WAC 508-12-240   Groundwater appropriation procedure -- Where proposed construction is near surface water supply.  Where a proposed well is to be constructed near a lake, stream, or spring, which is heavily or fully appropriated, the department of ecology may specify a minimum distance between the well location and the surface water supply, or, require that the well casing be installed in such a manner as to insure a break in hydraulic continuity between the well and the shallow groundwaters contributing to the surface water supply.



[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.27A RCW. 88-13-037 (Order 88-11), § 508-12-240, filed 6/9/88; Rule 24, filed 3/23/60. Formerly WAC 134-12-240.]