WELL DRILLER, Groundwater
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- None
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- None
A license is necessary for drilling drinking water wells. Drinking water wells can be for industrial, municipal, or private residential use. A license is currently not required to construct monitoring wells or non-potable wells. Prerequisites: Must submit a record of complying potable drilling experience, complete an exam, and be approved by Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff. Exams are offered at a different DNR station the first Wednesday of even numbered months. Required Documentation: Record of drilling experience including well owner name, Wisconsin Unique Well Number (WUWN), property location, county, completion date, activity & hours supervisor was on site.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- No education required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Certification
- No mention of certification
- Experience
- Experience
- 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 2, 2020
Occupations (O*NET)
- Well Driller 47-5023.00
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator 51-8031.00
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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