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Groundwater And Wells

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Vested rights defined.

Filing of vested right claim by claimant of vested right to groundwater--Hearing--Mandatory filing--Waiver of right.

Appropriation of groundwater authorized.

Section
46-6-3.1

Annual withdrawal of groundwater not to exceed recharge--Exception for water distribution systems.

Repealed.

Repealed.

Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water.

Section
46-6-6.1

Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells--Criteria and contents.

Section
46-6-6.2

46-6-7. Repealed.

Repealed.

Well driller license--Fee--Issuance.

Section
46-6-9.1

Well driller or well pump installer license--Revocation.

Section
46-6-9.2

Well driller's license or well pump installer's license required for certain persons.

Section
46-6-9.3

Well pump installer license--Fee--Issuance.

Section
46-6-9.4

Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements.

Section
46-6-9.5

Well pump installers and well drillers prohibited from performing certain acts without appropriate license.

Section
46-6-10

Wells to be constructed so as to prevent waste--Methods of construction, specification by board.

Section
46-6-11

Records of well construction required.

Section
46-6-12

Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist.

Section
46-6-13

Measurement of flow and pressure of wells by chief engineer.

Section
46-6-14

Waste of water from large capacity well prohibited.

Section
46-6-15

Uncontrolled artesian well--Definition--Owner to notify board of size and location.

Section
46-6-16

Uncontrolled artesian well from oil and gas exploration--Notice to chief engineer.

Section
46-6-17

Repealed.

Section
46-6-18

Plugging abandoned or forfeited well by owner--"Owner" defined.

Section
46-6-19

Repealed.

Section
46-6-20

Rules and regulations of board relating to wells.

Section
46-6-21

Control of large capacity well required.

Section
46-6-22

46-6-23. Repealed.

Section
46-6-24

Liability for damages to domestic and municipal wells.

Section
46-6-25

Domestic and municipal well protection--Enforceability--Fees and costs.

Section
46-6-26

Permits may be denied or conditioned to protect domestic or municipal wells or natural springs.

Section
46-6-27

Plugging, sealing, or capping abandoned wells required--Rules.

Section
46-6-28

Geological survey to plug unused wells.

Section
46-6-29

Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs.

Section
46-6-30

Order of chief engineer for proper construction or repair of well--Plugging or controlling well--Costs.

Section
46-6-31

Plugging or controlling well by chief engineer--Bidding provisions.