1. (1) Any well which is an abandoned artesian well under Section 373.203(1), F.S., shall be plugged in accordance with this rule.
2. (2) All abandoned wells shall be plugged as set forth in subsection 40C-3.517(9), F.A.C., unless otherwise specified by the District. The work shall be accomplished by a licensed water well contractor. The owner of the property, on which an abandoned well is located, shall be responsible for ensuring that all abandoned wells on the property are properly plugged by a licensed water well contractor.
3. (3) Request to abandon a well shall be submitted on State of Florida Permit Application to Construct, Repair, Modify, or Abandon a Well, DEP Form 62-532.900(1), which is incorporated by reference in paragraph 40C-3.036(9)(a), F.A.C., unless the well is exempt from permitting under Rule 40C-3.051, F.A.C.
4. (4) The water well contractor shall plug any well drilled under his license which is not completed or is not suitable for its intended use when work is completed. Wells which are unsuitable or not completed by the contractor, or someone operating under his license, shall be plugged before the well drilling rig is removed from the site or within 14 days of receipt of notification from the District that the well must be plugged.
5. (5) Any owner of an incomplete or unsuitable well has an independent responsibility to have such well properly plugged by a licensed water well contractor. Within 14 days of receipt of notification from the District that such well must be plugged, the owner of the incomplete or unsuitable well must have such well properly plugged by a licensed water well contractor.

Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.309, 373.113 FS. Law Implemented 373.306, 373.308, 373.309, 373.313, 373.316 FS. History–New 10-14-84, Formerly 40C-3.531, 40C-3.0531, Amended 9-17-89, 11-11-03, 7-27-16, 5-20-26.