Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 800 - Environmental Protection - Water Supply
Chapter NR 812 - Well Construction And Pump Installation
Subchapter III - Requirements for New Pump Installations and Water Treatment
Section NR 812.27 - Pump installer requirements

Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง NR 812.27

Current through August 26, 2024

A pump installer shall perform pump installing in accordance with all of the following requirements:

(1) LICENSE REQUIREMENT. An individual who performs pump installing is required to be a licensed pump installer except that a license is not required for any of the following individuals provided all other requirements of this subchapter are met:

(a) An individual who is employed by a licensed pump installer or a person registered as a business to perform pump installing.

(b) An individual master plumber licensed under ch. 145, Stats., who is installing a pressure tank.

(2) LOCATION REQUIREMENT. Except when the reporting requirements of s. NR 812.04(2) are complied with, a pump may not be installed, replaced or serviced in a well that is not properly located according to the minimum location and separation requirements in effect at the time of construction and:

(a) According to the minimum location requirements in effect at the time of installation of any potential source of contamination, if the source was installed more recently, or

(b) According to the minimum location requirements of s. NR 812.08.

(3) PITS. Existing pits and alcoves shall comply with the conditions of a department approval to construct the pit or alcove, or to the minimum standards of s. NR 812.42(2).

(4) PITLESS ADAPTERS AND UNITS. Pump installers or persons installing pumps shall use approved pitless adapters and pitless units to make subsurface connection to wells as specified in s. NR 812.31.

(5) DISINFECTION AND WELL SEALS. The pump installer shall disinfect any potable well and water system according to s. NR 812.41(1) and (2) upon completion of the original pump installation and thereafter, anytime the well is entered for the purpose of measuring or diagnosing any feature or problem with the well or after the well is entered for rehabilitation, redevelopment, reconditioning or cleaning or if the well is entered for the purpose of installing, replacing or repairing any equipment located within the well. Following disinfection, the disinfectant shall be flushed according to s. NR 812.41(2). The disinfection and flushing shall be completed before the system is placed into service. The pump installer shall seal or cover the well with a vermin-proof cap or seal approved for use under s. NR 812.091. The pump installer may designate the owner, the property lessee, or any other person to flush the system.

(6) WATER SAMPLE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS AND REPORTING. The pump installer shall collect water samples, submit them to a certified laboratory for analysis, and provide the test results as specified in s. NR 812.46.

(7) NOTIFICATION OF CONTAMINATED WELLS. Pump installers shall notify the well owner as soon as practicable, but no later than 48 hours, after the pump installer is informed that the water from the well contains contaminant levels in excess of the standards specified in s. NR 812.06.

(8) BACTERIA POSITIVE WELLS. Pump installers shall return to the well site to diagnose and attempt to correct a problem when an initial sample from a potable well is positive for coliform bacteria. Corrective action should be taken no later than 10 days after the pump installer is informed of a total coliform bacteria-positive result or prior to the well being placed into service, whichever is later. After corrective action the well shall be disinfected and flushed in accordance with s. NR 812.41 and sampled in accordance with s. NR 812.46(1).

(9) BACKFLOW PREVENTION. Potable water supplies shall be protected to prevent back-flow, back-siphonage and cross-connections according to the requirements in s. SPS 382.41 and s. NR 812.32(1) (f).

(10) NONCOMPLIANCE. When a pump installer has performed pump installation work not in compliance with this chapter, the pump installer shall return to bring the system into compliance. The pump installer shall pay all costs for bringing the installation into compliance with this chapter, other than those costs that would have been charged for an initially complying installation.

(11) OPEN ANNULAR SPACE. A pump installer may not install a pump in a well having an open annular space that extends deeper than twice the depth of the pitless adapter or pitless unit. When an annular space is open to a depth greater than this depth, the pump installer shall inform the well driller so that the well driller knows to return to the job site and seal the annular space according to s. NR 812.20. The pump installation shall not be completed until the well driller has resealed the annular space. If the annular space is open to a depth less than or equal to twice the depth of the pitless adapter, the pump installer may seal the open annular space with an approved granular bentonite hydrated with clear water from an uncontaminated source.

(12) WELL CASING PIPE DEPTH MEASUREMENT.

(a) When required to measure well casing pipe depth by this chapter or at the request of the department, the pump installer shall document the measurement on a form specified by the department and submit the form to the well owner and the department no later than 30 days after performing the measurement.

(b) The pump installer shall provide complete and accurate information on the form, including well owner information, well location, well casing pipe depth, total well depth, and distances to potential contaminant sources.

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