Drilling Licence and Groundwater Development Regulations, 2006 (L.I. 1827)
Regulation 13—Environmental protection requirements
(1) A person shall not construct a well in a manner that leads to contamination or pollution of groundwater or aquifer.
(2) A drilling contractor shall in order to avoid contamination of ground water ensure that
(a) a well fitted with hand pump is sited at a minimum distance of thirty metres from the known source of real or potential contamination,
(b) a mechanised well is sited at a minimum distance of one hundred metres from the known source of real or potential contamination,
(c) shallow water whether contaminated or situated in the overburden or rock is completely sealed off,
(d) the minimum requirement for the sanitary seal of two metres of concrete grouting below the ground surface is satisfied,
(e) well casing of not less than 0.5 metres above the ground or the floor of the finished pump house or pump pit is maintained if other measures are not taken to prevent direct inflow of surface water into the well,
(f) immediately after the construction of the well, the top of the casing is closed with a tight closing or top head,
(g) the well is properly sealed with a well head,
(h) the platform for a hand pump or the floor in the pump house is constructed in a manner that does not permit water to return to the well,
(i) the joints of casing segments are watertight, and
(j) other works and activities that the Commission directs for the prevention of contamination and protection of the environment are carried out.
(3) A person who undertakes construction activity in the nature of
(a) manual digging of a pit, or
(b) an activity that may result in contact with or access to groundwater shall ensure that the activity is carried out in a manner that avoids contamination or pollution of groundwater or aquifer.
(4) In these Regulations contaminants or pollutants of groundwater include sanitary facilities.
Subject : Water & Sanitation
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Ministry of Water Resource & Sanitation
Starlets 91 Rd, Accra
- Email: PMB 60, Ministries, Accra
- Website: http://mswr.gov.gh/
- GPS: GA-298-2662.
- Telephone: +233 0 302 228059
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