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Title: Wells and Borings: Well Contractor
Alternate Title:
Description: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) licenses contractors who construct, repair, and seal wells and borings.
Subject: Water
Water Wells and Borings
Creation Date: 9/15/2008 2:12:36 PM
Modification Date: 6/19/2018 9:15:54 AM
Agency Name: Health (MDH), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Description: The Minnesota Department of Health is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans.
Agency Phone: 651-201-5000
888-345-0823
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Address: Health, Minnesota Dept. of
625 Robert St. N.
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul
MN
55164-0975
Unit Name: Well Management Section Central Office
Unit URL:
Unit Description:
Unit Phone: 651-201-4600
800-383-9808
Unit Fax: Contact person(s): health.wells@state.mn.us
Unit URL:
Audience: Application URL:
Renewal URL:
Versa URL:
Requirements:

A well contractor may construct, repair, install pumps, and seal environmental bore holes, elevator borings, groundwater thermal exchange devices, vertical heat exchangers and wells including; water wells, dewatering wells, drive point wells, dug wells, and monitoring wells. An applicant for a well contractor license must have four years of experience. A year of experience is a year in which the applicant personally drilled at least ten wells and worked at least 1,000 hours drilling, sealing, and installing pumps in wells. An applicant with experience prior to 2006 must drill a minimum off five wells per year of experience. Applicants may qualify if the experience was in constructing one or more wells more than 700 feet deep with casings larger than 10 inches in diameter.


Review:

Qualification Application for Full Well Contractor (PDF)

Construction of Wells and Borings

Contractor Information

Licensing Applications and Registration


Rules:
Statutes:
Forms:

Qualification Application for Full Well Contractor (PDF)

See:

Licensing Applications and Registration

Contractor Information

Geothermal Heating and Cooling Systems 


Fees:

Refer to Fees


Period of Issuance:

Annual (February 1 - January 31).


Length of Determination:

Variable, depending on adequacy of documentation, identification of problems during application review, results of examination, or problems obtaining a bond. Typically, within 3 months of qualification application submittal.


Other Info:
Activity: License Detail URL:

Construction of Wells and Borings

Wells and Boring

Licensed Well and Boring Contractor Directory

Minnesota Department of Health

    


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