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casing shall in turn be at least 4 inches greater than the outside diameter of the well casing. Sealing material shall be placed between the permanent conductor casing and the borehole wall,and the conductor casing and the well casing. The sealing material shall extend to at least the depths specified in Subsection A of this section. C. Radial Thickness of Seal. A minimum of two inches of sealing material shall be maintained between all casings and the borehole wall,within the interval to be sealed, except as noted in Section 9 of the Water Well Standards. At least two inches of sealing material shall also be maintained between all"casings"in a borehole,within the interval to be sealed unless otherwise approved by the enforcing agency. Additional space shall be provided,where needed,to allow casings to be properly centralized and spaced and allow the use of a tremie pipe during well construction (if required), especially for deeper wells. D. Sealing Material. Sealing material shall consist of neat cement,sand-cement,or bentonite clay. Cement-based sealing material shall be used opposite fractured rock,unless otherwise approved by the enforcing agency. Concrete shall be used only with the approval of the enforcing agency. Sealing material shall be selected based on required structural,handling,and sealing properties, and the chemical environment into which it is placed. Used drilling mud or cuttings from drilling shall not be used for any part of sealing material. 1. Water. Water used for sealing mixtures should generally be of drinking water quality, shall be compatible with the type of sealing material used, shall be free of petroleum and petroleum products, and shall be free of suspended matter. Good-quality water is necessary to ensure that sealing materials achieve proper consistency for placement and achieve adequate structural and sealing properties. Nonpotable water can sometimes be used for preparing cement-based sealing materials. In no case shall the concentration of chloride in water used in cement-based sealing material exceed 2,000 milligrams per liter. Sulfate shall not exceed 1,500 mg/l. Water used for sealing material shall be chemically analyzed if unknown. Only drinking-quality water of known composition should be used for preparing sealing mixtures for monitoring wells to be used for sensitive water-quality determinations. 2. Cement-Based Sealing Materials. Discussion and standards for cement-based sealing materials are contained in Section 9 of the Water Well Standards. Special consider- ations that apply to monitoring wells are: a. Additives. Care should be exercised in the use of special additives for cement- based sealing materials,such as those used for modifying cement setting times. Some additives could interfere with sensitive water quality determinations. b. Cooling Water. In the case of water quality monitoring wells,care should be exercised in the use of circulating cooling water to protect plastic casing from heat build-up during setting of cement-based sealing materials. Water intro- duced and/or circulated in a well for cooling could interfere with water quality determinations. 3. Bentonite-Based Sealing Materials. Discussion and standards for bentonite-based sealing materials are contained in Section 9 of the Water Well Standards. -43-