Well placement rules on a plot
United Arab Emirates · Auxiliary · depends on foundation
Drilling a groundwater well/borehole in the UAE requires a permit and a licensed drilling contractor; municipalities license well drilling and control abstraction.
Permit and notice
Drilling allowed only with a municipality permit via a licensed groundwater-well drilling company.
Placement rules
A drinking-water source should be planned before septic and compost locations are fixed.
Sanitary zone
Sanitary protection distances to wells, drinking water and dwellings.
Well / borehole sanitary zoneImportant limitation
The catalog is a planning aid, not a legal opinion. Before construction, check the land plot category, local land-use and development rules, easements, utility protection zones and neighbour buildings.
Sources
The editor will use the same source-backed passport for short in-canvas hints.
Garden planner app for phone and computer
- An icon on the home screen — back to your plot in one tap
- Full screen without the address bar — more room for the plan
- The same projects on phone and computer — cloud autosave
You are already in the app — gardmi is installed.