The Board of Minerals and Environment may require the operator to provide, prior to commencing or during the course of an exploration operation, water quality information concerning designated domestic water wells within one–half mile of the proposed exploration area. If the operator is refused access to any well, the operator shall notify, in writing, the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources of such refusal and may not be required thereafter to provide any information concerning such well.

Source: SL 1982, ch 306, § 18; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.