Water Wells Private Water Wells – Anyone who wishes to drill, deepen or modify any Water Well, must first contact a licensed well driller that will perform the work and assist you in completing a “Notice Of Intent” (NOI), application from Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR). Once the application and appropriate fees are submitted to the Gila County Division of Health and Community Services, the Environmental Health Staff will review the NOI. The application must specify to drill a well for domestic use on a parcel of land five (5) acres or less in size. An Environmental Health Specialist will make a site visit to the specified location of the well site to verify that the existing or proposed well site is at least 100 feet away from any part of any septic system; your´s and all your neighbors. The map on the ADWR application should show all the septic systems in the vicinity. The Environmental Health staff will then forward the application to ADWR for final evaluation and approval.
The ADWR website is www.water.az.gov/ |