Before water well drilling operations can begin, the following items must be filed in the NPGCD office:

• Test Hole Permit, Well permit or Well registration
• Fee - $100 for a test permit and $500 for a water well permit. These fees are non-refundable. You are still required to turn in logs, pumping reports and pump information.
• Property Line Easement Form (if applicable)
• Declaration of Pooled Groundwater Form - One Owner (if applicable)
• Declaration of Pooled Groundwater Form - Two Owners (if applicable)
• Agent Authorization Form (if applicable)

OTHER FORMS

• Notification of Abandonment Form (if applicable)
• Well Reclassification Form (if applicable)

REGISTRATION OF A DOMESTIC WELL OR RIG SUPPLY WELL

• Domestic Well - any well producing less than 17.5 GPM
  • Stock wells
  • House wells
• Well must be registered with the District before drilling
• This is not a well permit - Well Registration Form download below

PERMITS

• Permit must be on file with the District
  • Signed by owner/agent
  • Signed by field technician - will not be signed until after initial field check for spacing and location
  • Signed by General Manager or Permit coordinator
    • will not be signed until all forms, site inspection and deposit are received and are in accordance with the rules of the District.
    • will be faxed or e-mailed to driller as soon as everything is complete
• Appropriate forms must be on drill rig at all times and with the pump installer

FEES

• Fees of $100 for a test permit and $500 for a well permit are required within 7 days after the permit is taken out
• This is non-refundable if the District does not receive all required information
• Information is still required for a well to be considered legal
• An additional $250 expedited permit fee will be charge for any well drilled within the same day as the issuance of the permit unless a field technician is available and all needed forms are on file.

REQUIREMENTS BEFORE WATER PRODUCTION CAN BEGIN

• Well log filed with District - state log is acceptable
• Pump information filed with District on the District form
• Approved flow meter installed - meet all metering rules
• Check valve installed
• Final Inspection by Field Technician

DO'S & DON'TS OF WELL PERMITTING

• A well that is drilled before the issuance of a permit will be deemed an illegal well, therefore it will be subject to fines
• All required forms must be filed before drilling begins. Owners should get these forms to the District office before setting a drill date.
• An additional $250 will be required if the driller or owner insist on drilling a well within the same day as the issuance of the permit unless a field technician is available and all needed forms are on file.
• Owner/agent must call and request permits. They must also call to cancel a permit. It is not the District's job to contact the owner/agent about the issuance of a permit, nor will the District call and remind them that a permit is about to expire.