Well decommissioning

ATCP 50.97 Well decommissioning. (1) Definition. In this section, “well decommissioning” means permanently disabling and sealing a well to prevent contaminants from reaching groundwater. (2) Eligible costs. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse costs to design and implement a well decommissioning, including costs to fill the well, seal the well, and shape the land to protect the abandoned wellhead from precipitation and runoff. (3) Design, construction, and maintenance. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse the cost of well decommissioning unless the well decommissioning complies with all of the following that apply: (a) NRCS conservation practice standard 351 well decommissioning (August, 2021). (b) Section NR 812.26, related to well and drillhole decommissioning. History: CR 01-090: cr. Register September 2002 No. 561, eff. 10-1-02; CR 08-075: am. (3) (a) Register April 2009 No. 640, eff. 5-1-09; CR 13-016: am. (3) (a) Register February 2014 No. 698, eff. 5-1-14; CR 16-012: am. (3) (a) Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9-1-16; CR 23-024: am. (3) (a) Register May 2024 No. 821, eff. 6-1-24; correction in (3) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 2024 No. 821.