The purpose of this rulemaking is to update the District’s water well regulation rules to reflect recent statutory amendments for water well contractor licensing, incorporate by reference updated versions of related rules adopted by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), directly incorporate by reference certain materials that are already incorporated into DEP’s well construction rules and adopt a new general permit for certain environmental monitoring wells. The effect of these amendments will be to make the District’s water well regulations consistent with DEP’s related rules and with recent statutory changes for water well contractor licensing, and reduce costs associated with certain environmental monitoring wells that are part of a contaminated site assessment, remedial action plan or pilot study approved by the DEP pursuant to Chapter 62-780, F.A.C.