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Regulation 61-71 well standards
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
Abstract
These regulations establish minimum standards for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the
following wells: individual residential, irrigation, monitoring (including non-standard installations), and
boreholes to ensure that underground sources of drinking water are not contaminated and public health is
protected. These regulations do not apply to public water wells as those standards are stated in R.61-58,
State Primary Drinking Water Regulations. Underground injection of fluids is regulated under R.61-87,
Underground Injection Control Regulations. In accordance with R.61-87, the minimum standards for
construction and abandonment of injection wells are as stated for all wells in this Regulation. Additional
requirements for wells may be found in the following regulations: for injection wells, see R.61-87,
Underground Injection Control Regulations; for water wells that produce greater than 3 million gallons in
any month, see R.61-113, Groundwater Use and Reporting; for oil and gas exploration and production
wells, see R.121-8, Oil and Gas Exploration, Drilling, and Production; and for monitoring and remediation
wells at hazardous waste sites, see R.61-79, Hazardous Waste Management Regulations. Permitting
requirements for Individual Residential Wells and Irrigation Wells are found in R.61-44, Individual
Residential Well and Irrigation Well Permitting.
Issue Date
2021-07-22
Keywords
Well water--South Carolina
Type
Text
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