Section 50.97. Well decommissioning.

 

(1)   Definition. In this section, "well decommissioning" means permanently disabling and sealing a well to prevent contaminants from reaching groundwater.

(2)   Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs to design and implement a well decommissioning, including costs to fill the well, seal the well, and shape the land to protect the abandoned wellhead from precipitation and runoff.

(3)   Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of well decommissioning unless the well decommissioning complies with all of the following that apply:

(a) NRCS technical guide well decommissioning standard 351 (October, 2014).

(b) Section NR 812.26 , related to well and drillhole decommissioning.

CR 01-090 : cr. Register September 2002 No. 561 , eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075 : am. (3) (a) Register April 2009 No. 640 , eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016 : am. (3) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698 , eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-012 : am. (3) (a) Register August 2016 No. 728 , eff. 9-1-16.