New-State Well Codes

The well casing shall not extend through nor shall the top of the well casing or any other well opening terminate in the basement of any building or in a pit, room, or other space which is below ground surface.

New installations not permitted without variance. Existing vaults must be structurally sound, watertight, and casing must extend at least 1 ft above vault floor, and must include screened drain.

Well pits, pump pits and buried well seals are prohibited. Upon approval by the Department, potable wells may be terminated below finished ground surface if above grade completion is not feasible. The engineered design of the enclosure must be included with the application or submitted prior to modification of an existing well.

No Standard Specified.

No Standard Specified.

Not permitted.

No Standard Specified.

Not recommended due to confined space issues. If a well is completed within a subsurface vault, the casing shall extend a minimum of 18 inches above the floor of the subsurface vault, and be appropriately sealed against entry of foreign materials and fluids.

New well pits not allowed. Existing pits accepted if structurally sound and watertight, if casing extends at least 12 in. above the pit or basement floor and have a well seal to prevent contaminants from entering the well, and has watertight manhole and cover to prevent contaminants from entering well. No existing well pit shall be modified to comply with subsection (b)(2) above. Existing pits which are not in compliance with subsection (b)(2) shall be eliminated. The floor or one wall of the pit shall be broken or removed and the pit filled with compacted earth.

Jetted or washed wells not to be terminated in unconsolidated materials unless water is free of fines. To be equipped w/ screen, except for wells w/ very coarse gravel largely free of fines.

Annular space shall be pressure grouted w/cement or bentonite grout to land surface. Bentonite grout may not be used if water zone contains chloride water above 1,500 ppm or hydrocarbons are present.

Wells producing injurious water shall be completed in such a manner that will not allow injurious fluids to flow onto the land surface. Upon encountering water injurious to vegetation, land or other water, driller shall comply with notification requirements of §1901.254 and §1902.252 of the Code notify well owner and ensure water is sealed off and confined to zone of origin; and as quickly as possible, plug, repair or properly complete the well pursuant to the standards adopted by the commission in order to avoid injury or pollution. If the well is not plugged or made into a monitoring well, driller shall 1) seal off and confine injurious water to zone of origin, 2) if injurious water zone overlies freshwater zone, driller shall case the well from the production zone back to land surface, 3) annular space to be pressure grouted with positive displacement technique or tremie pressure filled provided annular space is 3 inches larger than casing w/cement or bentonite grout from production zone to land surface. Bentonite grout may not be used if water zone contains chlorides above 1,500 ppm (mg/L) or if hydrocarbons are present.

10 ft.

Must be capable of yielding qty required by user. 5 gal/min with available storage of 75 gals or water depth of 100 ft, 3 1/2 gal/min with 150 gals available storage or water depth of 150 ft, 3 gal/min with 225 gals available storage or water depth of 200 ft, 1 gal/min with 400 gals available storage or water depth of 375 ft, or 1/2 gal/min with 600 gals available storage or water depth of 450 ft. Storage may include tanks.