Section NR 146.03 - License or registration(1) REQUIRED. No individual or person may engage in the business of water well drilling, heat exchange drilling, pump installing or filling and sealing, or property transfer well inspections, or hold himself, herself or itself out as or act temporarily or otherwise as a water well driller, heat exchange driller, or pump installer or well or drillhole filler and sealer, or property transfer well inspector in the state of Wisconsin without first obtaining either a water well driller, heat exchange driller, or pump installer license or a water well driller, heat exchange driller, or pump installer registration from the department.(2) EXCEPTIONS. (a) A Wisconsin individual water well driller license is not required for any of the following: 1. An individual performing water well drilling on real estate owned or leased by that individual, but the well and the work done on the well shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances and approvals approved by the department.2. Competent sanitary engineers preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water wells by a licensed individual water well driller or a registered water well drilling business for which the engineer prepared plans and specifications.3. Superintendents of waterworks systems preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water wells by a licensed individual water well driller or a registered well drilling business, for which the superintendent is responsible.4. An individual who is employed by a licensed individual water well driller.5. An individual who is employed by a person that is registered as a business to perform water well drilling.6. An individual constructing nonpotable water supply wells.(b) A Wisconsin water well driller business registration is not required for any of the following:1. An individual who is a licensed water well driller who does not operate as corporation, partnership or LLC.2. An individual performing water well drilling on real estate owned or leased by that individual, but the well and the work done on the well shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances and approvals approved by the department.3. Competent sanitary engineers preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water wells by a licensed individual water well driller or a registered water well drilling business for which the engineer prepared plans and specifications.4. Superintendents of waterworks systems preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of wells by a licensed individual water well driller or a registered well drilling business, for which the superintendent is responsible.5. An individual who is employed by a licensed individual water well driller.6. An individual who is employed by a person that is registered as a business to perform water well drilling.7. A person constructing nonpotable water supply wells.(c) A Wisconsin individual pump installer license is not required for any of the following: 1. Competent sanitary engineers preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water systems by a licensed individual pump installer or registered pump installing business, for which the engineer prepared plans and specifications.2. Superintendents of waterworks systems preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water systems by a licensed individual pump installer or registered pump installing business, for which the superintendent is responsible.3. An individual who is employed by a licensed individual pump installer.4. An individual who is employed by a person that is registered as a business to perform pump installing.5. A person installing pumps in nonpotable water supply wells.6. A welder installing a welded pitless adapter or pitless unit under contract with or employed by a licensed individual pump installer or registered pump installing business.(d) A Wisconsin pump installer business registration is not required for any of the following:1. An individual who is a licensed pump installer who does not operate as corporation, partnership or LLC.2. Competent sanitary engineers preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water systems by a licensed individual pump installer or registered pump installing business, for which the engineer prepared plans and specifications.3. Superintendents of waterworks systems preparing plans and specifications or supervising the installation of water systems by a licensed individual pump installer or registered pump installing business, for which the superintendent is responsible.4. An individual who is employed by a licensed individual pump installer.5. An individual who is employed by a person that is registered as a business to perform pump installing.6. A person installing pumps in nonpotable water supply wells.7. A welder installing a welded pitless adapter or pitless unit under contract with or employed by a licensed individual pump installer or registered pump installing business.(e) A pump installer license or registration is not required for a licensed water well driller or registered water well drilling business if the licensed well driller or the employee of a registered water well drilling business installs a temporary test pump for the purpose of determining well capacity or water quality or installs or replaces a well cap or seal.(2m) EXCEPTIONS FOR HEAT EXCHANGE LICENSING AND REGISTRATION.(a) A Wisconsin individual heat exchange driller license is not required for any of the following: 1. An individual performing heat exchange drilling on real estate owned or leased by that individual, but the heat exchange work shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances and approvals approved by the department.2. An individual who is employed by a licensed individual heat exchange driller.3. An individual who is employed by a person that is registered as a business to perform heat exchange drilling.(b) A Wisconsin water well driller business registration is not required for any of the following: 1. An individual who is a licensed heat exchange driller who does not operate as a corporation, partnership or LLC.2. An individual performing heat exchange drilling on real estate owned or leased by that individual, but the well and the work done on the well shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances and approvals approved by the department.3. An individual who is employed by a licensed individual water well driller.4. An individual who is employed by a person that is registered as a business to perform heat exchange drilling.(3) PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. All water well drilling, heat exchange drilling, pump installing, filling and sealing and property transfer well inspections shall comply with the applicable laws and rules and with any plans, specifications, variances, and approvals approved by the department.(4) EXPIRATION. All licenses and registrations expire on December 31 and are not transferable.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Natural Resources NR 146.03
Cr. Register, December, 1988, No. 396, eff. 1-1-89; CR 13-096: am. (title), (1), cr. (2m), am. (3), CR 13-099: am. (title), (1), r. and recr. (2), am. (3), cr. (4) Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 10-1-14.Amended by, correction in s. 13.92(4) (b) or 35.17(2), Stats. 2015 Wis. Act 197 s. 35 Register April 2016 No. 724, eff.5/1/2016