Exclusions from these construction standards include the following wells:
- (1) recovery wells;
- (2) all wells less than 10 feet deep;
- (3) vapor detection wells that do not penetrate the water table;
- (4) lysimeters;
- (5) neutron tubes;
- (6) injection wells for the oil and gas industry;
- (7) holes drilled for non-hydrologic geotechnical information;
- (8) piezometers and observation wells in dams;
- (9) monitoring wells installed under the authority of another governmental agency where the construction standards of that agency are more stringent than these rules; and
- (10) special cases, with prior approval of the board.
Authorizing statute(s): 37-43-202, MCA
Implementing statute(s): 37-43-202, MCA
History: NEW, 1988 MAR p. 2503, Eff. 11/24/88.