La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LXXXIX-509
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024
Section LXXXIX-509 - Requirements for Maintaining a LicenseA. In order to maintain a Louisiana drilling license, the contractor shall abide by the rules and regulations stated herein as well as all rules and regulations promulgated by the department for the construction, registration, plugging and abandonment of wells and holes. A drilling license is not transferable and shall only be used by the driller or the contractor who is duly authorized by the department to use such a license.B. Continuing Education. Six hours of continuing education are required for maintenance and renewal of a license annually. Five hours shall consist of continuing education in generalized water well drilling principles; drilling or reworking of water wells; drilling monitoring wells, heat pump wells or holes; geotechnical boreholes; plugging and abandoning wells or holes; safety in drilling operations, including utility notifications and equipment transport; well construction/pumps; geology and hydrogeology; new technologies; and/or other relevant topics approved by the department. One hour shall consist of training provided and/or approved by the department on relevant state law, rules, and regulations governing the above, or relevant compliance and enforcement matters. The license holder must attest to the department personal attendance for each required continuing education hour. The department will review the submitted continuing education documentation and provide notice of certification or rejection of all or some of the hours. Rejected hours must be completed within 60 days of notice from the department, subject to penalty found in §503.F and §503.G The department may consider requests for, and act upon, exceptions to the above requirements on an individual, case-by-case basis resulting from reasonable extenuating circumstances and/or hardships.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LXXXIX-509
Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, Office of Public Works, Water Resources Section, LR 9:249 (April 1983), amended LR 11:968 (October 1985), Amended LR 49701 (4/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 38:3098.2.