<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 26.04.04.03" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="04" heading="Application for a Well Construction Permit.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>An application for a well construction permit shall be made on the forms provided by the Approving Authority.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A separate application shall be made for each well, except that a single application may be made for a cluster of wells under one of the following conditions:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The cluster is for closed loop geothermal or dewatering wells and the maximum number of wells drilled per application is 20; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The cluster is for piezometers used in spill control investigations and other groundwater investigations required by the Department.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>If piezometers are converted to permanent monitoring wells, a tag must be obtained for each one.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An application shall be legible and complete. An illegible or incomplete application may be returned to the applicant with a statement of the reason for rejection.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>An application for a well construction permit shall be submitted to the Approving Authority for review, except for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An application for a test well for a public water supply system or a public well, which shall be submitted to the Department through the Approving Authority; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>An application for a water supply well for use on a dairy farm, which shall be submitted to the Approving Authority who shall submit to the Maryland Department of Health for review prior to issuance.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>An application for an injection well shall be submitted to the Department through the Approving Authority.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>An application for dewatering wells shall be made to the Approving Authority if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The wells will be deeper than 30 feet;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The well will be in use for greater than 30 days; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The well will contain pumping equipment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>An application for a cluster of wells shall include a drawing indicating the location of each proposed well on the property.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>For a well permitted as part of a cluster that is proposed to be converted to a permanent monitoring well a separate application shall be made.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>The Approving Authority may request additional information deemed necessary to consider the application.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>