Arizona Laws 45-594. Well construction standards; remedial measures
A. The director shall adopt rules establishing construction standards for new wells and replacement wells, the deepening and abandonment of existing wells and the capping of open wells.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-594
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Well: means a man-made opening in the earth through which water may be withdrawn or obtained from beneath the surface of the earth except as provided in Section 45-591. See Arizona Laws 45-402
B. All well construction, replacement, deepening and abandonment operations shall comply with the rules adopted pursuant to this section. A well owner shall cap an open well according to the rules adopted pursuant to subsection A.
C. If the director determines that a well is not capped in compliance with the rules adopted pursuant to subsection A, that the well is dangerous to property or public health or safety and that there is not sufficient time to issue and enforce an order relative to its capping, the director may employ remedial measures necessary to protect property or public health or safety. The remedial measures may include remaining in full charge and control of the well site until the well has been rendered safe and capping the well. This subsection does not relieve an owner or operator of a well from the legal duties, obligations and liabilities arising from such ownership or operation.