Rules of North Plains Groundwater Conservation District

Rules of North Plains Groundwater Conservation District Adopted January 19, 2005, amended on January 20, 2006 and amended on January 20, 2009.

Metering and Production Reporting Manual

Preamble

The purpose of this District is to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharging, and prevention of waste of the groundwater, and of groundwater reservoirs or their subdivisions, and to control subsidence, within the defined boundary of the District. To carry out this purpose, these rules and regulations are passed, adopted and will be enforced to: minimize as far as practicable, draw down of the water table, depletion of the groundwater reservoirs and aquifers, interference between wells, reduction of artesian pressure; and to prevent, waste of groundwater, pollution or harmful alteration of the character of the groundwater and promote conservation to extend the longevity of groundwater resource, and to manage the groundwater effectively based upon ecological and socio-economic systems unique to the aquifers within the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District.

Effective Date: January 19,2005

Index

Rule 1 Definitions
Rule 2 Classification, Spacing Density & Production Provisions
Rule 3 Allowable Annual Production, Metering and Reporting of Production
Rule 4 Acceptable Decline Rate
Rule 5 Strategic Conservation Area
Rule 6 Permit or Well Registration Required
Rule 7 Registration of Wells
Rule 8 Issuance of Permits
Rule 9 Time During Which a Permit Shall Remain Valid
Rule 10 Requirements for Drilling, Completing and Equipping Wells
Rule 11 Location of Well
Rule 12 Replacing, Reworking, Re-equipping a Well or Returning an Unused Well into Production
Rule 13 Test Hole and Well Permits and Export Permits
Rule 14 Setting Amount of Deposits and Fees
Rule 15 County Committees
Rule 16 Export of Water from the District
Rule 17 Pooling
Rule 18 Property Line Spacing Easement
Rule 19 Pollution of Groundwater
Rule 20 Required Equipment on Wells for the Protection of Groundwater Quality
Rule 21 Covering of Wells
Rule 22 Waste
Rule 23 Exception to the Rules
Rule 24 Procedures Governing Contested Matters
Rule 25 Rulemaking Notice and Hearing Procedures
Rule 26 General Procedures for all District Hearings
Rule 27 Show Cause Orders
Rule 28 Enforcement of Rules
Rule 29 Right to Enter Land
Rule 30 Effective Date of These Rules