Comment on FR Doc # 2026-11327

Summary: A retired physical scientist and former civil servant to the USGS and NASA, who is currently a private landowner, opposes the proposed revisions to the Water Well (Code 642) conservation practice standard. The commenter argues that the changes lower the national floor for scientific rigor by moving aquifer testing from "Criteria" to "Considerations," relaxing geologist requirements, and eliminating casing standards, which could lead to cumulative aquifer depletion and inequitable water access.