Prepare and submit well-yield (pump test) documentation to a state drinking water program before a new well is approved for use

Steps

1. Before scheduling the test, review the well's completion report to determine whether it's an alluvial or bedrock well, since the state may require different test procedures for each (per CA State Water Resources Control Board Division of Drinking Water guidance)
2. Submit required pre-test documentation to the reviewing division: name/qualifications of the person conducting the test, proposed pumping discharge rate, and a topographic map of the site
3. Conduct the pumping and recovery phases per the applicable procedure (alluvial vs. bedrock test duration/method differ)
4. Submit collected data, in both tabular and graphic form (commonly required as an electronic spreadsheet plus plotted drawdown/recovery curves), along with the capacity-determination method and calculations used
5. Confirm the reviewing agency's own well-yield/pump test guidance document for exact duration and format requirements, since these are state- (and sometimes county-) specific rather than nationally standardized