North Plains Groundwater

  Conservation District

Rules of North Plains Groundwater Conservation District

 Rules of North Plains Groundwater Conservation District

Adopted January 19, 2005 and amended on January 20, 2006

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Rules of North Plains Groundwater Conservation District

 Preamble

The purpose of this District is to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of the groundwater, and of groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, and to control subsidence, within the defined boundary of the District. To carry out this purpose, these rules and regulations are passed, adopted and will be enforced to: minimize as far as practicable, draw down of the water table, depletion of the groundwater reservoirs and aquifers, interference between wells, reduction of artesian pressure; and to prevent, waste of groundwater, pollution or harmful alteration of the character of the groundwater and promote conservation to extend the longevity of groundwater resource, and to manage the groundwater effectively based upon ecological and socio-economic systems unique to the aquifers within the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

Effective Date: January 19,2005

Index 

• Rule 1 Definitions
• Rule 2 Classification, Spacing Density & Production Provisions
• Rule 3 Allowable Annual Production, Metering and Reporting of Production
• Rule 4 Acceptable Decline Rate
• Rule 5 Strategic Conservation Area
• Rule 6 Permit or Well Registration Required
• Rule 7 Registration of Wells
• Rule 8 Issuance of Permits
• Rule 9 Time During Which a Permit Shall Remain Valid
• Rule 10 Requirements for Drilling, Completing and Equipping Wells
• Rule 11 Location of Well
• Rule 12 Replacing, Reworking, Re-equipping a Well or Returning an Unused Well into Production
• Rule 13 Test Hole and Well Permits and Export Permits
• Rule 14 Setting Amount of Deposits and Fees
• Rule 15 County Committees
• Rule 16 Export of Water from the District
• Rule 17 Pooling
• Rule 18 Property Line Spacing Easement
• Rule 19 Pollution of Groundwater
• Rule 20 Required Equipment on Wells for the Protection of Groundwater Quality
• Rule 21 Covering of Wells
• Rule 22 Waste
• Rule 23 Exception to the Rules
• Rule 24 Procedures Governing Contested Matters
• Rule 25 Rulemaking Notice and Hearing Procedures
• Rule 26 General Procedures for all District Hearings
• Rule 27 Show Cause Orders
• Rule 28 Enforcement of Rules
• Rule 29 Right to Enter Land
• Rule 30 Effective Date of These Rules