CHAPTER 46-6

GROUNDWATER AND WELLS

46-6-1      Vested rights defined.
46-6-2      Filing of vested right claim by claimant of vested right to groundwater--Hearing--Mandatory filing--Waiver of right.
46-6-3      Appropriation of groundwater authorized.
46-6-3.1      Annual withdrawal of groundwater not to exceed recharge--Exception for water distribution systems.
46-6-4      Repealed.
46-6-5      Repealed.
46-6-6      Collection, preservation, and publication of data on underground water.
46-6-6.1      Rules and regulations governing large capacity wells--Criteria and contents.
46-6-6.2, 46-6-7.      Repealed.
46-6-8      Repealed.
46-6-9      Well driller license--Fee--Issuance.
46-6-9.1      Well driller or well pump installer license--Revocation.
46-6-9.2      Well driller's license or well pump installer's license required for certain persons.
46-6-9.3      Well pump installer license--Fee--Issuance.
46-6-9.4      Certain persons exempt from well pump installer license requirements.
46-6-9.5      Well pump installers and well drillers prohibited from performing certain acts without appropriate license.
46-6-10      Wells to be constructed so as to prevent waste--Methods of construction, specification by board.
46-6-11      Records of well construction required.
46-6-12      Inspection of wells by chief engineer or state geologist.
46-6-13      Measurement of flow and pressure of wells by chief engineer.
46-6-14      Waste of water from large capacity well prohibited.
46-6-15      Uncontrolled artesian well--Definition--Owner to notify board of size and location.
46-6-16      Uncontrolled artesian well from oil and gas exploration--Notice to chief engineer.
46-6-17      Repealed.
46-6-18      Plugging abandoned or forfeited well by owner--"Owner" defined.
46-6-19      Repealed.
46-6-20      Rules and regulations of board relating to wells.
46-6-21      Control of large capacity well required.
46-6-22, 46-6-23.      Repealed.
46-6-24      Liability for damages to domestic and municipal wells.
46-6-25      Domestic and municipal well protection--Enforceability--Fees and costs.
46-6-26      Permits may be denied or conditioned to protect domestic or municipal wells or natural springs.
46-6-27      Plugging, sealing, or capping abandoned wells required--Rules.
46-6-28      Geological survey to plug unused wells.
46-6-29      Plugging or controlling large capacity well by chief engineer--Costs.
46-6-30      Order of chief engineer for proper construction or repair of well--Plugging or controlling well--Costs.
46-6-31      Plugging or controlling well by chief engineer--Bidding provisions.