North Dakota › Section 33.1-17-01-20 - Ground water system - Source requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
In addition to the remaining provisions of this chapter,
				  public water systems utilizing ground water sources shall comply with the
				  monitoring and treatment technique requirements and undergo sanitary surveys as
				  set forth under title 40 Code of Federal Regulations part 141, subpart S. This
				  applies to public water systems that are consecutive users but not to subpart H
				  systems and systems that combine all of their ground water with surface water
				  prior to treatment.
General Authority:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 61-28.1-03; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 69
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-01 - Responsibility

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
It is the responsibility of any person, partnership,
				  association, or corporation engaged in the business of construction of water
				  wells, the installation of water well pumps, pitless units, or other
				  appurtenances, or both, or drilling of geothermal systems, to comply within the
				  meaning of this chapter pursuant to North Dakota Century Code chapters 23.1-01,
				  43-35, and 61-28.1.
A person, partnership, association, or corporation may not
				  engage in the business of water well construction, the installation of water
				  well pumps, pitless units, or other appurtenances, or both, or drilling of
				  geothermal systems, unless a certified water well contractor, water well pump
				  and pitless unit installer, or geothermal system driller is in charge.
The certified water well contractor, water well pump and
				  pitless installer, or geothermal system driller in charge shall provide
				  inspection and supervision of all water well construction activities,
				  installation of water well pumps, pitless units, or other appurtenances, or
				  both, or drilling of geothermal systems.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 45
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-03 - Plans and specifications

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
No public water well shall be constructed or modified, or
				  water well pump, pitless unit, or other appurtenances be installed without
				  prior approval of plans and specifications. Plans and specifications shall be
				  submitted to the department for review prior to construction. Note chapter
				  33.1-03-08. The plans and specifications shall include:
1. Proposed well location.
2. Location and depths of existing wells,
				location of septic tanks, absorption fields, sewers, barnyards, feedlots,
				landfills, and high water marks of lakes or streams with a radius of five
				hundred feet [152.4 meters].
3.
				Elevation of highest known flood levels, upper terminal of well casing, floor
				of structure, and outside grade.
4.
				A schematic drawing of the well construction showing diameter and depth of
				drill holes, casing and liner diameters and depths, grouting depths, and other
				details as necessary to completely describe the proposed well.
5. Certification that the state engineer,
				state water commission, has issued a conditional water permit for the
				beneficial use of water from the well to be constructed, if such a permit is
				required pursuant to North Dakota Century Code section 61-04-02.
Routine maintenance and repair does not require submission of
				  plans and specifications.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 45
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-04 - Location of wells

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Relation
				to sources of contamination.
Determination of minimum lateral distances
				of a well from potential sources of contamination, involves evaluation of the
				character and location of the sources of contamination, types of geologic
				formations, depth to the aquifer, effect on ground water movement by well
				pumping, and possibilities of flooding of the site by surface waters.
Based on experience, accepted minimum lateral distances for
				  some common sources of pollution with respect to a well have been established.
				  The lack of specific distances for other possible sources of contamination such
				  as refuse disposal sites, excavations, waste treatment facilities, buried oil
				  and gasoline storage tanks, improperly constructed wells and cisterns, etc.,
				  does not minimize their potential hazards.
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The site should be on high ground and be:
a. At least one hundred feet [30.48 meters]
				(fifty feet [15.24 meters] for private wells) from privy pits, cesspools,
				septic tanks, absorption fields, barnyards, feedlots, high water marks of
				lakes, streams, sloughs, ponds, etc., when well is constructed in
				unconsolidated soils with filtering properties.
b. At least thirty feet [9.14 meters] from
				sewerlines.
c. At least ten feet
				[3.05 meters] from basements or pits.
d. At least twenty feet [6.1 meters] from
				overhead powerlines and other hazardous devices. Note section 24-02-01-03.
Greater distances are always preferable and often necessary,
				  depending upon soil conditions. When wells are constructed in consolidated
				  formations, care must be taken in locating the wells as pollutants have
				  traveled great distances in such formations.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-06 - General well construction requirements

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Construction water.
Water used in the drilling process shall be
				obtained from a source which will not result in contamination of the well.
				Chlorination of the water with an initial dosage of not less than fifty
				milligrams per liter (one gallon [3.78 liters] of laundry bleach or 0.6 pounds
				[1.32 kilograms] of calcium hypochlorite per one thousand gallons [3.78
				kiloliters] of drilling water) is recommended.
Waters from surface sources must be chlorinated with a
				  minimum dosage of one hundred milligrams per liter (two gallons [7.56 liters]
				  of laundry bleach or 1.2 pounds [2.64 kilograms] of calcium hypochlorite per
				  one thousand gallons [3.78 kiloliters] of drilling water).
2.
Ferrous well casing.
a. General. Casing and liner pipe of wrought
				iron or steel through ten inches [25.4 centimeters] in diameter shall be prime
				pipe meeting current American society for testing and materials schedule 40, or
				equivalent specifications. Larger diameter pipes shall have a minimum wall
				thickness of three hundred seventy-five thousandths of an inch [0.952
				centimeter].
All casing shall have additional thickness and weight if
				  standard thickness is not considered sufficient to assure reasonable life
				  expectancy of the well or be capable of withstanding forces to which they are
				  subjected.
b. Drive shoe.
				Pipe that is to be driven shall be equipped with a drive shoe or other device
				approved by the department.
c.
				Joints. Casing and liner pipe joints shall be properly welded or
				threaded.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-07 - Pump installation for water wells

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Pumphouse
				appurtenances.
The installation of necessary appurtenances for public
				wells shall be as illustrated in pump installation details contained in the
				diagrams attached to this chapter.
a. Floor
				drain. The pumproom floor shall be watertight and shall slope away from the
				pump base. The pumproom floor shall be provided with a floor drain discharging
				to a sump at least twenty-five feet [7.62 meters] from the well.
b. Vents. Provisions shall be made for
				venting the well casing to the atmosphere. There shall be no holes in the pump
				base which might allow wastewater or other material to enter the well. A
				breather tube shall be installed of sufficient size to permit air to enter and
				leave the well freely with the changing of water elevation caused by starting
				and stopping the pump. The breather tube shall terminate in a full
				one-hundred-eighty-degree bend at least eighteen inches [45.72 centimeters]
				above the floor, securely screened with sixteen mesh wire screen. If the
				breather tube or a depth gauge line passes through the base of the pump or
				through the seal connection into the well, the hole about the tube shall be
				sealed.
c. Water level measurement.
				An access plug for a measuring tape or an air line and drawdown gauge for
				determining location of the water level shall be installed during the
				installation of the pump on all public wells. Installation of permanent water
				level measuring equipment shall be made using corrosion-resistant materials
				firmly attached, in a vertical position, to the drop pipe or pump column in
				such a manner as to prevent entrance of foreign materials. The air line shall
				extend from the top of the well to several feet [meters] below the lowest
				anticipated water level. The length of the air line shall be accurately
				measured and the length recorded.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-08 - Storage tanks

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Public
				water systems.
Storage equipment for public water systems must be as
				shown on approved plans and specifications.
2.
Private water systems.
Storage equipment must be as follows:
a. All
				tanks must be certified under water system council standards for size and
				pressure.
b. Hydropneumatic tanks
				must have a working pressure rating in excess of the maximum system pressure
				but not less than seventy-five pounds per square inch [34.02 kilograms per 6.45
				square centimeters].
c. All tanks
				must be coated or made of materials resistant to corrosion.
d. All tanks must be constructed of materials
				or coatings which are nontoxic.
e.
				All tanks must be provided with a means of draining.
f. Atmospheric storage tanks must be provided
				with a cover to prevent the entrance of unauthorized persons, dirt, or vermin.
				The cover must be vented with a return bend vent pipe having an area not less
				than the area of the downfeed riser pipe and the vent must be screened with
				corrosion-resistant screen having not less than fourteen and not more than
				twenty openings per linear inch [2.54 centimeters].
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-09 - Materials for water distribution

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
Water
				service pipe.
a. Public water systems.
				Water service pipe from the well to the point of entrance to a pumphouse or
				building must be as shown on approved plans and specifications.
b. Private water systems. Water service pipe
				from the well to point of entrance to a pumphouse or building must be made of
				copper, galvanized steel, or approved plastic. Approved plastic (polyvinyl
				chloride, polyethylene, or polybutylene) must have a minimum pressure rating of
				one hundred sixty pounds per square inch at seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit
				[11.25 kilograms per square centimeter at 22.8 degrees Celsius]. Copper tube,
				when used underground, may not be less than type L.All threaded ferrous pipe
				and fittings must be galvanized or cement-lined and, when used underground in
				corrosive soil or filled ground, must be coal tar enamel-coated and threaded
				joints must be coated and wrapped when installed.
All piping must comply with applicable standards for such
				  piping. Polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene, and polybutylene pipe shall carry the
				  seal of the national sanitation foundation.
Permeation through polyethylene and polybutylene pipes by
				  organic contaminants (including petroleum byproducts) can occur resulting in
				  contamination of water supplies. Where there is known contamination of soils by
				  organics or a high probability that contamination of soils by organics may
				  occur, it is recommended that polyethylene and polybutylene pipe not be used to
				  construct water supply lines.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-01 - Water Well Construction and Water Well Pump Installation › Section 33.1-18-01-10 - Cross-connection control

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All wells discharging to sources of contamination, such as
				  livestock watering tanks, must be provided with an approved backflow prevention
				  device or an airgap to prevent the backflow or siphonage of contaminants into
				  the well. The airgap should provide a minimum vertical distance between the
				  potable water pipe outlet and the water surface of not less than twice the
				  diameter of the outlet pipe. Greater distances are preferable.
Overflow lines from stock watering tanks or other sources of
				  contamination may not discharge to the well.
Please consult the North Dakota state plumbing code for
				  details.
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General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19, 43-35-19.1;
					 S.L.2017, ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19, 43-35-19.1;
					 S.L.2017, ch.199, §§ 45,
					 46
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-01 - Purpose

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum
				  acceptable standards for the design, installation, construction,
				  decommissioning, and documentation of boreholes and ground water monitoring
				  wells.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 47
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-02 - Applicability

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The installation, construction, and decommissioning of
				  boreholes and ground water monitoring wells must be supervised onsite by a
				  certified and licensed contractor.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-18.2, 43-35-19.2;
					 S.L.2017, ch.199, § 47
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-03 - Exclusions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Injection wells
				for the oil and gas industry;
2.
				Boreholes, piezometers, and monitoring wells for dams;
3. Monitoring well or borehole construction
				used for mineral exploration addressed under existing federal or state
				law;
4. Boreholes advanced above an
				aquifer for the purpose of determining the local stratigraphy; and
5. Special cases, with prior approval of the
				department.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 47
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-04 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
The terms used in this chapter have the same meaning as in
				  North Dakota Century Code chapter 43-35, except that:
1. "Annular-space: annulus" means the space
				between a casing and a riser or between the riser and the borehole.
2. "Aquifer" means a water-bearing formation
				that transmits water in sufficient quantities to supply a well for a beneficial
				use.
3. "Borehole" means an open or
				cased subsurface hole created by drilling.
4. "Casing" means the pipe installed to
				maintain the integrity of the borehole. The term casing is used in this chapter
				only in reference to protective casing; the definition is included to
				distinguish the term from riser.
5.
				"Department" means the department of environmental quality.
6. "Monitoring well" means any cased
				excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling,
				driving, jetting, or other methods for the purpose of determining the physical,
				chemical, biological, or radiological properties of ground water.
7. "Riser" means the pipe extending from the
				well screen to or above the ground surface.
8. "Shall" or "must" means mandatory
				compliance with all aspects of the specific provision of this chapter within
				which the word appears.
9. "Should"
				means the specific provision in which the word appears is not mandatory but is
				a recommended desirable procedure or method. Deviation from the provision is
				subject to site specific consideration by the certified contractor installing
				the borehole or monitoring well.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 47
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-05 - Borehole and well locations

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Prior to the
				initiation of assessment activities in response to a contaminant release or
				when prior departmental approval is required, under existing state statute
				boreholes and monitoring wells must be installed at practicable locations based
				on plans and specifications approved by the department.
2. The riser of a monitoring well must
				terminate at least one foot [0.304 meter] above the ground surface, except:
a. Monitoring wells should not be located in
				drainage ditches, floodplains, or floodway. Where this is impractical, the
				monitoring well should terminate at least two feet [0.609 meter] above the one
				hundred-year flood elevation for the well site. Those risers that do not must
				be constructed to preclude flood impact to the monitoring well.
b. A riser for a well constructed in a
				high-traffic area or other limiting site conditions should be mounted flush to
				grade or below grade with a protective casing to minimize damage, provided that
				construction must include a watertight seal to preclude surface water from
				entering the protective casing or riser and that the well is clearly marked as
				a monitoring well.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-06 - Drilling methods

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. This subsection
				applies to areas not likely having subsurface contamination.
a. Whenever feasible, drilling methods should
				not introduce water or fluids into the borehole and should optimize cuttings
				control at ground surface. The selected drilling method must reflect the
				purpose or objective of the borehole or monitoring well.
b. During drilling of boreholes, adequate
				care must be taken to prevent commingling of water from separate
				aquifers.
c. The nominal diameter
				of a borehole must provide a minimum annular space of 1.9 inches [48
				millimeters].
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-07 - Borehole and monitoring well documentation

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. A written log
				must be kept which records the depth below ground surface of the boundaries of
				all strata encountered when drilling a borehole. Each stratum encountered must
				be described using generally accepted geologic terminology.
2. The certified monitoring well contractor
				must provide a monitoring well completion report to the board of water well
				contractors on forms available from or acceptable to the board within thirty
				days after the well has been installed. A completed report must include project
				and location, date of drilling, logger's name and title, well number or
				borehole number, drilling method and fluids used, borehole diameter, total
				depth, decontamination procedures, and a lithologic description as provided by
				subsection 1. Additional information, the availability of which is dependent
				upon the drilling method used, should also be provided and includes moisture
				content, fractures, and depth at which water was first encountered. A completed
				report must also include certified monitoring well contractor's name and
				license number; riser material; screen material and screen slot size, length,
				and placement; filter pack materials; riser and screen cleaning and
				installation procedures; sealing materials, placement and installation
				procedures; well development procedures; and any installation conditions which
				affected well construction.
3. When
				completion reports are required by the department as a matter of fulfillment of
				its regulatory functions, the reports must include the information required by
				subsections 1 and 2; a detailed drawing of each well, including dimensions, as
				part of the well driller's report; and a map drawn to a specified scale showing
				the locations of all monitoring wells with an accuracy of three feet [0.914
				meter]. The map must include manmade structure boundaries, any pertinent
				property boundaries, a north arrow, the location coordinates and elevation of
				all permanent benchmarks, the horizontal position of each monitoring well and
				its survey coordinates, the vertical elevation of the top riser referenced to
				the nearest benchmark to an accuracy of 0.01 feet [0.003 meter], and the
				respective identification number for each well.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 47
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-08 - Monitoring well construction materials

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Riser.
a. Specifications. The riser for a monitoring
				well must retain structural integrity for the duration of the monitoring period
				under actual subsurface conditions.
(1) The
				riser and couplings must be constructed of materials that neither absorb nor
				leach chemical constituents that could bias representative ground water
				samples. The riser and couplings must be compatible, resisting corrosion, with
				anticipated contaminants. Depending upon the intended use of the well, the
				riser should have a vented cap, except wells constructed in a potential
				flooding condition or flush-mounted wells must not have a vented cap.
(2) The riser must be capable of withstanding
				installation and development stresses without damage.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-09 - Monitoring well development

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
All monitoring wells must be developed as follows:
1. The waiting period for monitoring well
				development after completion of well installation shall allow setup of
				sealants.
2. The monitoring well
				must be developed utilizing procedures that are compatible with the monitoring
				objective and that do not adversely impact well integrity. Development of the
				monitoring well must include at least three cycles or last for approximately
				one hour until the water is free of sediments or stabilizes, whichever occurs
				first. Stabilization occurs when successive measurements of indicator
				parameters, such as instrument readings for turbidity or specific conductivity,
				taken from separate well volumes, are within ten percent.
General Authority:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 43-35-19.2; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 47
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-18 - Water Well Contractors › Chapter 33.1-18-02 - Ground Water Monitoring Well Construction Requirements › Section 33.1-18-02-10 - Borehole and monitoring well abandonment

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The department
				may require by written notification an owner of the site of a borehole or
				monitoring well to decommission the borehole or monitoring well when necessary
				to:
a. Eliminate physical hazards on the
				surface;
b. Prevent contamination
				of ground water;
c. Prevent
				intermingling of desirable and undesirable waters; or
d. Eliminate unintended use.
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-19 - Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators › Chapter 33.1-19-01 - Certification of Water Treatment Facility Operators, Water Distribution and Storage System Operators, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators, and Wastewater Collection and Transfer System Operators › Section 33.1-19-01-01 - Responsibility

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
It is the responsibility of any person or persons operating a
				  water treatment, water distribution and storage, wastewater treatment, or
				  wastewater collection and transfer facility or system to comply with this
				  chapter pursuant to North Dakota Century Code chapter
				  23.1-07.
General Authority:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 22
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-19 - Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators › Chapter 33.1-19-01 - Certification of Water Treatment Facility Operators, Water Distribution and Storage System Operators, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators, and Wastewater Collection and Transfer System Operators › Section 33.1-19-01-02 - Definitions

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context or subject matter
				  otherwise requires:
1. "Direct
				responsible charge" means full and active performance of onsite operation of a
				water or wastewater treatment facility or a water distribution and storage or
				wastewater collection and transfer system, where the operator is responsible
				for technical support of the facility or system and provides direction to other
				operators, is onsite or on call during shift operations, is responsible for the
				operation of a major segment of a facility or system, or is the sole person
				employed as the facility or system operator.
2. "Official census" means the census taken
				each decade or a special census taken by the United States bureau of the
				census.
3. "Person" means any
				individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public
				or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any
				other state or political subdivision or agency thereof and any legal successor,
				representative agent, or agency of the foregoing.
4. "Water treatment facility" includes the
				source or sources of water or the water treatment plant or both.
5. "Water distribution and storage system"
				means that portion of the water supply system which obtains, stores, and
				conveys water from the treatment facility or other supply point to the premises
				of the consumer.
6. "Wastewater
				treatment facility" means those systems using mechanical or nonmechanical or
				both types of process units for the treatment of wastewater and for the
				treatment and disposal of solids removed from such wastes.
7. "Wastewater collection and transfer
				system" means that portion of a wastewater system in which wastewater is
				conveyed to a treatment facility from the premises of a contributor.
General Authority:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 22
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-19 - Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators › Chapter 33.1-19-01 - Certification of Water Treatment Facility Operators, Water Distribution and Storage System Operators, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators, and Wastewater Collection and Transfer System Operators › Section 33.1-19-01-03 - General

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. The official
				census must be used to determine the population served by a water treatment
				facility, water distribution and storage system, wastewater treatment facility,
				or wastewater collection and transfer system if population equivalent data is
				not available.
2. The total number
				of people served on an annual average daily basis must be used to determine
				population served by a water treatment facility, water distribution and storage
				system, wastewater treatment facility, or wastewater collection and transfer
				system if official census data is not available.
3. Facilities or systems with sufficiently
				complicated processes may be raised to a classification higher than that
				indicated by population equivalent or census.
4. Any facility which may have a combination
				of treatment processes, some of which may be in different facility classes,
				must be classified based on the treatment process which requires the highest
				numerical classification.
5. An
				operator who has direct responsible charge shall hold a certificate that is at
				least equal to the classification of the facility or system where the operator
				is employed.
General Authority:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented
: NDCC 23.1-07-03, 23.1-07-04,
					 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017, ch.199, §
					 22
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-19 - Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators › Chapter 33.1-19-01 - Certification of Water Treatment Facility Operators, Water Distribution and Storage System Operators, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators, and Wastewater Collection and Transfer System Operators › Section 33.1-19-01-04 - Application for certification

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
Applications for certification must be filed with the
				  department fifteen days prior to the examination on appropriate forms.An
				  application remains valid for a period of six months from the date of
				  submission.
General Authority:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 23.1-07-04, 23.1-07-06;
					 S.L.2017, ch.199, § 22
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-19 - Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators › Chapter 33.1-19-01 - Certification of Water Treatment Facility Operators, Water Distribution and Storage System Operators, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators, and Wastewater Collection and Transfer System Operators › Section 33.1-19-01-05 - Examinations

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Written
				examinations must be used in determining knowledge, ability, and judgment of
				the applicant. Oral examinations may be used in lieu of or in conjunction with
				the written examinations at the discretion of the department.
2. Examinations must be held at places and
				times set by the department. At least one examination session must be held
				annually. Additional examination sessions may be held at the discretion of the
				department.
3. Separate
				examinations will be prepared for each facility or system
				classification.
4. All examinations
				must be graded by personnel designated by the department.
5. An examination may be rewritten once
				within one year from the date on which the original examination was written. A
				new certification application and the required fee must be submitted to the
				department to rewrite an examination.
General Authority:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch.199, § 1
Law Implemented:
NDCC 23.1-07-06; S.L.2017,
					 ch. 199, § 22
North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 33.1 - Department of Environmental Quality › Article 33.1-19 - Certification of Water and Wastewater Systems Operators › Chapter 33.1-19-01 - Certification of Water Treatment Facility Operators, Water Distribution and Storage System Operators, Wastewater Treatment Facility Operators, and Wastewater Collection and Transfer System Operators › Section 33.1-19-01-06 - Fees for certification

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1. Fees for
				certification are ten dollars per examination.
2. Fees for annual renewals are twenty-five
				dollars per certificate.
3. The
				certification fee from a qualified applicant is nonrefundable and must be
				received by the department prior to the examination. Applicants will be
				notified of the results of the examinations. Papers and test material remain
				the property of the department. Applicants may, upon request, review the
				results with the department.
4.
				Fees received from operators whose application for certification has been
				rejected will be returned.
General Authority:
NDCC 23.1-07-06
Law Implemented:
NDCC 23.1-07-05,
					 23.1-07-06