Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 100-199 - Environmental Protection General
Chapter NR 146 - Water Well Driller, Heat Exchange Driller, and Pump Installer Licensing and Registration; Drilling Rig Operator License
Section NR 146.10 - Well filling and sealing
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 146.10
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) This section applies to all water supply wells used for any potable or nonpotable purpose.
(2) An individual may not fill and seal a water supply well, or verify and report that a well was properly filled and sealed, unless at least one of the following applies:
(a) The individual is a licensed water well
driller or licensed pump installer.
(b) The individual is under the supervision
of a licensed water well driller or licensed pump installer as their employee
or the employee of a registered water well drilling or pump installing
business.
(c) The individual is a
water system operator certified under s.
281.17(3),
Stats., and the well is within the service area of the local governmental water
system for which the water system operator works.
(d) The individual is under the supervision
of a water system operator certified under s.
281.17(3),
Stats., the well is within the service area of the local governmental water
system for which the certified water system operator works, and the individual
being supervised is an employee of the local governmental water
system.
(3) The licensed or certified individual is not required to be present during the filling or sealing of a well except that the licensed or certified individual is responsible if the filling and sealing is not done in compliance with ch. NR 812.
(4) Property owners may not fill and seal their own wells.
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