Requirements for installation of pumps are as follows:

1. (1) The specific capacity of a well shall be determined by the well driller;
2. (2) The depth of the pump setting shall be determined by dividing the specific capacity into the required yield and adding at least 10 additional feet to maintain pump inlet submergence below the maximum anticipated drawdown, where possible; and

3. (3) Wells with a pump capacity of more than 18 gallons per minute and a casing size 8 inches or larger must have at least a one-inch threaded hole and a plug at the top of the well that allows measurement of the water level.

   If the driller does not install the pump, the pump installer is responsible for installation of the pump and final disinfection of the well after installation of the pump.

Source: SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; transferred from § 52:01:04:08, effective July 1, 1979; transferred from § 74:02:04:08, 12 SDR 50, effective September 29, 1985; 13 SDR 129, 13 SDR 141, effective July 1, 1987; 18 SDR 224, effective July 16, 1992.

General Authority: SDCL 46-2-5 , 46-6-6.1 , 46-6-20.

Law Implemented: SDCL 46-6-6.1 , 46-6-20.