Arkansas Administrative Code

17 CAR § 11-501. Construction requirements generally. (a) Construction requirements vary according to: (1) Type of formation; (2) Type of well; and (3) Intended use. (b) Please review both the general requirements and Special Well Construction Techniques, 17 CAR § 11-601 et seq.,…

17 CAR § 11-502. Location. (a) General. (1) In establishing the location of a well, the constructor shall consider sources of contamination that exist on or adjacent to the premises where the well is to be located. (2) As far as possible, the well shall: (A) Be located on ground …

17 CAR § 11-503. Design factors. The design of each well shall include consideration of the following: (1)(A) Natural protection. (B) Location of the well shall include utilization of every natural protection available to promote sanitary conditions; (2)(A) Undesirable geological…

17 CAR § 11-504. Materials and technical requirements. (a) Construction water. (1) Water used in the drilling process should be obtained from a source that will not result in contamination of the well. (2) It is required that an appropriate amount of chlorine solution be added to…

17 CAR § 11-505. Casing. (a)(1) The casing shall be installed where the purpose of casing is to: (A) Seal off surface, near surface, or deeper contaminants; or (B) Retain the wall of the well in addition to repelling outside contaminants. (2) In selection of casing pipe, consider…

17 CAR § 11-506. Grouting. (a) Sand and cement grout. This mixture should consist of cement, sand, and water, in the proportion of one (1) bag of cement (ninety-four (94) pounds) and an equal volume of dry sand to not more than six (6) gallons of clean water. (b) Neat cement grou…

17 CAR § 11-507. Well seals or caps. (a) General. (1) Well seals or caps installed on wells shall be securely capped. (2) The seal may provide ventilation but shall be sufficiently tight and secure to prohibit foreign objects, insects, and other creatures from entering the well. …

17 CAR § 11-508. Disinfection. (a) General. (1) Every new well or existing water supply system that has been disrupted for service or repair should be disinfected before it is returned to use. (2) Water in the well and storage tank should be treated with a strong chlorine solutio…

17 CAR § 11-509. Plugging or abandonment of wells. (a) General. (1) To restore geologic and hydrogeologic conditions existing prior to a well’s construction, any person who abandons an abandoned well, as defined in 17 CAR § 11-104(1), must use methods and materials that will prot…

17 CAR § 11-510. Fracturing. (a) General. (1) Fracturing includes the use of explosives, acid, or pumping fluids (hydrofracturing) into a water well. (2) A driller registered in category 4 shall supervise hydrofracturing. (3) A driller registered in category 1–3 may use explosive…

17 CAR § 11-601. Artesian wells. (a) In known artesian territories, initial drilling operations shall extend into but not through the formation confining the water. (b) The casing shall be installed and the annular opening between the drill hole and casing sealed with cement or b…

17 CAR § 11-602. Driven, dug, or bored wells. (a) Wells in this classification are dug, bored, or driven, unless the type or purpose of the well applies to all methods of well construction (test holes, heat pump wells, etc.). (b) Driven wells. (1) On all driven wells there shall …

17 CAR § 11-603. Industrial and irrigation wells. (a) This section applies to wells constructed for purposes other than human consumption. (b) Outer casing seal for gravel well industrial and irrigation wells. (1)(A) Industrial wells shall be sealed with a concrete slab, grouted,…

17 CAR § 11-604. Geothermal (heat pump) wells. (a) Heat pump wells are designed for two (2) major types of heat pump systems. (b) Closed loop or earth coil. (1) Fluid is circulated in a continuous unbroken pipe beneath the surface of the earth or under ponds, swimming pools, lake…

17 CAR § 11-605. Monitoring and piezometer wells. (a) This section applies to monitoring well construction. (b) Monitoring wells are exempted from the construction requirements established in 17 CAR § 11-401 et seq. – 17 CAR § 11-1001 et seq. (c) Design and construction technique…

17 CAR § 11-606. Test and sample wells. Water wells constructed for the purpose of locating or sampling ground water or other scientific purposes shall be constructed in a manner that shall not: (1) Contaminate ground water; or (2) Provide a conduit to further contaminate ground …

17 CAR § 11-607. Public and semi-public wells. (a) Wells for public and semi-public water systems shall be located, designed, and constructed in accordance with the respective rules of the Department of Health and shall have written approval from the department prior to the start…

17 CAR § 11-701. Pump installation generally. (a) Installation shall be in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendation and this part. (b) All pump installations shall be designed and installed to prevent contamination of the well.

17 CAR § 11-702. Licensing and registration. Pump installation shall be by a licensed water well contractor and registered pump installer.

17 CAR § 11-703. Efficiency. (a) Pump capacity shall be consistent with intended use and yield characteristics of the well. (b) The pumping capacity of the pump installed in a well shall be consistent with the: (1) Intended use of the ground water; and (2) Yield characteristics o…

17 CAR § 11-704. Location of pressure tanks and switches. (a) Pressure tanks and switches shall be located: (1) Above ground; or (2) In a pit or basement that is adequately drained. (b) A pressure tank may be buried provided the tank is designed for installation below ground. (c)…

17 CAR § 11-705. Venting of gasses. Toxic or flammable gases shall be vented from a well to the outside above roof level or a point where they will not produce a hazard.

17 CAR § 11-706. Upper terminal. Pump installers shall leave no less than eight inches (8”) of casing above normal ground level.

17 CAR § 11-707. Temporary seal. (a) If the pump equipment is not installed at the time drilling is completed, all openings to the well must be closed to prevent pollution or vandalism. (b) After installation, all open spaces must be sealed off to prevent contamination of the gro…

17 CAR § 11-708. Pipe drop, wire, etc. (a) All pipe drop, wire, pumps and other pumping equipment shall be clean and installed to permit removal and repair of all equipment. (b) If equipment or tools are lost in the well and not recovered a statement describing the item or items …

17 CAR § 11-709. Well tanks. Well tanks installed shall be adequate to meet the needs of the water system.

17 CAR § 11-710. Plumbness. All pumps shall be installed in a plumb manner so as not to interfere with proper operation or efficiency and not cause excessive wear on pumping equipment.

17 CAR § 11-711. Prevention from contamination. (a) Pumping equipment shall be installed in such a manner to discourage the entrance of contamination into the ground water. (b) Discharge pipes shall include devices that will discourage the entrance of animals.

17 CAR § 11-712. Check valves. Pumping equipment installed that may be used in conjunction with chemigation shall employ at least one (1) check valve or other back siphoning device between the well head and point of entrance of the foreign substances.

17 CAR § 11-713. Submersible pump installation. (a) Check valves. (1) Submersible pumps shall have no less than two (2) check valves installed. (2) One (1) check valve must be installed above ground. (3) Submersible pumps used for irrigation are excluded from this requirement. (b…

17 CAR § 11-714. Jet pump installation. (a) Check valves. Jet pumps shall have a check valve installed on the discharge side of the pressure tank. (b) Approved pipe drop. Polyethylene plastic pipe and fittings shall be a minimum of SDR-7 PE-2306, with a pressure rating of one hun…

17 CAR § 11-715. Turbine pumps — Steel column pipe for line shaft turbine pumps. (a) Column pipe for irrigation wells shall be of three-sixteenths of one inch (.188”) steel wall thickness. (b) Flange or threaded steel column pipe shall be used on turbine pump installation. (c) Pl…

17 CAR § 11-716. Pressure systems — Relief valve. All pressure systems will have a pressure relief valve installed between the well seal and pressure switch.

17 CAR § 11-717. Power and control wiring. (a) Licensees and registrants may run power and control wiring from a disconnect box to water well equipment without obtaining an electrician's license. (b)(1) Licensees and registrants may not alter the existing electrical service to an…

17 CAR § 11-801. Rig permits and rig confiscation generally. (a)(1) A contractor who owns and operates a water well rig shall follow the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission’s rig permitting requirements. (2) Each rig owned and operated by a contractor shall have a separate perm…

17 CAR § 11-802. Requirements. In order to obtain a rig permit, a contractor must: (1) Hold a valid license; (2) Make proper application for a rig permit; and (3) Pay the required permit fee.

17 CAR § 11-803. Expiration. (a)(1) Rig permits shall expire on July 31 each year. (2) The contractor must renew the rig permit annually by applying for the renewal no later than thirty (30) days after the expiration date. (b) Late fee. After August 31 of each year, the Arkansas …

17 CAR § 11-804. Rig confiscation. Those persons who continuously violate Arkansas law and this part, requiring that they obtain the proper registration, licensure, and training for construction of water wells as well as the proper bond to protect well owners, are subject to forf…

17 CAR § 11-901. Excessive sediment standards. (a) The following standards shall be used to determine when excessive sediment exists in a well. (b) Excessive sediment will be determined using EPA Test Method 160.5 (Imhoff Cone). (c) Amounts in excess of the below standards are co…

17 CAR § 11-902. Arkansas Natural Resources Commission excessive sediment protocol. (a) When determining whether a well produces excessive sediment in accordance with the above standards, Arkansas Natural Resources Commission staff shall use the following procedure for collecting…

17 CAR § 160-1001. Equipment specifications. (a) Prescription equipment appropriate for the pharmacy’s specific scope of practice shall be maintained by the pharmacy and may include but is not limited to: (1) Graduates capable of measuring from one-tenth of one milliliter (0.1 ml…

17 CAR § 160-1002. Time requirements for pharmacies and for the pharmacist-in-charge. (a)(1) Unless expressly provided otherwise in Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy rules, all pharmacies in Arkansas shall: (A) Be open a minimum of forty (40) hours per week; and (B) Have on duty a…

17 CAR § 160-1003. Vending machines. The sale of any legend drugs or medicines by means of a coin-operated vending machine is expressly prohibited.

17 CAR § 160-1004. Reuse of drugs prohibited. The reuse of returned portions of a prescription drug for human consumption is prohibited whether dispensed by order of a prescription or otherwise, except to allow: (1) Patients in nursing facilities to donate unused medications to c…

17 CAR § 160-1005. Pick-up stations. (a) No person, firm, or business establishment shall offer to the public in any manner its services as a "pick-up station" or intermediary for the purpose of having prescriptions filled or delivered, whether for profit or gratuitously. (b) Nor…

17 CAR § 160-1006. Emergency pharmacy services. (a) Any pharmacy providing prescription drugs to one (1) or more patients in a nursing home or other institution shall provide: (1) Emergency prescription services for those patients; and (2) Information to the nursing home or insti…

17 CAR § 160-1007. Applications for pharmacy permits. (a) Pharmacies shall apply for licensure and renewal on forms provided by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy. (b) The permit will be issued to qualified applicants in the name of the licensed pharmacist who shall be directly…