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Delaware Administrative Code
Title 7 - Natural Resources and Environmental ControlDivision of WaterWater Supply Section
Regulations For Licensing Water Well Contractors, Pump Installer Contractors, Well Drillers, Well Drivers,And Pump Installers
Section 7302-6.0 - License Renewal

7 Del. Admin. Code § 7302-6.0

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Current through Reigster Vol. 28, No. 6, December 1, 2024
Section 7302-6.0 - License Renewal
6.1 License Term. Licenses issued pursuant to these regulations are not transferable and shall expire on December 31 of each year. The Department shall send a written notice to the address on file for each water well contractor and pump installer contractor to remind them to renew the licenses for the company and their employees. It is the responsibility of the license holder to renew the license yearly and to notify the Department of any changes.
6.2 Application for Renewal
6.2.1 In order to avoid a lapse in license term, the following shall be submitted no later than November 30 of the year the license expires.
6.2.1.1 A renewal application on forms provided by the Department.
6.2.1.2 Well drillers, well drivers and pump installers shall submit satisfactory evidence of compliance with the continuing education requirements of § 6.3 of these regulations, except as exempted by § 6.3.2.2.
6.2.1.3 Applicable renewal fee.
6.2.2 An expired license may be renewed within one (1) year following its expiration by submitting the information required in § 6.2.1 (.1-.3) of these regulations and any applicable late fee.
6.3 Persons who apply for renewal of their licenses under §§ 6.2.1 and 6.2.2 of these regulations shall not be required to take an examination.
6.4 Applicants for the renewal of licenses that have been expired for more than one (1) year shall be subject to all requirements of section 5 of these regulations.
6.5 Continuing Education Credit Hours
6.5.1 A person holding two (2) or more licenses issued under these regulations may fulfill the continuing education requirements for renewal of all licenses by obtaining the larger of the minimum hours of continuing education subject to the requirements of these regulations.
6.5.2 Persons holding valid well driller or well driver licenses shall complete a minimum of four (4) hours of continuing education credits prior to being granted a license renewal, with the following exceptions:
6.5.2.1 Persons holding valid well driller or well driver licenses that contain conditions limiting the license holder to the installation of dewatering wells and pumping equipment shall complete a minimum of two (2) hours of continuing education prior to being granted a license renewal.
6.5.2.2 Persons holding valid well driller or well driver licenses with a condition limiting them to the construction of geotechnical wells with hand operated tools are not required to obtain continuing education as a requirement for license renewal.
6.5.3 Persons holding valid pump installer licenses shall complete a minimum of two (2) hours of continuing education prior to being granted a license renewal.
6.5.4 Continuing education hours required for persons licensed for less than one year shall be required as outlined in Table 1.

CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS REQUIRED FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

Months LicensedWell DrillerWell Driver(WD)Dewatering(WD)Pump Installer(PI)
Less than 1000
Between 1 and 3000
Between 3 and 6211
Between 6 and 12422

(Table 1)

6.5.5 The licensed person shall be responsible for all costs of obtaining the required number of continuing education hours.
6.5.6 Continuing education credits for renewal of a license held for less than one year by a person who did not hold a license during the previous twelve months shall be required as shown in table 1.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 7302-6.0