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Decommissioning a Central Jersey water well involves several steps, including but not limited to, removing obstructions around the well, disinfecting the well, grouting and sealing the well, and filling the well with clean soil to establish to grade level.

Proper decommissioning requires the unneeded well be filled with chlorinated sand to the top of the water table, a bentonite (a type of clay) or grout plug be installed at that level with sand filling the remainder of the pipe with a second plug placed below grade.

Why do wells have to be decommissioned? Abandoned or unused wells can deteriorate over time and become a threat to groundwater. Near the ground surface, failures in a well casing, cap or surface seal can allow surface contaminants into the well.

Well Permits & Information Approximately 20,000 new permits to drill wells in New Jersey are issued and tracked per year. Once a well is constructed, the driller is required to submit a well record document which is the as-built description of the well.

The New Jersey Division of Water Supply states that only licensed well drillers are permitted to and service wells in the state.

Decommissioning a Central Jersey water well involves several steps, including but not limited to, removing obstructions around the well, disinfecting the well, grouting and sealing the well, and filling the well with clean soil to establish to grade level.

Decommissioning a Central Jersey water well involves several steps, including but not limited to, removing obstructions around the well, disinfecting the well, grouting and sealing the well, and filling the well with clean soil to establish to grade level.

A permit is required prior to the construction of all new wells and the repair, modification or abandonment of an existing well regardless of the size. The permit ensures that wells are built by licensed water well contractors and conform to water well construction standards within the State of Florida.

Proper decommissioning requires the unneeded well be filled with chlorinated sand to the top of the water table, a bentonite (a type of clay) or grout plug be installed at that level with sand filling the remainder of the pipe with a second plug placed below grade.

NJDEP-Division of Water Quality. Located under Water Resources Management in the Department of Environmental Protection, the Division of Water Quality has primary responsibility for protecting New Jersey's surface and ground waters from pollution caused by improperly treated wastewater and its residuals.

Why do wells have to be decommissioned? Abandoned or unused wells can deteriorate over time and become a threat to groundwater. Near the ground surface, failures in a well casing, cap or surface seal can allow surface contaminants into the well.

Decommissioning means properly sealing, filling, and capping unused water wells to eliminate the possibility of groundwater contamination or human injury. This program reimburses landowners (including public entities such as municipalities) up to 75 percent of the cost of decommissioning an abandoned well.

Well Permits & Information Approximately 20,000 new permits to drill wells in New Jersey are issued and tracked per year. Once a well is constructed, the driller is required to submit a well record document which is the as-built description of the well.

Well casing, screens, and liners must be removed from the well before sealing it. If the well casing has been grouted in place and the certified well driller is unable to remove the casing, the certi- fied well driller may cut off the casing a minimum of 5 feet below the ground surface.

The New Jersey Division of Water Supply states that only licensed well drillers are permitted to and service wells in the state.

An approved Well Permit is required for dewatering wells or dewatering well points which are 25 feet or more in total depth or are 6 inches or more in borehole diameter. All drilling activity shall be performed and completed by a New Jersey licensed well driller of the proper class. N.J.A.C.

Decommissioning a Central Jersey water well involves several steps, including but not limited to, removing obstructions around the well, disinfecting the well, grouting and sealing the well, and filling the well with clean soil to establish to grade level.

The New Jersey Division of Water Supply states that only licensed well drillers are permitted to and service wells in the state.

A permit is required prior to the construction of all new wells and the repair, modification or abandonment of an existing well regardless of the size. The permit ensures that wells are built by licensed water well contractors and conform to water well construction standards within the State of Florida.

NJDEP-Division of Water Quality. Located under Water Resources Management in the Department of Environmental Protection, the Division of Water Quality has primary responsibility for protecting New Jersey's surface and ground waters from pollution caused by improperly treated wastewater and its residuals.

Decommissioning means properly sealing, filling, and capping unused water wells to eliminate the possibility of groundwater contamination or human injury. This program reimburses landowners (including public entities such as municipalities) up to 75 percent of the cost of decommissioning an abandoned well.

Well casing, screens, and liners must be removed from the well before sealing it. If the well casing has been grouted in place and the certified well driller is unable to remove the casing, the certi- fied well driller may cut off the casing a minimum of 5 feet below the ground surface.

An approved Well Permit is required for dewatering wells or dewatering well points which are 25 feet or more in total depth or are 6 inches or more in borehole diameter. All drilling activity shall be performed and completed by a New Jersey licensed well driller of the proper class. N.J.A.C.

The New Jersey Division of Water Supply states that only licensed well drillers are permitted to and service wells in the state.