Section 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.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 50.97
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.Amended by, CR 16-012: am. (3) (a) Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9/1/2016Amended by, correction in (3) (a) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register May 28 No. 821, eff. 6/1/2024