New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 19 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND WILDLIFE
Chapter 27 - UNDERGROUND WATER
Part 4 - WELL DRILLER LICENSING; CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND PLUGGING OF WELLS
Section 19.27.4.15 - WELL DRILLER'S LICENSE APPLICATION AND REVIEW

Universal Citation: 19 NM Admin Code 19.27.4.15

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

If the state engineer finds that an applicant has fulfilled the requirements for licensure, the state engineer shall issue a well driller's license and a well driller's identification card to the applicant.

A. Application - form and content: A well driller's license application shall be completed on a form prescribed by the state engineer. The application shall include:

(1) proof of required bonds;

(2) proof of required insurances;

(3) documentation that applicant has passed the required exams listed in Subsection C of 19.27.4.12 NMAC;

(4) the completed New Mexico code exam;

(5) documentation of prior well drilling experience;

(6) three letters of reference (one shall be from a well driller, or a state's licensing authority, attesting to the applicant's well drilling ability);

(7) a separate form prescribed by the state engineer with a description and side-view photograph of each drill rig the applicant owns or controls;

(8) registration forms and letters of reference and listing the name of each drill rig supervisor that the applicant plans to supervise; and

(9) other information required by the state engineer.

B. Filing fee: A fee of fifty dollars ($50) is required to accompany a well driller's license application.

C. Well driller's license duration: A well driller's license issued by the state engineer will be valid for a period of two years.

D. Well driller's license conditions: A well driller's license shall set forth which well drilling activities the well driller may engage in, corresponding to the table in Subsection C of 19.27.4.12 NMAC, and the conditions under which the well driller shall operate well drilling activities within the state of New Mexico.

E. Well driller's identification card: A well driller's identification card shall be made available for inspection upon request whenever a well driller is conducting well drilling activities.

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