(1) The construction, repair, modification or abandonment of:
    (a) Up to eight (8) sandpoint irrigation, monitor, recovery, dewatering, or gang wells 4 inches or less in diameter; or
    (b) A Class V air conditioning heat pump system consisting of one supply well and one return well; may be included under one permit provided the conditions of subsection (2) are met.
    (2) A multiple well permit as described in subsection (1) will be issued provided:
    (a) The wells are constructed in the same geologic material, completed in the same hydrogeologic unit, and drilled on a contiguous tract of land owned or controlled by the same individual or entity; and
    (b) Each well is the same diameter and constructed of a similar material.
    (3) The District requires both a supply well and a return well in the construction of an open heat pump system. A supply well without a return well is not permitted.
    (4) The District will authorize multi-zone monitor wells consisting of multiple observation tubes monitoring different depths all located in a single larger diameter well casing under a single permit. Provisions listed in subsection (2) do not apply to this type of well.
    (5) When a single well construction permit is issued for multiple wells as described above, a separate well completion report is required for each of the wells or tubes.
Rulemaking Authority 373.044, 373.113, 373.171, 373.309, 373.337 FS. Law Implemented 373.106(1), 373.309 FS. History-New 12-31-92, Amended 4-22-07.