Section 22-24-1 Definitions. For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) BOARD. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (2) DIRECTOR. The Director of the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. (3) DRILL. To drill or redrill, bore, auger, dig or otherwise construct a […]
Section 22-24-11 Penalty for violation of chapter, etc.; disposition of fines. Any person guilty of violating any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 for each violation. […]
Section 22-24-12 Exemption from provisions of chapter. The provisions of this chapter shall not be effective in or apply to Baldwin County. (Acts 1977, No. 263, p. 361.)
Section 22-24-2 Applicability of chapter. It is the intent of the Legislature that this chapter applies solely to wells drilled for the production of water and has no application to wells or holes drilled, augered, cored or dug for quarry blast holes or mineral prospecting or any purpose other than water production. (Acts 1971, No. […]
Section 22-24-3 Promulgation and enforcement of rules and regulations. The board is authorized and directed to make, promulgate and publish such rules and regulations as it deems reasonable and necessary to effectuate and carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, and a true copy of such rules and regulations shall be kept on […]
Section 22-24-4 Supervision of drilling or repair by licensed driller. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate any equipment or machinery in the drilling or repair of a water well unless the overall operation is, at all times, under the supervision and management of a licensed water well driller as provided for in […]
Section 22-24-5 Well driller’s license – Required; application; annual fee; term. Every person who intends to drill water wells within the State of Alabama shall annually obtain from the board a water well driller’s license and, in order to obtain said license, shall file with the board, in accordance with rules and regulations as established […]
Section 22-24-7 Well driller’s license – Refusal, suspension or revocation. (a) A license may be refused or a license duly issued may be suspended or revoked, or the renewal thereof refused by the board, if, after notice and hearing as provided in this section, it finds that the applicant for, or holder of, such license: […]
Section 22-24-8 Drilling requirements. It shall be unlawful and a violation of this chapter to drill a water well within the State of Alabama unless the following provisions are complied with: (1) The driller of the water well shall be licensed as provided in Section 22-24-5. (2) The driller shall, at all times during the […]
