Section NR 146.01 - Purpose and applicability(1) PURPOSE. This chapter is promulgated under chs. 280 and 281, Stats. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the criteria by which the department administers the water well driller, heat exchange driller, and pump installer licensing and registration program and water well and heat exchange drilling rig operator registration program required by ch. 280, Stats., and the licensing requirements for: filling and sealing potable and nonpotable water supply wells; and locating or evaluating wells that need to be filled and sealed, and locating or evaluating water supply wells and pressure systems at time of property transfer. Note: The standards for water well drilling, heat exchange drilling, pump installing, well filling and sealing and property transfer well inspections are in ch. NR 812.
Note: The department intends to issue a single license or registration document indicating which type or types of wells or drillholes for which the holder is authorized.
(2) APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies to any individual or person engaging in, or intending to engage in the business of water well drilling, heat exchange drilling, pump installing, filling and sealing of potable and nonpotable water supply wells, and locating or evaluating wells or drillholes that need to be filled and sealed, or locating or evaluating water supply wells and pressure systems at time of property transfer in the state of Wisconsin. The license requirements of this chapter do not apply to water well drilling or pump installing activities involving a well supplying water which is not used for, or is not intended to be used for, human consumption or for the washing or preparation of food or pharmaceutical products.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 146.01
Cr. Register, December, 1988, No. 396, eff. 1-1-89; correction in (1) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register March 2011 No. 663; CR 13-096: am. (1), (2), CR 13-099: am. (1), (2) Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 10-1-14.Amended by, correction in s. 13.92(4) (b) or 35.17(2), 2015 Wis. Act 197 s. 32 Register April 2016 No. 724, eff.5/1/2016Any person constructing a water well or heat exchange drillhole or installing a pump, regardless of whether that person is required to be licensed or registered under this chapter, is required to comply with applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variance and approvals approved by the department for water well construction, heat exchange drilling, and pump installation. For example, ch. NR 812 contains water well construction and pump installation requirements for private and noncommunity water systems and chs. NR 810 and 811 contain water well construction and pump installation requirements for community water systems.