LAC 56:V.301. Purpose

A. The rules, regulations, standards, and methods as stated herein for well and hole abandonment were prepared in response to this directive and were developed in coordination with other state agencies, which are also concerned with the wise use of the water resources of the state. The contents of these standards do not preempt but complement the Department of Public Works rules related to water wells, the Department of Conservation's rules and regulations related to oil, gas, and salt wells and the Division of Health's Sanitary Code requiring the protection of "freshwater sand". The Capital Area Ground Water Conservation Commission shall be responsible only for water wells in the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District which is composed of the parishes of East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana.