What is the minimum distance required from a well or surface water for spill containment exemptions?

What is the minimum distance required from a well or surface water for spill containment exemptions?

• A. 200 feet or more
• B. 50 feet
• C. 100 feet or more
• D. 25 feet

Answer: (C)

Spill containment exemptions are about protecting wells and surface water from pesticide spills. The rule uses a distance threshold: if you are 100 feet or more from a well or surface water, you qualify for an exemption from mandatory spill containment. Being at or beyond that distance lowers the risk enough that containment isn’t required under the exemption. If you’re closer than 100 feet, you don’t meet the exemption and must have spill containment in place. So the minimum distance for the exemption is 100 feet or more.

Spill containment exemptions are about protecting wells and surface water from pesticide spills. The rule uses a distance threshold: if you are 100 feet or more from a well or surface water, you qualify for an exemption from mandatory spill containment. Being at or beyond that distance lowers the risk enough that containment isn’t required under the exemption. If you’re closer than 100 feet, you don’t meet the exemption and must have spill containment in place. So the minimum distance for the exemption is 100 feet or more.