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Board adopts updated water-well construction and licensing rules after stakeholder review; members press for local notice on landfill variances
Summary
The Natural Resources Board approved two related rule packages to update private water supply construction standards (DG-3-23) and licensing and registration for well drillers, pump installers and heat-exchange drillers (DG-4-23). Board members pressed staff about variance processes for wells near landfills and requested follow-up briefings.
The Natural Resources Board on Sept. 24 approved two related rule packages intended to modernize requirements for private water-supply wells and the licensing and training of well and pump professionals.
DG-3-23 revises portions of NR 812 (standards for well construction) to clarify when prior approvals are required, set minimum standards for dewatering wells, and clarify compliance for existing installations that do not meet historical casing-size standards. DNR staff said these subchapter-3 provisions had not been substantially updated since 1994 and the changes were developed with input from a study group that included licensed drillers and pump installers.
DG-4-23 updates NR 146, the licensing and registration rules for well…
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