Water Well Permit
Restrictions and Terms
- Water well permits are required prior to commencing
construction. If construction of a water well is commended prior to
obtaining a permit, a late permit must be obtained from the district along
with a $250.00 application fee.
- No irrigation or industrial water well or water well of
any public water supplier shall be drilled within 1,000 feet of any
registered water well of any public water supplier. No water well of any
such public water supplier shall be drilled within 1,000 feet of any
registered irrigation or industrial water well. No irrigation water well
shall be drilled within 1,000 feet of a registered industrial or within
600 feet of a registered irrigation water well. No industrial water well
shall be drilled within 1,000 feet of a registered irrigation or
industrial water pursuant to Neb. Stat. 46-609 and 46-651. These spacing
restrictions shall not apply to water wells owned by the same person. Any
person may apply to the Nebraska Department of Water Resources for a
special permit to drill a water well without regard to the spacing
requirements pursuant to Neb. Stat. 46-653.
- This permit does not register the water well with the
Nebraska Department of Water Resources. All water wells are required to be
registered with the Nebraska Department of Water Resources within 30 days
after the water well is completed.
- A replacement water well is one which replaced an abandoned
water well that has been operated within the last three years, and is
constructed to water the same tract of land as the abandoned water well
which is being replaced. As of February 3, 1997, replacement wells DO
need a permit from the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District.
- If a water well is being replaced, it must be properly
abandoned according to state guidelines. A copy of these guidelines are
available from the Lower Big Blue Natural Resources District.
- If the water well is not constructed and equipped within
a one year period from the date of approval, a new water well permit is
needed.
- Water wells may not be drilled within 50 feet of a stream
bank without first getting a surface water right for that stream from the
Nebraska Department of Water Resources pursuant to Neb. Stat. 46-637.
- Any person who, on or after February 3, 1997, commences
or causes construction of such a water well for which the required permit
has not been obtained, or who knowingly furnishes false information
regarding such permit, shall be guilty of a Class IV misdemeanor pursuant
to Neb. Stat. 46-602.01 and 46-613.02.
- Permits are not required for test holes, temporarily dewatering
wells with an intended use of less than 90 days, or water wells designed and
constructed to pump (yield) 50 gallons per minute or less.
- The issuance by the District of this permit or
registration of a water well by the Director of the Nebraska Department of
Water Resources pursuant to Neb. Stat. 46-602 shall not vest in any person
the right to violate any rule, regulation, or control in effect on the
date of issuance of the permit or the registration of the water well or to
violate any rule, regulation, or control properly adopted after such date.
If possible, mark (with a flag) the
well site in the field.
COMMENTS/RESTRICTIONS/TERMS:
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