§ 9-1306
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§9–1306.
(a)Except as indicated in subsection
(b)of this section, a person may not drill a well in this State unless the Department issues a permit to drill the well.
(b)A person who has not been issued a permit by the Department may, after having notified the county board of health and a municipality if the temporary dewatering device will be located inside the municipality’s corporate boundary line or if the temporary dewatering device will be located 1 mile or less outside the municipality’s corporate boundary line, install a temporary dewatering device to facilitate the installation of underground utilities if the device:
(1)Is installed 30 feet or less below the ground surface;
(2)Is not located in any trench used for the installation of underground utilities;
(3)Contains no mechanical pumping equipment below the surface; and
(4)Is removed no more than 30 days after installation.
(c)A person installing a temporary dewatering device under subsection
(b)of this section shall restore the subsurface conditions of the installation area as nearly as possible to the conditions that existed before the installation.