Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5608
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5608
- Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
- Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Well: means any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored into the earth to locate, monitor, extract, or recharge groundwater or any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored for the primary purpose of transferring heat to or from the earth's subsurface. See
- Well driller: refers to a person engaged in the business of performing activities within one or both of the following classes:
§ 5608. Records and reports
(a) Each licensee shall keep accurate records and file a report with the Department and the owner of each water well constructed by the licensee that includes the name of the owner; the well and property location; well depth; character of rocks, earth formations, and fluids encountered; and other reasonable and appropriate information the Department may require. Required information shall be set forth in rules established by the Director in collaboration with the Department.
(b) The reports required to be filed under subsection (a) of this section shall be on forms provided by the Department and submitted in accordance with rules adopted under this chapter, which shall include the following requirements:
(1) Each licensee classified as a water well driller shall submit a well completion report within 90 days after completing the construction of a water well.
(2) Each licensee classified as a monitoring well driller shall submit a monitoring well completion or closure report or Department-approved equivalent within 90 days after completing the construction or closure of a monitoring well. Reporting on the construction of a monitoring well shall be limited to information obtained at the time of construction and need not include the work products of others. The filing of a monitoring well completion or closure report shall be delayed for one or more six-month periods from the date of construction upon the filing of a request form provided by the Department that is signed by both the licensee and well owner.
(c) No report shall be required to be filed with the Department if the well is hand driven or is dug by use of a hand auger or other manual means.
(d) A licensee drilling or developing a new water well for use as a potable water supply, as that term is defined in 10 V.S.A. § 1972(6), shall provide to the owner of the property to be served by the groundwater source informational materials developed by the Department of Health regarding:
(1) the potential health effects of the consumption of contaminated groundwater; and
(2) recommended tests to detect specific contaminants, such as arsenic, lead, uranium, gross alpha radiation, total coliform bacteria, total nitrate, or nitrite, fluoride, and manganese. (Added 2021, No. 69, § 10, eff. June 8, 2021.)