LAC 56:V.321. Regulations and Standards for Plugging and Sealing a Well or Hole and for Determining Responsibility

A. Following are regulations and standards for determining the status of a dug, drilled, bored, augered, or driven water well or hole and for determining the party responsible for properly plugging an abandoned well or hole. B. Unless otherwise specified in the regulations and standards stated herein, the landowner or lessee shall be responsible for plugging and sealing an abandoned water well or hole. The individual or group responsible for plugging an abandoned water well or hole shall be known in the rules, regulations, standards, and methods as the responsible party. The responsible party shall take the necessary action to insure that an abandoned hole or well is plugged properly by a contractor qualified and experienced in plugging and sealing abandoned wells and holes, and in accordance with the methods and standards in §509.