NR 146.03(2m)(b)2.2. An individual performing heat exchange drilling on real estate owned or leased by that individual, but the well and the work done on the well shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances and approvals approved by the department.

NR 146.03(3)(3) Performance standards. All water well drilling, heat exchange drilling, pump installing, filling and sealing and property transfer well inspections shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances, and approvals approved by the department.

NR 146.03 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1988, No. 396, eff. 1-1-89; CR 13-096: am. (title), (1), cr. (2m), am. (3), CR 13-099: am. (title), (1), r. and recr. (2), am. (3), cr. (4) Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 10-1-14; s. 35.17 correction in (1) and (3) Register September 2014 No. 705; 2015 Wis. Act 197 s. 35 Register April 2016 No. 724.

NR 146.04(1)(a)(a) All new license and registration applications shall be submitted on forms specified by the department for this purpose. An applicant for a water well drilling rig operator registration shall be at least 18 years old. An applicant for an individual water well driller license shall be at least 20 years old. An applicant for a heat exchange drilling rig operator registration shall be at least 18 years old. An applicant for an individual heat exchange driller license shall be at least 20 years old.

NR 146.04 NoteNote: Pursuant to 29CFR 570.58 and Hazardous Occupations Order #7, persons under the age of eighteen are not lawfully permitted to operate a power-driven hoisting apparatus.

NR 146.04 NoteNote: Specified application forms will require on-line submittal after development of necessary information technology and training during continuing education.

NR 146.04(1)(b)(b) All information on an application shall be complete, true and accurate. The department may request an applicant to provide proof of any information submitted on the application.

NR 146.04(1)(c)(c) The department shall conduct review of completed applications within 65 business days. Incomplete applications shall be returned to the applicant.

NR 146.04(1)(d)(d) The license or registration shall be effective on the date the license or registration is issued by the department and expires on December 31 of each year. Licensees and registrants shall inform the department no later than 15 business days after any changes in the information on the application submitted to the department, including any change in status or ability of the licensed supervisory individual water well driller, licensed individual supervisory heat exchange driller, or licensed supervisory individual pump installer to perform their supervisory responsibilities.

NR 146.04(1)(e)(e) A veteran may request a fee waiver for a first-time license or operator certificate in accordance with the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44, Stats.

NR 146.04(2)(2) Water well driller license. To be eligible for an individual water well driller license, an applicant shall meet all of the following requirements:

NR 146.04(2)(a)(a) Have 2 years of potable water well drilling experience, within the last 5 years, under the supervision of a Wisconsin licensed individual water well driller who provided direct supervision during the construction of the applicant’s first 10 wells listed on the application and at least general supervision on the remaining water wells drilled during the experience period. The name and address of the supervisory water well driller, the dates of apprenticeship and a description of the activities conducted shall be provided to the department.

NR 146.04(2)(b)(b) Have operated the drilling rig performing all the water well drilling activities during the drilling of at least 30 potable wells; or for large-diameter, potable community water supply wells, performed at least 1500 hours of well drilling activities as defined in s. NR 146.02 (10), in 2 years, a minimum of 10 wells or 750 hours each year. The water well drilling experience shall extend throughout the two- or three-year experience period. To fulfill this requirement, all wells drilled by the applicant during the experience period, including those not on the experience voucher, shall be constructed in accordance with all laws and rules and with any plans specifications, variances, and approvals approved by the department, including water samples and report submittal.

NR 146.04(2)(cm)(cm) For a period of three months, have provided the department with at least 24-hour notice before starting any water well drilling activities.

NR 146.04(2)(d)(d) Submit a completed application. The water well driller license application shall include the name, address and signature of the supervisory water well driller, the dates during which a water well drilling rig operator registration was held, a description of the water well drilling activities performed, the names of well owners, their addresses and phone numbers, the legal descriptions of the locations of the wells, the dates the wells were constructed, the types and hours of activities for which the supervisory water well driller was present, and a recent photo of the applicant operating a well drilling rig during the construction of a water well in which his or her face can be seen clearly.

NR 146.04(2)(dm)(dm) If the applicant holds a current heat exchange driller license, the applicant is not required to submit an additional fee to become a licensed water well driller.

NR 146.04(2)(e)(e) Have no record of any unlicensed water well drilling activities during the last five years.

NR 146.04(2)(f)(f) Have no unresolved violations, judgments, court or administrative orders or settlements from previous water well drilling, pump installing, well filling and sealing or property transfer well inspection activities in Wisconsin and have no violations that were repeated following notice from the department, and have no outstanding well construction reports, water samples or well filling and sealing reports from the past five years.

NR 146.04(2)(g)(g) Have held a water well drilling rig operator registration during the two- to three-year experience period and attended the department sponsored or department sanctioned continuing education for well drillers during the two- to three-year experience period.

NR 146.04(2)(h)(h) Except as provided in par. (j), for applications submitted after January 1, 2020, have completed online, classroom or hands-on coursework approved or sponsored by the department in each of the following subject areas for the specified number of hours: