AB874,8,109 (c) Fees. The license fees required for license application or annual renewal are
10as follows:
AB874,8,1111 1. Well driller, $50.
AB874,8,1212 2. Pump installer, $25.
AB874,8,1413 (d) Late fees. An individual who files an application for license renewal or pays
14the required annual fees after January 1 shall pay a late penalty of $15.
AB874,8,1715 (e) Prerequisites for pump installer license. The department may not issue a
16pump installer license unless the applicant demonstrates competency in pump
17installing by passing an examination administered by the department.
AB874,8,1918 (f) Prerequisites for well driller license. The department may not issue a well
19driller license unless all of the following apply:
AB874,8,2120 1. The applicant demonstrates competency in well drilling by passing an
21examination administered by the department.
AB874,8,2522 2. Except as provided in par. (g), the applicant has been a registered drilling
23rig operator for at least 2 years within the 5 years before applying, has complied with
24training and continuing education requirements under sub. (3g), and has the well
25drilling experience required by the department by rule.
AB874,9,6
1(g) Exceptions. 1. The department may issue a well driller license to an
2applicant who does not comply with par. (f) 2. if the applicant complies with par. (f)
31. and holds a well driller license in good standing from another state and the
4department determines that the other state has laws and rules governing well
5drilling and licensing of well drillers that are substantially similar to this state's laws
6and rules.
AB874,9,97 2. The department shall establish alternative requirements to par. (f) 2. for
8applicants who have gained well drilling experience before the effective date of this
9subdivision .... [revisor inserts date].
AB874, s. 18 10Section 18. 280.15 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
AB874, s. 19 11Section 19. 280.15 (3g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,9,1512 280.15 (3g) Drilling rig operator registration. (a) Application. An
13individual who seeks registration as a drilling rig operator shall apply to the
14department on a form prepared by the department. The individual shall include a
15fee of $25.
AB874,9,2016 (b) Renewal. In order to retain registration as a drilling rig operator an
17individual shall complete training approved by the department and comply with
18requirements for continuing education promulgated by the department by rule and
19shall apply for registration renewal and pay a fee of $25 annually on or before
20January 1.
AB874,9,2221 (d) Late fees. An individual who files an application for registration renewal
22or who pays the required annual fee after January 1 shall pay a late penalty of $15.
AB874, s. 20 23Section 20. 280.15 (3r) of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,9,2524 280.15 (3r) Supervision. (a) Requirement. Except as provided in par. (b) and
25sub. (4), an individual who is not a licensed well driller or a registered drilling rig

1operator may only engage in well drilling if the individual is under the supervision
2of a licensed well driller or a registered drilling rig operator who is on the site of the
3well drilling.
AB874,10,74 (b) Exception. Paragraph (a) does not apply to an individual performing well
5drilling of a public well for a local governmental unit if the individual applies for
6registration under sub. (3g) no later than 14 days after the day on which the
7individual begins to perform the well drilling.
AB874, s. 21 8Section 21. 280.15 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,10,139 280.15 (4) Work on own real estate. No person is required to obtain a permit
10registration or license under this section for driving, digging or otherwise obtaining
11groundwater supply on real estate owned or leased by that person, but the well and
12the work done thereon on the well shall comply and be in conformity with the law and
13the rules promulgated by the department.
AB874, s. 22 14Section 22. 280.16 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 280.16 (2) (intro.) and
15amended to read:
AB874,10,1916 280.16 (2) (intro.) No person may install a pitless adapter that extends into the
17inside of a well casing pipe except if the sand screen is permanently attached to the
18bottom of a well casing pipe that is constructed of polyvinyl chloride. Only
19individuals registered under s. 280.15 the following may install pitless adapters.:
AB874, s. 23 20Section 23. 280.16 (2) (a), (b) and (c) of the statutes are created to read:
AB874,10,2121 280.16 (2) (a) A licensed pump installer.
AB874,10,2322 (b) An employee of a licensed pump installer or a registered pump installing
23business.
AB874,10,2524 (c) A welder under contract with a licensed pump installer or registered pump
25installing business.
AB874, s. 24
1Section 24. 280.19 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,11,7 2280.19 Registration exceptions. No registration or permit license to engage
3in the well drilling or pump installing industry shall be is required by of competent
4sanitary engineers or by of superintendents of waterworks systems in the
5preparations of plans and specifications or in supervising the installation of wells
6and water systems for the obtaining of supplies of groundwater, but all such the plans
7and specifications shall conform to all requirements established by the department.
AB874, s. 25 8Section 25. 280.30 of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,11,12 9280.30 Well abandonment and property transfer inspections. (1)
10Definition. Notwithstanding s. 280.01 (6), in this section, "water supply well" means
11an excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, or other
12method that supplies water for any purpose.
AB874,11,14 13(2) Abandonment. An individual may not fill or seal a water supply well unless
14one of the following applies:
AB874,11,1515 (a) The individual is a licensed well driller or licensed pump installer.
AB874,11,1816 (b) The individual is under the supervision of a licensed well driller or licensed
17pump installer. The licensed individual is not required to be present during the
18filling or sealing.
AB874,11,2119 (c) The individual is a water system operator certified under s. 281.17 (3) and
20the well is within the service area of the local governmental water system for which
21the individual works.
AB874,12,2 22(3) Property transfer well inspections. (a) An individual may not for
23compensation, in contemplation of a transfer of real property, conduct an inspection
24of the real property for the purpose of locating or evaluating water supply wells or

1pressure systems on the real property unless the individual is a licensed well driller
2or a licensed pump installer.
AB874,12,43 (b) The department shall promulgate rules for inspections and evaluations
4described in par. (a).
AB874, s. 26 5Section 26. 280.97 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,12,14 6280.97 Penalties. Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in or follows
7the business or occupation of, or advertises or holds himself, herself or itself out as
8or acts temporarily or otherwise as a well driller or pump installer without having
9first secured the required permit or certificate of registration or renewal thereof, or

10Except as provided in s. 280.98 (3), any person who otherwise violates any provision
11of this chapter, shall be fined not less than $10 or more than $100 or imprisoned not
12more than 30 days, or both. Each day during which a violation continues shall
13constitute
constitutes a separate and distinct offense, and that may be punished
14separately.
AB874, s. 27 15Section 27. 280.98 of the statutes is created to read:
AB874,12,18 16280.98 Citations. (1) The department may follow the procedures for the
17issuance of a citation under ss. 23.50 to 23.99 to collect a forfeiture as specified in sub.
18(3) from a person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2).
AB874,12,22 19(2) The department shall promulgate rules that specify violations of rules
20under this chapter relating to licensing; registration; disinfection, sampling, and
21reporting requirements; water systems that were installed before February 1, 1991;
22and well or drill hole abandonment to which sub. (1) applies.
AB874,12,25 23(3) A person who commits a violation specified under sub. (2) shall, if the
24department issues a citation under sub. (1), be required to forfeit $500 for a first
25violation and $1,000 for a 2nd or subsequent violation of the same provision.
AB874,13,4
1(4) The department shall promulgate rules that specify an enforcement process
2that the department must follow before issuing a citation under sub. (1). The
3department shall include in the enforcement process under this subsection an
4enforcement conference with the person against whom enforcement is contemplated.
AB874, s. 28 5Section 28. 299.07 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,13,66 299.07 (1) (a) 1. A registration or license under s. 280.15.
AB874, s. 29 7Section 29. 299.08 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,13,88 299.08 (1) (a) 1. A registration or license under s. 280.15.
AB874, s. 30 9Section 30. 443.14 (12m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,13,1210 443.14 (12m) A well driller, as defined in s. 280.01 (7), who is licensed under
11s. 280.15 (2m), or an employee of a well drilling business that is registered under s.
12280.15 (1),
who is engaged in well drilling, as defined in s. 280.01 (8).
AB874, s. 31 13Section 31. 470.025 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB874,13,1614 470.025 (9) A well driller, as defined in s. 280.01 (7), who is licensed under s.
15280.15 (2m), or an employee of a well drilling business that is registered under s.
16280.15 (1),
who is engaged in well drilling, as defined in s. 280.01 (8).
AB874, s. 32 17Section 32 . Nonstatutory provisions.
AB874,13,2418 (1) The department of natural resources shall issue a well driller license to each
19individual registered as a well driller under section 280.15 (1), 2003 stats., on the
20effective date of this subsection without requiring the individual to comply with
21section 280.15 (2m) (f) 2. of the statutes, as created by this act. The department of
22natural resources shall issue a pump installer license to each individual registered
23as a pump installer under section 280.15 (1), 2003 stats., on the effective date of this
24subsection.
AB874, s. 33
1Section 33. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 25th
2month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB874,14,43 (1) The treatment of section 280.15 (3g) and (3r) of the statutes takes effect on
4the first day of the 7th month beginning after publication.
AB874,14,65 (2) Section 32 (1) of this act takes effect on the first day of the 19th month
6beginning after publication.
AB874,14,77 (End)
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