PUMP INSTALLER, Groundwater
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Not reported
- Background check
- None
A license is necessary for installing or replacing a pump in a drinking water well. Prerequisites: Must complete an exam and be approved by Department of Natural Resource (DNR) staff. Exams are offered at a different DNR station the first Wednesday of even numbered months. New licenses are effective from the date the initial fee is received until 12/31 of the calendar year. Fees: $50 Renewal licenses are valid for 1 year beginning on 1/1 and ending on 12/31; Continuing Education: 6 hour continuing education class. These hours must be acquired at Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approved sessions. The DNR and Wisconsin Water Well Association jointly present about 8 sessions, throughout the winter months. The four hour portion of education must be at one of these 8 sessions. Attending the entire day completes the required 6 hours.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Background check
- No criminal record requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- WI Dept of Natural Resources
- Division
- Drinking Water & Groundwater Bureau
- Address
- 101 S. Webster P.O. Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707
- Phone
- (608) 266-2621
- Agency website
- http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wells/licenses.html
- Licence page
- http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/wells/licenses.html
- Last updated
- December 1, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Plumber 47-2152.00
Source and verification
This record is Wisconsin's report to the Analyst Resource Center, published by CareerOneStop (October 2024 export). Everything shown comes only from that report.
Before you apply, confirm every detail with Drinking Water & Groundwater Bureau — see the issuing body section above.
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