Life in a private house is fraught with certain difficulties. So, water outages often happen, and in most cases one can only dream of a central water supply. When deciding what can be done with this, some citizens decide to install a water well. It is a structure for which you must first obtain a permit, and then register it properly. Only in this case will the well be considered legal. It should be understood that subsequently you will have to pay a well tax. Its registration is carried out almost in the same way as the corresponding procedure for acquiring a plot of land and a house, but with some features.
general information
Due to the use of the well without registration, individuals can be punished on the basis of paragraph 3 of Art. 7 Administrative Code of the Russian Federation. This article provides for a fine of 3 to 5 thousand rubles. If violations are detected at the design stage, then an additional 2-3 thousand rubles will have to be paid.
Thus, the extraction of water from the well can be carried out only after the approval procedure with the authorized services, as well as the selection of a specific place in compliance with the sanitary zone. A sanitary zone is a place 30 meters in size, in the center of the perimeter of which is a water source. There should not be planted trees and buildings should be located.
A license for a well will cost the same price as drilling. Therefore, in order to avoid unnecessary expenses, land owners prefer to build wells into which water is supplied from the soil or the water horizon. But such a water layer is not in every territory.
Pros of an artesian well
Compared to wells, the artesian well has the undoubted advantages. They are as follows:
- High quality water arrives.
- Equipment is not required or a minimum is needed.
- The source will provide water for a period of 70 to 100 years.
Having cut a well in your own area, you can provide yourself with water for many years. When installing only in half the cases it is necessary to conduct a geological survey. But you need to be prepared for the fact that in the future water will have to be cleaned and consumed not immediately after production.
What do you need to get a license?
A project is needed to get artesian water. First, it is served for geological work. Then, after drilling, a sanitary zone is organized and the design of the object is carried out.
The arrangement of the zone consists of the following steps:
- Allotment planning.
- Fence of the zone near the well to exclude direct access to the corresponding structure.
- Landscaping by planting a paved lawn.
The primary document is provided by companies that have the right to dig and carry out construction work on water intake. After receiving it, you need to contact the Rospotrebnadzor, which issues the relevant permits. This government agency draws up a conclusion on the quality of groundwater and whether it is suitable for use in household and drinking needs.
The process ends with the registration of the well and assignment of the cadastral number. You need to be prepared to provide all the necessary documents so that authorized organizations can check them for compliance with the requirements of current legislation.
Types of wells
There are two types of wells; they differ in the depth of drilling for water intake. These include:
- Sand wells that are drilled until the first aquifer appears.As a rule, it is located at a depth of 30 meters. The resulting source is characterized by a short service life and is characterized by low productivity. But the cost of drilling is small, and the arrangement will not take much effort. Appropriate installations are suitable for summer houses and small farms where the minimum amount of water is required.
- Artesian wells are drilled to a great depth, down to the aquifer, which is located between the layers of soil. It is approximately 50 meters from the surface. But such a source has high productivity, and the water is of excellent quality. However, for its arrangement will require a lot of work and investment.
For drilling an artesian spring it is often not so easy to obtain permission. Corresponding certificates, results of geological work and much more will be required. Registration ends with the entry in the Unified Register, and then periodically pay water tax from the well.
Where to get permission?
It is clear that independently drilling a well is not possible. For this purpose, you will need to hire performers. At the same time, it is worth giving preference to those who have long established themselves in this segment of the market and have many positive reviews. Only in this case can we count on the provision of quality services.
Criteria that also need to be addressed are:
- The drilling method used. Shock-rope used to be used, but now the rotor method is used with it, backwash or purge.
- Cost.
- The ability to perform well logging (without geological research, it will be impossible to select a filter installed on a water intake).
- Permits for the implementation of activities.
Nowadays, cases of "fake" organizations may come across. They attract customers with the lowest prices. But using their services, you will have to face negative consequences. This is illiterate drilling, penalties in case of drilling, and so on. As a result, the desire to save can eventually result in additional costs.
Required documents
For sources that subsequently pay the well tax, you need to draw up documents not only when creating, but also when selling land. A license is obtained even before the start of drilling. To do this, you need to collect the following package of documents:
- On the harmonization of calculations of water consumption, in accordance with the standards established by the department that deals with water resources in the region.
- Conclusion on the design. It is issued by the monitoring center, which monitors the status of the subsoil.
- Conclusion on the suitability of the site for drilling and the availability of a sanitary zone.
- Documents confirming ownership of the site.
The entire package should be submitted to the department for the use of the bowels of the earth. After checking the documents, an appropriate decision is made. In case of a positive outcome, a license is issued.
Taxes and documents
By law, tax fees must be paid for all property. The well is no exception. But this does not mean that any source of water should be registered and that you have to pay a tax for everything. To the well, this action is mandatory. And the question of other sources can be clarified at Rosprirodnadzor.
It turns out that the following will be required to take water from the well:
- Prepare a project.
- Properly equip the object.
- Pay well tax.
A license is obtained for those sources that are constructed by a shaft or tubular type, and are also artesian. The tax on the well that will need to be paid depends on the region where the site is located and some other factors. For other sources, registration is not required.
Water volume
The amount of tax for a well in a private house is determined based on current rates. A water meter is installed on the equipment.In this way, the fluid intake is calculated, which is subsequently multiplied by the current rate. Data is indicated in the declaration and submitted to the tax authority every quarter. Such a system resembles fluid intake in apartment buildings, where water is provided in a centralized manner. If the meter fails, then it should be replaced or paid at the established limits.
Formally, both licensing and the obligation to pay taxes were introduced in the country back in the nineties of the twentieth century. But in fact, no one paid taxes on a well in a private house. However, only so far this process has been subjected to more careful monitoring by the state.
How is payment performed?
The tax service will need to submit the following documents:
- The declaration.
- Passport of a water source.
- Conclusion on the sanitary zone (issued by the Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision).
- The license.
- Journal of water control.
For individuals using water for personal purposes, the tax on an artesian well for one thousand cubic meters is 81 rubles. For businessmen, as well as for water supply organizations, shops and other facilities, different rates apply depending on the territory. Information about this can be found in the territorial office of the Federal Tax Service or on the official website of the service. Currently, rates range from 300 to 754 rubles. per thousand cubic meters.
In addition, the established limits must be taken into account. To obtain this information, you will also need to contact the department of the Federal Tax Service at the location of the site. If the owner has exceeded the relevant standards, then the tax on the well in private ownership, as well as at the enterprise, is calculated taking into account the increasing coefficient, which is 1.15.
The fee at the IFTS should be paid no later than the 20th of the next month after the next quarter. Thus, the deadlines for payment are:
- January 20th.
- 20 April.
- July 20.
- The 20th of October.
If the tax on wells (wells of the corresponding type) is overdue, then, as in the case of other types of fees, a penalty is charged.
Conclusion
Drilling, as well as collecting the necessary documentation, will require remarkable patience from the owner of the land allotment. A similar procedure is difficult and expensive. Therefore, it is worth thinking about all the nuances in advance. It should be remembered that if you break the law, you will have to pay a fine. If earlier, in the presence of a well, property tax was not paid everywhere with virtually impunity, but now more attention has been paid to this violation. Therefore, offenders will have to pay fines.
