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C) Groundwater Thertnal Exchange Devices and Vertical Heat Exchangers Require a $50 permit fee. 0) After July 1, 1990, A $50 permit fee is required for an excavation for an elevator shaft.. u 7. Maintenance Permits Annual maintenance permits are required for all inoperable wells that are not sealed. A $50 annual fee is required. Annual maintenance permits are required for monitoring wells constructed after January 1, 1990. If a monitoring well is not sealed within fourteen months after construction, a maintenance permit is required and a $50 fee must be paid. For monitoring wells at motor fuel retail outlets and petroleum oulk storage sites, the permit fee is $50 per site. Annual maintenance per its are required for dewatering wells constructed after January 1, 1990. If a dewatering well is not sealed within 14 months after construction, a maintenance permit is required and a $25 fee must be paid. For dewatering well projects of more than 10 wells, the permit fee is $250 per site. LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS EXEMPT FROM ALL PERMIT, NOTIFICATION, AND VARIANCE FEES BUT MUST COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. 8. Well Sealing A well owner is responsible for having an unused well sealed by a licensed contractor. If a well poses a public health hazard, the Commissioner may order the well to be sealed. Failure of an owner to seal a well may result in the Commissioner having the well sealed and assessing the cost to the property owner. Counties may declare a well a public health nuisance and have it sealed and assess the cost to the property owner. A cost-share program with limited funds, administered by the Board of Water and Soil Resources, provides funds for selected counties to pay up to 75% of the cost of sealing a well not to exceed $2,000. 9. County Well Certificate Counties must issue sealed well certificates prescribed by the Commissioner of Health for all wells that are sealed.