Forms and Instructions, Exemptions, Content of Application, Well Completion Report, Scope of Part II
St. Johns River Water Management District
RULE NOS.:RULE TITLES:
40C-3.036Forms and Instructions
40C-3.051Exemptions
40C-3.101Content of Application
40C-3.411Well Completion Report
40C-3.500Scope of Part II
NOTICE OF CHANGE
Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 42 No. 63, March 31, 2016 issue of the Florida Administrative Register. These changes are are being made to resolve objections raised by the Florida Legislature’s Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC).
40C-3.036 Forms and Publications Incorporated by Reference.
The following Department rules, publications, standards and forms regarding construction, repair, and abandonment of wells and water well contractor licensing, shall apply to the water well program administered by the District, and are incorporated by reference herein. Copies may be obtained in accordance with subsection (10) below.
(1) No change.
(2) Chapter 62-532, F.A.C., Water Well Permitting and Construction Requirements (October 7, 2010) (Insert URL). The following publications referenced in Chapter 62-532, F.A.C., are also incorporated by reference herein:
(a) through (d) No change.
(e) Schedule 40 of the ASTM F480-14, incorporated by reference in paragraph 62-532.500(1)(e), F.A.C. Copies of this copyrighted standard may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959;
Reletter (f) through (i) as (e) through (h) No change.
(3) through (7) No change.
(8) Chapter 62-524, F.A.C., New Potable Water Well Permitting in Delineated Areas (February 16, 2012) (June 27, 2000) (Insert URL), and the maps containing Delineated Areas for the following Counties: Alachua, Brevard, Duval, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, and Volusia (Insert URL), incorporated by reference in Rule 62-524.430, F.A.C.
(9) No change.
(10) Schedule 40 of the ASTM F480-14, incorporated by reference in rule 40C-3.500, F.A.C. Copies of this copyrighted standard may be obtained from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P. O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959.
(11)(10) All rules and publications incorporated by reference herein, other than the copyrighted materials identified in paragraphs (2)(a) through (hi) herein, may be obtained without charge at the District’s website sjrwmdfloridaswater.com or by writing or calling the Department, 2600 Blair Stone Road, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400, telephone (850)245-8648, or the St. Johns River Water Management District, 4049 Reid Street, Palatka, FL 32177, telephone (800)451-7106.
40C-3.051 Exemptions.
The following wells are exempt from the requirements of Rule 40C-3.041, F.A.C.
(1) through (6) No change.
(7) The construction, repair, and abandonment of a well with a nominal casing size of two inches or less in diameter, provided the well is less than 20 feet in depth and is used for no more than ten days for the purpose of obtaining shallow soil or water information. The well must be constructed, repaired or abandoned in accordance with the standards of this chapter and the well completion report is submitted in accordance with Rule 40C-3.411, F.A.C. Due to the temporary nature and shallow depths of these types of monitoring wells, harm to the natural resources is not expected and the District finds an undue hardship would exist by requiring water well contractors to obtain permits for the construction, repair, and abandonment of such temporary wells.
40C-3.101 Content of Application.
(1) No change.
(2) Applications for permits required by this Chapter shall be submitted on State of Florida Permit Application to Construct, Repair, Modify, or Abandon a Well, DEP Form 62-532.900(1), (October 7, 2010), which is incorporated by reference in paragraph 40C-3.036(9)(a), and shall be submitted electronically at the District’s website sjrwmd.com floridaswater.com, delivered to the entity to which the authority to issue a permit has been delegated as identified in Rule 40C-3.035, F.A.C, or delivered to one of the following District offices:
District Headquarters
4049 Reid Street
Palatka, FL 32177
Jacksonville Service Center
7775 Baymeadows Way, Suite 102
Jacksonville, FL 32256
Maitland Service Center
601 South Lake Destiny Road, Suite 200
Maitland, FL 32751
Palm Bay Service Center
525 Community College Parkway, S.E.
Palm Bay, FL 32909.
The application shall contain:
(a) The name, address, telephone number, license number, and signature of the licensed contractor who will be responsible for constructing the well, except in the case of a state agency or political subdivision that needs an indication of approval from the District in order to obtain financing to construct a well. In this case the District will take action on an application for a permit not signed by a licensed contractor by conditioning the effectiveness of the permit on completion of a copy of the application by the licensed contractor that obtains the bid to construct the well, and receipt of the completed copy by the District;
(b) through (l) No change.
(3) The application must be signed by the owner or his authorized agent, if applicable. The application must also be signed by the a licensed contractor who will be responsible for constructing the well, except as otherwise provided in paragraph 40C-3.101(2)(a) above.
(4) No change.
(5)(a) In addition to the information required to be included on the District form, the District staff shall may specifically request such reasonable additional information as may be necessary to evaluate the hydrologic impacts of construction, repair or abandonment of the well to ensure that the impacts will not be harmful to upon the water resources of the District as set forth in Chapter 40C-2, F.A.C. Pursuant to Section 373.314, F.S., the District will cite a specific rule when requesting such additional information.
40C-3.411 Well Completion Report.
(1) through (3) No change.
(4) The District may also require that samples be taken during construction and furnished to it along with the completion report. If samples are required, the District will provide containers and instructions.
40C-3.500 Scope of Part II.
This Part sets forth the standards and criteria for the construction, repair and abandonment of wells, including all provisions contained in Chapter 62-532, F.A.C., which is incorporated by reference in subsection 40C-3.036(2), F.A.C. When Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) pipe is used for well casing, liner pipe, or well screens, it shall, at a minimum, meet the specifications for Schedule 40 of the ASTM F480-14, which is incorporated by reference in subsection 40C-3.036(10), F.A.C. All wells within the District boundaries must comply with all of these standards regardless of whether a permit is required under Part I.
