Georgia Code
Part 3 - Water Well Standards
§ 12-5-134. Standards for Wells and Boreholes

The following standards shall apply to all wells and boreholes:
For large diameter water wells cased with concrete pipe or other acceptable casing material, if the casing joints are not sealed, the annular space shall be grouted as specified above, and the annular space below the grout shall be filled with sand or gravel;
History. Code 1981, § 12-5-134 , enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 12; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1373, § 3; Ga. L. 2000, p. 458, § 2; Ga. L. 2001, p. 315, § 10; Ga. L. 2003, p. 607, § 7; Ga. L. 2009, p. 330, § 1/HB 552; Ga. L. 2010, p. 254, § 3/HB 1206.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1985, “well” was substituted for “wells” following “abandonment of the” in the last sentence of subparagraph (6)(G).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, a hyphen was inserted between “well” and “rounded” in subparagraph (1)(P).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, “ground-water” was substituted for “ground water” in division (1)(A)(i) and “waste water” was substituted for “wastewater” in subparagraph (6)(E).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 330, § 3/HB 552, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section shall apply to wells or boreholes and drilling wells or boreholes on or after April 30, 2009.
Law reviews.
For note on 2000 amendment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 29 (2000).

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