| (a) At least 15 days prior to commencement of drilling, a permittee whose permit authorizes exploration in a groundwater conservation district shall obtain groundwater samples for analysis in accordance with this subsection. Within 90 days of receiving the laboratory analysis data, the permittee shall provide to the district pre-exploration groundwater quality information as follows: (1) from each existing well located in a groundwater conservation district that is tested by the permittee before exploration; and (2) from the following wells, as applicable: (A) if there are fewer than 10 existing wells located inside the approved exploration area, from each well located inside the approved exploration area; or (B) if there are at least 10 existing wells located inside the approved exploration area, from 10 existing wells that are distributed as evenly as possible throughout that area. (b) Within 90 days of receiving the laboratory analysis data, a permittee whose permit authorizes exploration in a groundwater conservation district shall provide to the district groundwater quality information obtained during exploration within the district as follows: (1) from each existing well that the permittee tests during exploration; and (2) from each cased exploration well completed under the exploration permit. (c) Each permittee shall conform the groundwater quality information required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section to the requirements of §11.142 of this title (relating to Groundwater Analysis and Reporting). (d) Each permittee whose permit authorizes exploration in a groundwater conservation district shall file with the division the groundwater quality information required under subsections (a) and (b) of this section at the same time the information is provided to the district. (e) Each exploration permittee that installs cased exploration wells inside a groundwater conservation district shall provide to the district, within 60 days of the installation, the following information: (1) the permittee's name, address, and telephone number; and (2) the following information for each cased exploration well in the district: (A) well completion information; (B) well logs, except any information determined by the director to be confidential pursuant to §11.74 of this title (relating to Information Subject to Public Review); (C) the location of the well, including a legal description and the acreage of the property where the well is located; (D) verification that the well will be used for an industrial purpose; and (E) the type and capacity of the pump used in the well. |
