2004 Minnesota Statutes

     103I.301 Well sealing requirements. 

    Subdivision 1.    Wells and borings.  (a) A property 
 owner must have a well or boring sealed if:  

    (1) the well or boring is contaminated or may contribute to 
 the spread of contamination; 

    (2) the well or boring was attempted to be sealed but was 
 not sealed according to the provisions of this chapter; or 

    (3) the well or boring is located, constructed, or 
 maintained in a manner that its continued use or existence 
 endangers groundwater quality or is a safety or health hazard.  

    (b) A well that is not in use must be sealed unless the 
 property owner has a maintenance permit for the well.  

    (c) The property owner must have a well or boring sealed by 
 a registered or licensed person authorized to seal the well or 
 boring, consistent with provisions of this chapter. 

    Subd. 2.    Monitoring wells.  The owner of the property 
 where a monitoring well is located must have the monitoring well 
 sealed when the well is no longer in use.  The owner must have a 
 well contractor, limited well/boring sealing contractor, or a 
 monitoring well contractor seal the monitoring well.  

    Subd. 3.    Dewatering wells.  (a) The owner of the 
 property where a dewatering well is located must have the 
 dewatering well sealed when the dewatering well is no longer in 
 use.  

    (b) A well contractor, limited well/boring sealing 
 contractor, or limited dewatering well contractor shall seal the 
 dewatering well. 

    Subd. 4.    Sealing procedures.  Wells and borings must 
 be sealed according to rules adopted by the commissioner.  

    Subd. 5. Repealed, 1990 c 597 s 73 

    Subd. 6.    Notification required.  A person may not 
 seal a well until a notification of the proposed sealing is 
 filed as prescribed by the commissioner. 

    HIST: 1989 c 326 art 3 s 16; 1990 c 597 s 36; 1991 c 355 s 
 27,28; 1992 c 544 s 7,8; 1999 c 153 s 9,10