2021 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 223 - Sanitarians, water plant operators, and water well construction practices 223.440 Records of water well drillers.
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223.440 Records of water well drillers.
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A water well driller certified under KRS 223.425 shall keep a record of each water
well that is constructed, altered, or sealed after July 13, 1984, and shall furnish a
signed copy of such record to the cabinet within thirty (30) days after the
completion of the construction or alteration. A copy of the record shall be furnished
to the property owner by the driller within thirty (30) days of completion of the
well. Each record required under this section shall be in a form prescribed by the
cabinet and shall show:
(a) The name and address of the owner of the well and the persons constructing or
altering the well;
(b) A sketch showing the distance from any road, intersection, septic tank drain
fields and permanent structures;
(c) The dates of commencement and completion of the construction or alteration
of the well;
(d) The depth, diameter, and type of casing;
(e) The kind of joint couplings;
(f) Information on screens and type of completion;
(g) The discharge in gallons per minute and the shut-in pressure in pounds per
square inch of a flowing well;
(h) The static water level with reference to the land surface and estimation of well
yield, and the drawdown with respect to the amount of water yielded per
minute;
(i) The kind, nature, approximate thickness and water-bearing capacity of the
material in each stratum penetrated that shows the presence of water, with at
least one (1) entry for each change in rock types;
(j) The type and amount of disinfectant used and the date of disinfection; and
(k) A water well driller's assistant shall not be authorized to certify records related
to the construction, modification, abandonment, or testing of a water well.
Where the well is for potable use the well driller shall be responsible for having the
well tested for fecal coliform and the initial disinfection of the well. The driller shall
provide the well owner and the cabinet with the written results of any and all testing
and a written assurance that the well has been properly disinfected, within thirty
(30) days of well completion.
A copy of the record shall be furnished by the cabinet to the Kentucky Geological
Survey.
Effective: June 27, 2019
History: Amended 2019 Ky. Acts ch. 4, sec. 5, effective June 27, 2019. -- Created 1984
Ky. Acts ch. 215, sec. 9, effective July 13, 1984.
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