Well Construction

Through an agreement with the St. John's River Water Management District (SJRWMD) and Brevard County, the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County is the delegated permitting authority for all wells less than six inches in diameter within Brevard County (except for wells located within a Chapter 62-524, FAC delineated area). Anyone who plans to install or abandon a well within Brevard County must contact a Florida Licensed Water Well Contractor to submit an application and applicable fee to obtain a well construction permit from our office by using SJRWMD’s ePermit. All wells must be installed or abandoned as per Chapter 40C-3, FAC and Chapter 62-532, FAC. The goal of this program is to ensure setbacks to hazards and sources of contamination per Table 1 in Chapter 62-532 FAC are met and that appropriate well construction standards are followed.

Issuance of water well permits by the Florida Department of Health in Brevard County does not relieve the well owner of meeting permit requirements of county, municipal, or other legally constituted authorities, including public utility and drainage easement setbacks and reclaim water regulations. In Brevard County, wells six inches in diameter or larger and all wells within delineated areas are permitted through the St. John's River Water Management District.

The state of Florida does not have requirements for routine private home well water sampling.  ​However, we recommend that homeowners test their water for Coliform Bacteria and Nitrates every year. ​Also, most homeowners should test for Lead every three years.  A list of Potable Well Water Sampling Companies can assist you with your sampling.  To obtain information on sampling your potable well waterplease contact our office at 321-633-2100 or email: Brevard.WellApp@flhealth.gov. Our office can only accept Coliform Bacteria.

Well construction permits beginning from mid-2002 are available on our Laserfiche site. Historical records for existing Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems (OSTDS) in Brevard County may also be available. Please use the following user name and password to access this information: User Name = beh.public and Password = public.  For information on how to use the Laserfiche site please review the Laserfiche instructional document. For Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 compatibility setup information, please review the Laserfiche compatibility view instructions.

How to obtain your well final, review approved well permits, or search for completion reports.

For more information on well construction in the State of Florida, please visit http://www.sjrwmd.com/.

For more information on private wells in the State of Florida, please visit https://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/private-well-testing/index.html.

For information on SJRWMD's abandoned artesian well plugging program:

• The abandoned artesian well plugging program – SJRWMD
• Abandoned artesian well plugging program info sheet

Downloadable Files: 

• Are You "Well" Aware? Brochure
• Delineated Area Map (Brevard County Only)
• DH Form 4094 Water System Variance Application

Links: 

• Coastal Construction Control Line Program
• Department of Environmental Protection
• FDEP Delineated Areas
• EPA Guidance - What to Do After the Flood
• Well Water Disinfection Guidelines
• Wellowner.org

Municipality websites for sewer and/or water service areas (this only shows availability, not a confirmation of connection):

• Brevard County Utility Service Area Map
• City of Palm Bay Public Utility Map
• City of Titusville Utility Location Map
• City of Cocoa Sewer Access
• City of Cocoa Water Acces

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