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Chapter 74:02:04

ARSD 74:02:04

Well Construction Standards

74:02:04:20Definitions.74:02:04:21Permits required before construction of certain wells.74:02:04:22Requirements for all wells.74:02:04:23Intent of South Dakota well construction standards.74:02:04:23.01Construction of adequate well required.74:02:04:24Well locations.74:02:04:25Wells to be accessible.74:02:04:26Well construction prohibited along sections of Whitewood Creek and sections of Belle Fourche River -- Variance.74:02:04:27Upper well terminal -- Wells in pits prohibited.74:02:04:28Minimum grouting requirements for wells -- Exceptions.74:02:04:31Driven well casing to be sealed with bentonite.74:02:04:32Hard rock well construction.74:02:04:34Locations of aquifers and formations.74:02:04:34.01Wells producing water from more than one aquifer prohibited.74:02:04:35Alternative well construction requirements for certain Dakota aquifer wells.74:02:04:36Alternative well construction requirements for certain Inyan Kara wells.74:02:04:37Well driller to correct well defective within one year.74:02:04:38Driller's license required to install closed loop.74:02:04:39Vertical closed-loop installation.74:02:04:40Horizontal closed-loop installation.74:02:04:41Drill hole construction requirements.74:02:04:41.01Construction water requirements.74:02:04:42General requirements for well casing.74:02:04:43Thermoplastic casing requirements.74:02:04:44Thermoplastic casing installation requirements.74:02:04:45Solvent cementing procedures for thermoplastic connections.74:02:04:46Precast curbing and concrete casing use limitations.74:02:04:47Pitless unit or pitless adapter requirements.74:02:04:48Steel casing specifications.74:02:04:49Copper casing specifications.74:02:04:50Requirements for well screens and gravel packs.74:02:04:51Requirements for length and diameter of screens.74:02:04:52Requirements for centralizers.74:02:04:52.01Requirements for packers.74:02:04:53Cement grout requirements.74:02:04:53.01Bentonite grout requirements.74:02:04:55Minimum grout volumes.74:02:04:57Minimum hole size for grouting.74:02:04:58Requirements for development of wells.74:02:04:58.01Disinfection requirements.74:02:04:59Wells in road ditches to be protected.74:02:04:60Requirements for pump installations.74:02:04:61Requirements for well and pump capacities.74:02:04:62Backflow prevention required for large capacity wells.74:02:04:63Water analysis required.74:02:04:64Chief engineer to furnish forms for required records.74:02:04:65Well drillers to prepare and file well construction records.74:02:04:66Well drillers to prepare and file well rehabilitation record.74:02:04:67Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into confined aquifers or encountering more than one aquifer.74:02:04:69Requirements for plugging wells or test holes completed into unconfined aquifers with only one aquifer encountered.74:02:04:70Requirements for plugging other test holes.74:02:04:70.01Requirements for temporary abandonment of wells.74:02:04:71Well driller to prepare and file well and test hole plugging records.74:02:04:72Pressure regulator valve required on flowing wells.74:02:04:73Well driller's responsibilities.74:02:04:74Well owner's responsibilities.74:02:04:75Variance.74:02:04:76Flowing well construction.74:02:04:0AAquifer and formation descriptions and drilling characteristics.74:02:04:0BGeneralized stratigraphic correlation chart.74:02:04:0CMap of South Dakota showing major structural features.74:02:04:0DMinimum grouting requirements for wells.74:02:04:0EHard rock well construction.74:02:04:0FAlternative well construction for certain dakota aquifer wells.74:02:04:0GAlternative well construction for certain Inyan Kara wells and precast curbing and casing use limitations.74:02:04:0HRecommended procedure for chlorine disinfection of water wells.