Mo. Code Regs. Ann. tit. 10, § 23-5.030
General Protection of Groundwater Quality and Resources
Effective Dec 30, 2013sections 256.606 and 256.626, RSMo 2000.* Emergency rule filed Nov. 16, 1993, effective Dec. 11, 1993, expired April 9, 1994. Original rule filed Aug. 17, 1993, effective March 10, 1994. Amended: Filed May 17, 2013, effective Dec. 30, 2013Division of Geology and Land Survey
PURPOSE: This rule prevents the use of heat pump wells for any other purpose.
- (1) Heat pump wells once constructed shall not be converted to any other type of well, except by written approval by the division.
- (2) It is the obligation and responsibility of the heat pump installation contractor to verify that the heat pump system is constructed according to the rules. On open-loop systems that utilize groundwater wells, it is the responsibility of the water well installation contractor to ensure that the integrity of the annular seal remains viable for three (3) years after the date of certification unless it can be shown that the well seal has been damaged by other persons.
AUTHORITY: sections 256.606 and 256.626, RSMo 2000.* Emergency rule filed Nov. 16, 1993, effective Dec. 11, 1993, expired April 9, 1994. Original rule filed Aug. 17, 1993, effective March 10, 1994. Amended: Filed May 17, 2013, effective Dec. 30, 2013.
*Original authority: 256.606, RSMo 1991 and 256.626, RSMo 1985, amended 1991.