(ii) Obtaining Authorization(A) To be authorized per Subsection R515-6(5)(b)(i)(A)(IV) to witness a well sealing procedure, an individual must have no relationship to the driller or the well's owner. The individual must have at least five years professional experience designing wells, supervising well drilling, or other equivalent experience associated with well drilling or well sealing that is acceptable to the Director.
(B) Individuals, desiring the Director's authorization to witness a well sealing procedure, shall provide the following information to the Director for review, signed and attesting to the correctness of the information:
(I) a detailed description of the applicant's experience with well drilling projects, including number of years of experience and type of work. Three references confirming this professional experience are required.
(II) evidence of licensure as a professional engineer or professional geologist in Utah.
(III) no relationship may exist between a person authorized to witness well sealings and a well driller that would serve as the basis for suspicion of favoritism, leniency, or punitive action in the performance of this task. Examples of such relationships would be family; former long-term employment associations; business partnerships, either formal or informal. The Director's decision, with right of appeal as provided in Rule R305-7, shall be accepted relative to what constitutes a conflict of interest or a relationship sufficient to disqualify an applicant from any witness opportunities.
(IV) An acknowledgment that the individual would not be acting as an agent or employee of the State of Utah and any losses incurred while acting as a witness would not be covered by governmental immunity or Utah's insurance.
(V) Willingness to follow established protocols and attend such training events as may be required by the Director.
(VI) Complete with a minimum 75% passing grade, an examination on water well drilling rules, as offered by the Division of Water Rights.
(C) The Director may rescind the authorization if an individual fails to comply with the criteria or conditions of the authorization.
(iii) Well Seal Certification
The individual witnessing the well sealing procedure shall provide a signed letter, including the following information, to the Director within 30 days of the well sealing:
(A) certification that the well sealing procedure met every requirement of Subsection R309-515-6(6)(i);
(B) the water right under which the well was drilled and the well driller's license number;
(C) the public water system name, if applicable;
(D) the latitude and longitude of the well and method used for its determination;
(E) the well head's approximate elevation;
(F) casing diameter, length, and material;
(G) the size of the annulus between the borehole and casing;
(H) a description of the sealing process including the sealing material used, its volume, density, method of placement, and depth from surface; and
(I) the names and company affiliations of other individuals observing the sealing procedure including, the well driller, the well owner, or a consultant.
(c) After completion of the well drilling, the following information shall be submitted and receive a favorable review before water from the well can be introduced into a public water system:
(i) a copy of the Report of Well Driller as required by the State Engineer's Office which is complete in every aspect and has been stamped as received by the same;
(ii) a copy of the letter from the authorized individual described in Subsection R309-515-6(5)(b), indicating inspection and confirmation that the well was grouted in accordance with the well drilling specifications and the requirements of this rule;
(iii) a copy of the aquifer drawdown test data, as a minimum, including the yield versus drawdown test data, as described in Subsection R309-515-6(10)(b) along with comments and interpretation by a licensed professional engineer or licensed professional geologist of the graphic drawdown information required by Subsection R309-515-6(10)(b)(vi)(E);
(iv) a copy of the chemical analyses required by Subsection R309-515-4(5);
(v) acceptable evidence that the water system owner has a legal right to divert water for the proposed use from the well source;
(vi) a copy of complete plans and specifications prepared, signed, and stamped by a licensed professional engineer covering the well housing, equipment, and diversion piping necessary to introduce water from the well into the distribution system; and
(vii) a bacteriological analysis of water obtained from the well after installation of permanent equipment, disinfection, and flushing.
(d) An Operation Permit shall be obtained in accordance with Section R309-500-9 before any water from the well is introduced into a public water system.
(6) Well Materials, Design, and Construction.
(a) ANSI/NSF Standards 60 and 61 Certification.
Interior surfaces must consist of products complying with ANSI/NSF Standard 61. This requirement applies to drop pipes, well screens, coatings, adhesives, solders, fluxes, pumps, switches, electrical wire, sensors, and any other equipment or surfaces which may contact the drinking water.
