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Well drilling in Jacksonville, permitted by the City rather than the county
Inside the city the new bore is almost always an irrigation well; at the edges it is the water supply, and either way the permit goes to a building most well companies have never filed in.
Well Drilling in Jacksonville
- County
- Duval County
- Design
- Purpose, demand, depth, casing, setback
- Permit
- County office, or the City in Duval
- After
- Yield test, disinfection, completion report, lab sample
- Hours
- 7 days a week, 7am to 9pm
What changes in Jacksonville
Jacksonville is the only place on this map where a well permit comes from a city government. The Environmental Quality Division issues it under delegation from the water management district, and the completion report goes back there when the well is done. Call Flamingo files there routinely, which matters when a homeowner has been told by a contractor from another county to call the health department.
Inside the JEA envelope the new well is an irrigation bore in the shallow zone, drilled to keep the lawn off the meter. On the north side, the far west and the acreage south of Mandarin the new well is a Floridan supply well, cased through the clay, and it is sized from what the household draws rather than from the rig's default.
How the job runs
How a well is drilled here
Every new well is designed before it is drilled: purpose, demand, depth to the water that suits it, casing through the clay where the bore goes to the Floridan, and the setback from any septic system on the lot or next door. The permit is filed with the county office, or the City of Jacksonville in Duval, before the rig is booked. The bore is drilled, cased, grouted, developed until it runs clear and tested for yield. The pump, pitless adapter and pressure tank are sized to that yield and to the demand. The well is disinfected, the completion report is filed and a sample goes to a certified laboratory before anyone drinks from it.
Straight answers
Well Drilling questions from Jacksonville
Who permits a new well in Jacksonville?
The City of Jacksonville's Environmental Quality Division, not the county health department. The completion report is filed there afterwards.
Can an irrigation well be drilled on a JEA lot?
Yes. It is permitted like any other well, with a 50-foot setback from any septic system on the lot or next door.
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