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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 26.04.04.14" title_num="26" subtitle_num="04" chapter_num="04" heading="Notification of Well Construction Activities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Water Supply Wells.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The permittee shall notify the Approving Authority on the business day prior to commencing well drilling activities to allow the Approving Authority the opportunity to inspect.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Approving Authority may require that the permittee provide notice before commencing a yield test in Hydrogeologic Area 3.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The Approving Authority may require that the permittee provide notice before the installation of the pitless adapter or pitless unit.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The Approving Authority may require that the permittee provide notification prior to commencing grouting activities to allow them the opportunity to inspect.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Nonpotable, Monitoring, and Geothermal Wells.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The Approving Authority may require the permittee give notice in advance of commencing well construction activities on monitoring wells and nonpotable wells.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The permittee shall notify the Approving Authority one business day prior to commencing well drilling activities of geothermal wells.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A well driller shall notify a municipality if the well will be drilled inside the municipality's corporate boundary line or if the well will be drilled 1 mile or less outside the municipality's corporate boundary line.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>