Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
40. Water Management Districts |
40D. Southwest Florida Water Management District |
40D-3. Regulation Of Wells |
1(1) Permit Transfers from One Contractor to Another. A well construction permit may be transferred from one licensed water well contractor to another if:
25(a) Both contractors agree to the transfer;
32(b) The owner or his agent agree to the transfer;
42(c) The original contractor relinquishes the initial permit and forwards his or her copy of the initial permit to the District within ten days of requesting such action;
70(d) The permit has not expired; and
77(e) The new contractor obtains a valid permit for the well site, for which no additional fee shall be required.
97(2) Permit Transfers from One Well to Another. A well construction permit for a well which is not completed and becomes an “incomplete well” as defined in subsection 12540D-3.021(17), 126F.A.C., may be used to construct a replacement well if:
136(a) The incomplete well has been properly abandoned as described in Rule 14840D-3.531, 149F.A.C., and a completion report on the abandonment submitted;
158(b) The construction permit has not expired;
165(c) The replacement well is in the same quarter section as the incomplete well; and
180(d) No completion report has been submitted for the construction permit.
191Rulemaking Authority 193373.044, 194373.113, 195373.171, 196373.309, 197373.337 FS. 199Law Implemented 201373.308, 202373.309, 203373.342 FS. 205History–New 12-31-92.