40D-3.310. Conditions for Transfer of Permits

(1) Permit Transfers from One Contractor to Another. A well construction permit may be transferred from one licensed water well contractor to another if: (a) Both contractors agree to the transfer; (b) The owner or his agent agree to the transfer; (c) The original contractor relinquishes the initial permit and forwards his or her copy of the initial permit to the District within ten days of requesting such action; (d) The permit has not expired; and (e) The new contractor obtains a valid permit for the well site, for which no additional fee shall be required. (2) Permit Transfers from One Well to Another. A well construction permit for a well which is not completed and becomes an “incomplete well” as defined in subsection 40D-3.021(17), F.A.C., may be used to construct a replacement well if: (a) The incomplete well has been properly abandoned as described in Rule 40D-3.531, F.A.C., and a completion report on the abandonment submitted; (b) The construction permit has not expired; (c) The replacement well is in the same quarter section as the incomplete well; and (d) No completion report has been submitted for the construction permit.