Guam Administrative Code

§7124. Utilization and Metering of Well Water. (a) The Administrator may limit the amount of water drawn from any well covered under these regulations during emergency conditions or drought, or if there is a reasonable basis to expect that otherwise operation of the well will: (1…

§7125. Test Borings. (a) The owner/driller shall notify the Administrator in writing and submit an application for well drilling prior to any test boring work. (b) Test borings shall be subject to the well drilling permit requirements under §7115 of these regulations, except that…

§7126. Access to Wells and Inspection of Wells. (a) Any duly authorized officer, employee, or representative of the Agency may enter and inspect any property premises or place where a water well is being operated, constructed, or abandoned, for the purpose of ascertaining the sta…

§7127. Discontinued Use of Wells. (a) The well owner or his authorized representative for which a well drilling a well operating permit has been issued shall submit a written statement to the Administrator when a well drilling operation has been discontinued and/or well operation…

§7128. Requires for Destruction of Abandoned Wells. (a) All “abandoned" wells, including test holes, shall be destroyed by their owner in such a way that they will not produce water or act as a channel for the interchange of waters, when such interchange will result in a water- b…

§7129. Surface Water Requirements. (a) Surface Water Development. (1) No surface source development shall be accepted for review and approval by the Administrator, unless the owner/purveyor has obtained clearance approval from the Public Utility Agency of Guam (PUAG) in accordanc…

§7130. Wellhead Protection for Public Water Supply Well. (a) The intent and purpose of this section is to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare by providing established standards APPENDIX A - CH. 7 - WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT & OPERATING REGS. - 1997 - P. 65 (b) Wellhe…

§7131. Penalties and Appeals. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of these regulations shall be penalized pursuant to §7031 of the Water Resources Conservation Act as amended, 22 GCA Chapter 46. (b) Any order or decision of the Administrator pursuant to these regula…

§7132. Severability. (a) If any rule, section sentence, clause, or phrase of these regulations or its application to nay person or circumstance or property is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining portions of these regulations or the application of these regulatio…

§7151. Mission of Plans.

§7152. General Design Considerations.

§7153. Source Development.

§7154. Treatment (General and Clarification).

§7155. Chemical Application.

§7156. Pumping Facilities.

§7157. Finished Water Storage.

§7158. Distribution Systems. Note from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency. The enabling legislation of Chapter 46, Title 10, Guam Code Annotated, in particular the Water Resources Conservation Act, established the general requirements that must be met by well drillers, cont…

§4101. Rules and Regulations Incorporated by Reference. The rules and regulations for sewer connections are incorporated herein by reference. (The regulations for sewer connections can be found in Title 22, Guam Environmental Protection Agency, Chapter 8.)

§146.52 of Subpart F of the Federal Rules and Regulations for Underground Injections Wells.

§5101. Authority. Title 10, Guam Code Annotated

§5102. Purpose. The purpose of this Program is to prevent contamination and deterioration of Guam's groundwater resources by regulating underground injection wells, which may endanger the quality of present and future sources of drinking water.

§5103. Applicability and Coverage. These Regulations apply to and cover Class V injection wells only, which include non-hazardous liquid waste disposal wells, community septic system wells, sand backfill wells, recharge wells, including, but not limited to, drainage wells, coolin…

§5104. Definitions. (a) Administrator means the Administrator of the Guam Environmental Protection Agency or his authorized agent. (b) Agency means the Guam Environmental Protection Agency. (c) Aquifer means a formation, group of formations or part of a formation that contains su…

§53105 of the Guam Safe Drinking Water Act, authorizes and directs the Guam Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate regulations and establish an underground injection control program.

§9101. Authority

§9102. Purpose

§9103. Applicability and Coverage

§9104. Definitions.

§9105. Inventory and Assessment of Injection Wells Pursuant to §146.52 of Subpart F of the Federal Rules and Regulations for Underground Injection Wells. (a) The owner or operator of any Class V well shall, within six (6) months of the effective date of an underground injection c…

§9106. Application for Permit. (a) Who applies. Any person who is required to have an U.I.C. permit shall complete, sign and submit an application to the Administrator. When a facility or activity is owned by one (1) person but is operated by another person, it is the operator's'…

§9107. Permit Procedure. (a) The Administrator may not begin the processing of an application for permit until the applicant has fully complied with the application requirements under §9105. An applicant shall be informed within thirty (30) days after receipt whether or not his o…

§9108. Permit Conditions and Requirements. the following shall be incorporated by reference or expressly into the permit: (a) Duty to Comply . The permittee must comply with all the terms, conditions and requirements of the permit and these Regulations and the well drilling regul…

§9109. Same: Financial Responsibility. The permittee shall demonstrate a financial guarantee in the form of performance bonds or other equivalent form to assure proper closure, plugging or abandonment of the well.

§9110. Same: Additional Conditions. he Administrator shall impose on a case-by-case basis such additional conditions as are necessary to prevent migration of fluids into underground sources of drinking water.

§9111. Same: Area Permit. (a) The Administrator may issue a permit on an area basis, rather than for each well individually, provided that the permit is for injection wells: (1) Described and identified by location in permit application(s), if they are existing wells; (2) Within …

§9112. Same Compliance Evaluation . Same: Compliance Evaluation. Compliance with the conditions and requirements of the permit shall be based from the following: (a) Periodic inspection by the Administrator or his representative. (b) Reports by the permittee. (c) Written reports …

§9113. Prohibition. (a) All classes of underground injection wells are prohibited, except Class V wells. (b) No Class V injection well shall be constructed and operated unless authorized by permit. (c) No Class V injection well shall be allowed to cause migration of injected flui…

§9114. Penalties and Appeals. (a) Any person who violates any of the provisions of these Regulations shall be penalized pursuant to 10 GCA §53105 of the Guam Safe Drinking Water Act. (b) Any order or decision of the Administrator pursuant to these Regulations shall become final, …

§9115. Severability. If any provision of these Regulations, or its application to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances, and the remainder of these Regulations, shall not be affected thereby.

§1101. Authority . The authority of the Commission is derived from Public Law 12-209.

§1102. Duties . (a) The Commission shall advise the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation on such matters as he shall bring before it, at meetings called by him. (b) The Commission shall meet at the request of any of its members to discuss such matters relative to th…

§1103. Meetings. (a) The Commission shall meet biweekly and at other times deemed necessary by the Commission. (b) Official meetings of the Commission shall be convened when a quorum of at least the majority of appointed Commission members are present. (c) Commission meetings sha…

§1104. Organization. (a) The Commission shall have a permanent Chairperson, appointed by the Governor and a Vice-Chairperson selected by the Commission. 23 GAR - PARKS AND RECREATION DIV. 1 - PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION CH. 1 - OPERATION POLICY - 1997 - P. 3 (b) There shall be …

§1105. Absences. (a) Excused absences shall be issued to members upon prior notification to the Chairperson. (b) All other absences shall be considered unexcused. (c) Upon receiving three (3) consecutive unexcused absences, a Commission member will be asked to submit his/her resi…

§1106. Agenda . The following agenda will be followed at all regular or special meetings of the Commission: (a) Call to Order (b) Approval of Minutes (c) Old Business (d) New Business (e) Announcements (f) Executive Session (Optional) (g) Adjournment

§1107. Procedures. All Commission procedures not expressed in these rules shall be covered by parliamentary procedure.

§1108. Amendments. NOTE: Rule-making authority cited for formulation of regulations by the Parks and Recreation Commission, §3115, Chapter 3, 5 GCA. These Rules and Regulations were filed with the Legislative Secretary on November 17, 1975. The original publication was made on Fe…