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Appendix IV--Listing of Article 30 (Chapter 28) of the Kansas Administrative Regulations

ARTICLE 30--WATER WELL CONTRACTOR'S LICENSE; WATER WELL CONSTRUCTION AND ABANDONMENT

This article regulates the construction, reconstruction, treatment and plugging of water wells and sets forth procedures for the licensing of water well contractors as required by K.S.A. 82a-1201 to 82a-1215 and amendments thereto.

28-30-1. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975 ch. 481, May 1, 1975; revoked May 1, 1980. )

28-30-2. Definitions. (a) "License" means a document issued by the Kansas state department of health and environment to qualified persons making application therefor, therefore, authorizing such persons to engage in the business of water well contracting.

(b) "Department" means the Kansas department of health and environment.

(c) "Abandoned water well" means a water well determined by the department to be a well; that has been permanently taken out of use or is in such a state of disrepair that using it for the purpose of obtaining groundwater is impracticable or threatens to contaminate ot pollute groundwater aquifers.
  1. in which the use has been permanently discontinued;
  2. in which pumping equipment has been permanently removed;
  3. which is in such a state of disrepair that it cannot be used to supply water, or it has the potential for transmitting surface contaminants into the aquifer or both;
  4. which poses potential health and safety hazards; or
  5. which is in such a condition it cannot be placed in active or inactive status.

(d) "Water well contractor" or "contractor" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation who shall construct, reconstruct, or treat a water well. The term shall not include:

  1. An individual constructing, or reconstructing or treating a water well located on land which is owned by the individual, and when the well is used by the individual for farming, ranching, or agricultural purposes or for domestic purposes at the individual's place of abode.
  2. An individual who performs labor or services for a licensed water well contractor at the contractor's direction and under the contractor's supervision.

(e) "Aquifer" means an underground formation that contains and is capable of transmitting groundwater.

(f) "Confined aquifer" is an aquifer overlain and underlain by impermeable layers. Groundwater in a confined aquifer is under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure and will rise in a well above the point at which it is first encountered.

(g) "Unconfined aquifer" is an aquifer containing groundwater at atmospheric pressure. The upper surface of the groundwater in an unconfined aquifer is the water table.

(h) "Domestic uses" means the use of water by any person or by a family unit or household for household purposes, or for the watering of livestock, poultry, farm and domestic animals used in operating a farm, and or for the irrigation of lands not exceeding a total of two (2) acres in area for the growing of gardens, orchards and lawns.

(i) "Public water-supply well" means a well that provides groundwater to the public for human consumption, if such system has at least ten (10) 10 service connections or regularly serves an average of at least twenty-five (25) 25 individuals daily at least sixty (60) 60 days out of the year.

(j) "Groundwater" means that the part of the subsurface water which is in the zone of saturation.

(k) "Grout" means cement grout, neat cement grout, bentonite clay grout or other material approved by the department used to create a permanent impervious watertight bond between the casing and the undisturbed formation surrounding the casing or between two (2) or more strings of casing.

  1. "Neat cement grout" means a mixture consisting of one (1) ninety-four (94) 94 pound bag of portland cement to five (5) to six (6) gallons of clean water.
  2. "Cement grout" means a mixture consisting of one (1) ninety-four (94) 94 pound bag of portland cement to an equal volume of sand having a diameter no larger than 0.080 inches (2 millimeters) to five (5) to six (6) gallons of clean water.
  3. "Bentonite clay grout" means a mixture consisting of not less than one-half (0.5) pound of commercial sodium bentonite clay (API specification: API 13A, 6th Edition, January 1974) to one (1) gallon of clean water, water and commercial grouting or plugging sodium bentonite clay containing high solids such as that manufactured under the trade name of "volclay grout", or an equivalent as approved by the department.
    1. The mixture shall be as per the manufacturer's recommendations to achieve a weight of not less than 9.4 pounds per gallon of mix. Weighting agents may be added as per manufacturer's recommendations.
    2. Sodium bentonite pellets, tablets or granular sodium bentonite may also be used provided they meet the specificatlons listed in K.A.R. 28-30-2(k), (3), above.
    3. Sodium bentonite products that contain low solids, are designed for drilling purposes or that contain organic polymers shall not be used.

(l) "Pitless well adapter or unit" means an assembly of parts installed below frost 1 ine which will permit pumped groundwater to pass through the wall of the casing or extension thereof and prevent entrance of contami nants.

(m) "Test hole" or "hole" means any excavation that is constructed for the purpose of determining the geologic, and hydrologic and water quality characteristics of underground formations.

(n) "Static water level" means the highest point below or above ground level which the groundwater in the well reaches naturally.

(o) "Annular space" means the space between the well casing and the well bore or the space between two (2) or more strings of well casing.

(p) "Sanitary well seal" is a manufactured seal installed at the top of the well casing which, when installed, creates an air- and watertight seal to prevent contaminated or polluted water from gaining access to the groundwater supply.

(q) "Treatment" means the stimulation of production of groundwater from a water well, through the use of hydrochloric acid, muriatic acid, sulfamic acid, calcium or sodium hypochlorite, polyphosphates or other chemicals and mechanical means, for the purpose of reducing or removing iron and manganese hydroxide and oxide deposits, calcium and magnesium carbonate deposits and slime deposits associated with iron or manganese bacterial growths which inhibit the movement of groundwater into the well.

(r) "Reconstructed water well" means an existing well that has been deepened or the well's has had the casing has been replaced, repaired, added to or modified in any way for the purpose of obtaining groundwater.

(s) "Pump pit" means a watertight structure constructed at least two (2) feet away from the water well and below ground level to prevent freezing of pumped groundwater and which houses the pump or pressure tank, distribution lines, electrical controls, or other appurtenances.

(t) "Grout tremie pipe" or "grout pipe" means a steel or galvanized steel pipe or similar pipe having equivalent structural soundness that is used to conduct pumped grout to a point of selected emplacement during the grouting of a well casing or plugging of an abandoned well or test hole.

(u) "Uncased test hole" means any test hole in which casing has been removed or in which casing has not been installed.

(v) "Drilling rig registration license number" means a number assigned by the department which is affixed to each drilling rig operated by or for a licensed water well contractor.

(w) "Active well" means a water well which is an operating well used to withdraw water, monitor or observe groundwater conditions.

(x) "Inactive status" means a water well which is not presently operating but is maintained in such a way it can be put back in operation with a minimum of effort.

(y) "Heat pump hole" means a hole drilled to install piping for an earth coupled water source heat pump system, also known as a vertical closed loop system.

Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-1293 1205 and implementing K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205, 82a-1213; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, Ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-3. Licensing. (a) Eligibility. To be eligible for a water well contractor's license an applicant shall:

  1. Have passed an examination conducted by the department; or
  2. meet the conditions contained in subsection (c).

(b) Application and fees.

  1. Each application shall be accompanied by an application fee of $10.00.
  2. Before issuance of a water well contractor's license , each contractor shall pay a license fee of $100.00 plus $25.00 for each drill rig operated by or for the contractor. These fees shall accompany the application and shall be by bank draft, check or money order payable to the Kansas department of health and environment--water well licensure.

(c) Reciprocity.

  1. Upon receipt of an application and payment of the required fees from a nonresident, the secretary may issue a license, providing the nonresident holds a valid license from another state and meets the minimum requirements for licensing as prescribed in K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 82a-1207, and any amendments thereto.
  2. If the nonresident applicant is incorporated, evidence shall be submitted to the department of health and environment showing that the applicant meets the registration requirements of the Kansas secretary of state.
  3. Nonresident fees for a license shall be equal to the fee charged a Kansas contractor by the applicant's state of residence but shall not be less than $100.00 The application fee and drill rig license fee shall be the same as the Kansas resident fees.

(d) Water well construction fee. A fee of $5.00 shall be paid to the Kansas department of health and environment, either by bank draft, check or money order, for each water well constructed by a licensed water well contractor. The construction fee shall be paid when the contractor requests the water well records record (form WWC-5) from the department or shall accompany the water well records submitted on (form WWC-5) as required under K.A.R. 28-30-4. No fee shall be required for reconstructed or plugged water wells.

(e) License number. Each drill rig operated by or for a licensed water well contractor shall have prominently displayed thereon the drill rig license number, as assigned by the department, in letters at least two inches in height. Decals, paint, or other permanent marking materials shall be used.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1205; implementing K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205, 82a-1206, 82a-1207, 82a-1209; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; effective, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-4. General operating requirements. (a) Water well record. Within thirty (30) 30 days after construction or reconstruction of a water well, the water well contractor shall submit a report of such work.l. to the Kansas department of health and environment and to the landowner, on the water well record form, (form WWC-5), provided by the department. The contractor shall report to the department and to the landowner on the water well record or attachments made thereto any polluted or other noncompliant conditions which the contractor was able to correct and the any conditions which the contractor was unable to correct. The contractor shall report to the department and the landowner the plugging of any abandoned water well. giving The report shall include the location, landowner landowner's name, method, amount, type of plug material, and its placement and amount used to plug the abandoned water well.

A landowner who constructs, reconstructs, or plugs a water well, which will be or was, used by the landowner for farming, ranching or agricultural purposes or is located at the landowner's place of abode, shall submit a water well record, on (form WWC-5), of such work to the department within thirty (30) 30 days after the construction, reconstruction or plugging of the water well. No fee shall be required from the landowner for the record.

(b) Artificial recharge and return. The construction of artificial recharge wells and freshwater return wells must shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the department.

(c) Well tests. When a pumping test is run on a well, results of the test shall be reported on the water well record, (form WWC-5), or a copy of the contractor's record of the pumping test shall be attached to the water well record.

(d) Water samples. Within thirty (30) 30 days after receipt of the water well record, (form WWC-5), on a well, department may request the contractor, or landowner who constructs or reconstructs his or her own water well, to submit a sample of water from the well for chemical analysis. Insofar as is possible, the department will define in advance areas from which well water samples are required. (Authorized by K.S.A. 82a-1203 1205, and implementing K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205, 82a-1212, 82a-1213; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-5. Construction regulations for public water supply and reservoir sanitation zone wells. All activities involving public water supply wells and wells located in reservoir sanitation zones shall conform to existing statutes, and rules and regulations, of the Kansas department of health and environment, including K.A.R. 28-10-100, 28-10-101, and 28-15-16. (Authorized by K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1205; implementing K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a- 1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; effective May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-6. Construction regulations for all wells not included under section 28-30-5. (a) A water well shall be so located as to minimize the potential for contamination of the delivered or obtained groundwater and to protect groundwater aquifers from pollution and contamination.

(b) Grouting:

  1. The top 10 feet of a constructed or reconstructed well shall be sealed by grouting the annular space between the casing and the well bore. If a pitless well adapter or unit is being stalled, the grouting shall start below the junction of the pittless well adapter unit where it attaches to the well casing and shall continue to at least 10 feet below this junction. Constructed or reconstructed wells shall be sealed by grouting the annular space between the casing and the well bore from ground level to a minimum of 20 feet or to a minimum of five feet into the first clay or shale layer if present whichever is greater. If a pitless well adapter or unit is being installed the grouting shall start below the junction of the pitless we adapter or unit where it attaches to the well casing and shall continue a minimum of 20 feet below this junction or to a minimum of five feet into the first clay or shale layer whichever is greater.
  2. To facilitate grouting, the upper 10 feet of the grouted interval of the well bore shall be drilled to a minimum diameter at least three inches greater than the maximum outside diameter of the well casing. If a pitless well adapter or unit is being installed on the well's casing, the well bore shall be a minimum diameter of at least three inches greater than the outside maximum diameter of the well casing to a distance of at least 10 feet through the grouted interval below the junction of the pitless well adapter or unlt where it attaches to the well casing.

(c) If groundwater is encountered at a depth less than the minimum grouting requirement, the grouting requirement may be modified to meet local conditions if approved by the department.

(d) Confined waters shall be separated from each other and from unconfined waters encountered in the same bore hole with grout or other approved materials in areas designated by the department. Waters from two or more separate aquifers shall be separated from each other in the bore hole by sealing the bore hole between the aquifers with grout.

(e) The well casing shall terminate not less than one foot above the finished ground surface. No casing shall be cut off below the ground surface except to install a pitless well adapter unit which shall extend at least 12 inches above the ground surface. No opening shall be made through the well casing except for installation of a pitless well adapter so designed and fabricated to prevent soil, subsurface and surface water from entering the well.

(f) Well vents shall be used and shall terminate not less than one foot above ground surface and shall be screened with not less than 16-mesh, brass, bronze, copper screen or other screen materials approved by the department and turned down in a full 180 degree return bend so as to prevent the entrance of contaminating materials.

(g) Prior to completion of a constructed or reconstructed well, the well shall be cleaned of mud, drill cuttings and other foreign matter so as to make it suitable for pump installations.

(h) Casing. All wells shall have durable watertight casing from at least one foot above finished ground surface to the top of the producing zone of the aquifer. In no event shall the watertight casing extend less than 10 20 feet below the ground level. Exceptions to either of the above may be granted by the department if warranted by local conditions. The casing shall be clean and serviceable and of a type to guarantee reasonable life so as to insure adequate protection to the aquifer or aquifers supplying the groundwaters. Used, reclaimed, rejected, or contaminated pipe shall not be used for casing any well. All water well casing shall be approved by the department.

(i) All wells, when unattended during construction, reconstruction, treatment or repair, or during use as cased test holes, observation or monitoring wells, shall have the top of the well casing securely capped in a watertight manner to prevent contaminating or polluting materials from gaining access to the groundwater aquifer.

(j) During construction, reconstruction, treatment or repair and prior to initiation of use, all wells producing water for human consumption or food processing, shall be disinfected according to K.A.R. 28-30-10.

(k) The top of the well casing shall be seal ed by installing a sanitary well seal.

(l) All groundwater producing zones that are known or suspected to contain natural or man-made pollutants shall be adequately cased and grouted off during completion construction of the well to prevent the movement of the polluted groundwater to either overlying or underlying fresh groundwater zones.

(m) Toxic materials shall not be used in the construction, reconstruction, treatment or plugging of a water well unless those materials are thoroughly flushed from the well prior to use.

(n) Any pump pit shall be constructed at least two feet away from the water well. The pipe from the pump or pressure tank in the pump pit to the water well shall be sealed in a watertight manner where it passes through the wall of the pump pit.

(o) Water wells constructed, or abandoned and plugged in a basement shall conform to these rules and regulations except that the finished grade of the basement floor shall be considered ground level. Grouting of the well casing shall extend a minimum of 10 feet below the basement floor. Water wells shall not be constructed in pits, basements, garages or crawl spaces. Existing water wells which are reconstructed, abandoned and plugged in basements shall conform to these rules and regulations except that the finished grade of the basement floor shall be considered ground level.

(p) All drilling waters used during the construction or reconstruction of any water well shall be initially disinfected by mixing with the water enough sodium or calcium hypochlorite to produce at least 100 milligrams per liter, (mg/l), of available chlorine.

(q) Natural organic or nutrient producing material shall not be used during the construction, reconstruction or treatment of a well unless it is thoroughly flushed from the well and the groundwater aquifer or aquifers before the well is completed. Natural organic or nutrient producing material shall not be added to a grout mix used to grout the well's annular space.

(r) Pump mounting.

  1. All pumps installed directly over the well casing shall be so installed that an airtight and watertight seal is made between the top of the well casing and the gear or pump head, pump foundation or pump stand.
  2. When the pump is not mounted directly over the well casing and the pump column pipe or pump suction pipe emerges from the top of the well casing, a sanitary well seal shall be installed between the pump column pipe or pump suction pipe and the well casing. An airtight and watertight seal shall be provided for the cable conduit when submersible pumps are used.

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1205; implementing K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, ch , 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-7. Plugging of abandoned wells, cased and uncased test holes. (a) All water wells abandoned by the landowner on or after July 1, 1979, and all water wells that were abandoned prior to July 1, 1979 which pose a threat to groundwater supplies, shall be plugged or caused to be plugged by the landowner. In all cases, the landowner shall perform the following as minimum requirements for plugging abandoned wells.

  1. The casing shall be cut off three feet below ground surface and removed.
  2. All wells shall be plugged from bottom to top using volumes of material equaling at least the inside volume of the well.
  3. Plugging top of well:
    1. For cased wells a grout plug shall be placed from six to three feet below ground surface.
    2. For all dug wells, their the lining material (rock, brisk, boards, motar or other type of lining material) shall be removed to at least five feet below ground surface, and then sealed at five feet with at least a minimum of six inches of concrete or other materials approved by the department. Compacted surface silts and clays shall be placed over the concrete seal to ground surface.
  4. Any groundwater displaced upward inside the well casing during the plugging operation shall be removed before additional plugging materials are added.
  5. From three feet below ground level to ground level, the plugged well shall be covered over with compacted surface silts or clays.
  6. Compacted clays or grout shall be used to plug all wells from the static water level to six feet below surface.
  7. All sand and gravel used in plugging an abandoned domestic or public water supply well wells shall be chlorinated prior to introduction of the sand and gravel into placement into a well.

(b) Abandoned wells formerly producing groundwater from an unconfined aquifer shall be plugged in accordance with the foregoing and in addition shall have washed sand, and gravel or other material approved by the department placed from the bottom of the well to the static water level.

(c) Abandoned wells, formerly producing groundwater from confined and unconfined aquifers or in confined aquifers only, shall be plugged according to K.A.R. 28-30-7 (a) and by using one of the following additional procedures:

  1. The entire well column shall be filled with grout, or other material approved by the department, by use of a grout tremie pipe.
  2. A 10 foot grout plug shall be placed opposite the impervious formation or (confining layer) above each confined aquifer or aquifers by use of a grout tremie pipe; and
    1. The space between plugs shall be filled with clays, silts, sand and gravel or grout and shall be placed inside the well so as to prevent bridging.
    2. A grout plug at least 20 feet in length shall be placed with a grout pipe so at least 10 feet of the plug extends below the base of the well casing and at least 10 feet of the plug extends upward inside the bottom of the well casing.
    3. A grout plug at least 10 feet in length shall be placed from at least 13 feet below ground level to the top of the cut off casing.
  3. Wells that have an open bore hole below the well casing, and where the casing was not grouted into the well bore when the well was constructed, shall be plugged by (1) or (2) above except that the top 19 20 feet of well casing shall be removed or perforated with a casing ripper or similar device prior to plugging. If the well is plugged according to part (2) of this subsection, the screened or perforated intervals below the well casing shall be grouted the entire length by use of a grout tremie pipe.

(d) Uncased test holes shall be plugged by the contractor before the job is terminated by using applicable methods described in K.A.R. 28-30-7 (b) and (c). Pluging of abandoned holes. If the hole penetrates an aquifer containing water with more than 1,000 milligrams per liter, mg/l, total dissolved solids or is in an area determined by the department to be contaminated, the entire hole shall be plugged with an approved grouting material from the bottom of the hole, up to within three feet of the ground surface using a grout tremie pipe or similar method. From three feet below ground surface to ground surface the plugged hole shall be covered over with compacted surface silts or clays; otherwise, the hole shall be plugged in accordance with the following paragraphs.

  1. Plugging of abandoned cased test holes. The casing shall be removed if possible and the abandoned test hole shall be plugged with an approved grouting material from the bottom of the hole, up to within three feet of the ground surface, using a grout tremie pipe or similar method. From three feet below ground surface to ground surface the plugged hole shall be covered over with compacted surface silts or clays. If the casing cannot be removed, in addition to plugging the hole with an approved grouting material the annular space shall also be grouted as described in K.A.R. 28-30-6 or as approved by the department.
  2. Abandoned uncased test holes, exploratory holes or any bore holes except seismic or oil field related exploratory and service holes regulated by the Kansas corporation commission under K.A. R. 82-3-115 through 82-3-117. A test hole or bore hole drilled, bored, cored or augered shall be considered an abandoned hole immediately after the completion of all testing, sampling or other operations for which the hole was original1y intended. The agency or contractor in charge of the exploratory or other operations for which the hole was originally intended is responsible for pugging the abandoned hole using the following applicable method, within three calendar days after the termination of testing or other operations.
    1. The entire hole shall be plugged with an approved grouting material from bottom of the hole, up to within three feet of the ground surface, using a grout tremie pipe or similar method.
    2. From three feet below ground surface to ground surface the plugged hole shall be covered over with compacted surface silts or clays.
    3. For bore holes of 25 feet or less, drill cuttings from the original hole may be used to plug the hole in lieu of grouting material, provided that an aquifer is not penetrated or the bore hole is not drilled in an area determined by the department to be a contaminated area.
  3. Plugging of heat pump holes drilled for closed loop heat pump systems. The entire hole shall be plugged with an approved grouting material from bottom of the hole, to the bottom of the horizontal trench, using a grout tremie pipe or similar method approved by the department.

(e) Cased test holes shall be plugged by the contractor within three days after completion of testing by using methods described in K.A.R. 28-30-7 (a) and (b), or (a) and (c), whichever applies. Abandoned oil field water supply wells. A water well drilled at an oil or gas drilling site to supply water for drilling activities shall be considered an abandoned well immediately after termination of the oil or gas drilling operations. The company in charge of the drilling of the oil or as well shall be responsible for plugging the abandoned water well in accordance with K.A.R. 28-30-7 (a), (b), and (c), within 30 calendar days after the termination of oil or gas drilling operations.

Responsibility for the water well may be conveyed back to the landowner in lieu of abandoning and plugging the well but the well must conform to the requirements for active or inactive status. The transfer must be made through a legal document, approved by the department, advising the landowner of the landowner's responsibilities and obligations to properly maintain the well, including the proper plugging of the we when it is abandoned and no longer needed for water product1on activities. If a transfer is to be made, the oil or gas drilling company shall provide the department with a copy of the transfer document within 30 calendar days after the termination of oil or gas drilling operations. Within 30 calendar days of the effective date of the transfer of the well the landowner shall notify the department of the intended use and whether the well is in active status or inactive status in accordance with K.A.R. 28-30-7(f).

(f) Inactive status. Landowners may obtain the department's written approval to maintain wells in an inactive status rather than being plugged if the landowner can present evidence to the department as to the condition of the well and as to the landowner's intentions to use the well in the future. As evidence of intentions the shall be responsible for maintaining the well in such a way that:

  1. The well and the annular space between the hole and the casing shall have no defects that will permit the entrance of surface water or vertical movement of subsurface water into the well;
  2. the well is clearly marked and is not a safety hazard;
  3. the top of the well is securely capped in a watertight manner and is adequately maintained in such a manner as to prevent easy entry by other than the landowner;
  4. the area surrounding the well shall be protected from any potential sources of contamination within a 50 foot radius;
  5. if the pump, motor or both, have been removed for repair, replacement, etc., the well shall be maintained to prevent injury to people and to prevent the entrance of any contaminant or other foreign material;
  6. the well shall not be used for disposal or injection of trash, garbage, sewage, wastewater or storm runoff; and
  7. the well shall be easily accessible to routine maintenance and periodic inspection.

The landowner shall notify the department of an change in the status of the well. All inactive wells found not to be in accordance with the criteria listed in lines one through seven above shall be considered to be abandoned and shall be plugged by the landowner in accordance with K.A.R 28-30-7 (a) through (c).

Authorized by K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1205; implementing K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205, 82a-1212, 82a-1213; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, Ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1,1983; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-8. Pollution sources. Well locations shall be approved by municipal and county governments with respect to distances from pollution sources and compliance with local regulations. The following minimum standard shall be observed.

(a) The horizontal distances between the well and the potential source of pollution or contamination such as sewer lines, pressure sewer lines, septic tanks, lateral fields, pit privy, seepage pits, fuel or fertilizer storage, pesticide storage, feed lots or barn yards shall be fifty (50) 50 feet or more as determined by the department.

(b) Proper drainage in the vicinity of the well shall be provided so as to prevent the accumulation and ponding of surface water within 50 feet of the well. The well shall not be located in a ravine or an other drainage area where surface water may flow into the well.

(b) (c) When sewer lines are constructed of cast iron, plastic or other equally tight materials, the separation distance shall be ten (10) 10 feet or more as determined by the department.

(c) (d) All wells shall be twenty-five (25) 25 feet or more from the nearest property line, allowing public right-of-ways to be counted; however, a well used only for irrigation or cooling purposes may be located closer than twenty-five (25) 25 feet to an adjoining property where:
  1. such adjoining property is served by a sanitary sewer and does not contain a septic tank system, disposal well or other source of contamination or pollution; and where
  2. the property to be provided with the proposed well is served by both a sanitary sewer and a public water supply.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, Ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-9. Appeals. (a) Requests for exception to any of the foregoing rules and regulations shall be submitted to the bureau of oil field and environmental geology of the department in writing and shall contain all information relevant to the request.

  1. Those requests shall specifically set forth why such exception should be considered.
  2. The bureau of oil field and environmental geology department may grant exceptions when geologic or hydrologic conditions warrant an exception and when such an exception is in keeping with the purposes of the Kansas groundwater exploration and protection act.

(b) Appeals from the decision of the bureau of oil field and environmental geology department shall be made to the secretary, who after due consideration may affirm, reverse or modify the decision of the bureau department

(Authorized by K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1205; implementing K.S.A. 1981 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; effective May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May I, 1983; amended May 1, 1987.)

28-30-10. Water well disinfection for wells constructed or reconstructed for human consumption or food processing. (a) Gravel for gravel-packed wells shall be disinfected by immersing the gravel in a chlorine solution containing not less than two hundred (200) 200 (milligrams mg/l, per liter) milligrams per liter, mg/l, of available chlorine before it is placed in the wells annular space.

(b) Constructed or reconstructed wells shall be disinfected by adding sufficient hypochlorite solution to them to produce a concentration of not less than one hundred (100) 100 (mg/l) of available chlorine when mixed with the water in the well.

(c) The pump, casing, screen and pump column shall be washed down with a two hundred (200) 200 mg/l available chlorine solution.

(d) All persons. constructing, reconstructing, or treating, a water well and removing the pump or pump column, replacing a pump, or otherwise performing an activity which has potential for contaminating or polluting the groundwater supply shall be responsible for adequate disinfection of the well, well system and appurtenances thereto.

(Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1979 Supp. 82a-1202, 82a-1205; effective, E-74-34, July 2, 1974; modified, L. 1975, ch. 481, May 1, 1975; amended May 1, 1980; amended May 1, 1987.)

Effective Date May 1, 1980

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Approved Water Well Casing (Authorization K.A.R. 28-30-6(h))

Water Well Casing for Water Wells Other Than Public Water Supply and Reservoir Sanitation Zone Water Wells.

STEEL AND WROUGHT IRON
Depth of Casing in Feet Nominal Diameter, (in inches)
4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 24 30
Minimum Wall Thickness *
0-100 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 .219
100-200 10 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 .219 .219
200-400 10 10 10 10 7 7 7 .219 .250 .250
400-600 7 7 7 7 7 7 .219 .250 .312 .312
600 + 7 .219 .219 .219 .219 .219 .250 .375 .375 .375
*Decimal numbers indicate thickness in inches. Whole numbers indicate the
United States standard gauge (10 gauge=0.141 inches and 7 gauge=0.179 inches).

Effective Date May 1, 1980

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Approved Water Well Casing (Authorization K.A.R. 28-30-6(h))

Water Well Casing for Water Wells Other Than Public Water Supply and Reservoir Sanitation Zone Water Wells.

THERMALPLASTIC WATER WELL CASING
For Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), Styrene Rubber (SR) which is the same as Rubber Modified Polystyrene (RMP)
and Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS)
Minimum Wall Thickness (inches) and Tolerances (inches) made in
Standard Dimension Ratios (SDR).
Nominal
Pipe Size		 SDR 26 SDR 21 SDR 17 SDR 13.5
Minimum Tolerance Minimum Tolerance Minimum Tolerance Minimum Tolerance
2     0.113 0.020 0.140 0.020 0.176 0.021
2.5     0.137 0.020 0.169 0.020 0.213 0.026
3     0.167 0.020 0_206 0.025 0.259 0.031
3.5     0.190 0.023 0.235 0.028 0.296 0.036
4 0.173 0.021 0.214 0.026 0.265 0.032 0.333 0.040
5 0.214 0.027 0.265 0.032 0.327 0.039 0.412. 0.049
6 0.255 0.031 0.316 0.038 0.390 0.047 0.491 0.058
8 0.332 0.040 0.410 0.049 0.508 0.061    
10 0.413 0.050 0.511 0.061 0.632 0.076    
12 0.490 0.059 0.606 0.073 0.750 0.090    
14 0.539 0.065            
16 0.616 0.074            
The minimum is the lowest wall thickness of the well casing pipe at any cross section.
All tolerances are on the plus side of the minimum requirement.

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