Information for drillers and pump installers
This page contains information and resources for well drillers, heat exchange drillers and pump installers.
NewsBits
Archives of NewsBits - an electronic newsletter for Wisconsin drillers and installers.
Well driller viewer
The Well Driller Viewer provides a visual map view of certain setback, construction and approval information to assist well drillers in planning projects and meeting requirements of NR 812, Wis. Adm. Code.
Well construction report system - drillers/pump installers
Well Construction Report System
Online WCR provides the ability to:
- enter well construction reports;
- print construction reports and first water quality test forms; and
- search all the reports in the well construction data base.
How to use Online WCR:
Forms
DNR PDF forms
If you have trouble opening a form, please download the pdf to your computer and then open the file in your standalone PDF application.
If you are still having problems opening, saving or submitting your form, see the PDF help or contact the Drinking Water & Groundwater Program at 608-266-1054.- Pump Work - Water Test Request Form 3300-265 [PDF]
- Variance/Approval - Water Test Request Form 3300-009
- Property Transfer Well and Pressure System Inspection Form 3300-221 [PDF]
- Application for Chlorination Form 3300-202 [PDF]
- Application for Landfill Variance Form 3300-209 [PDF]
- Application for Variance Form 3300-210 [PDF]
- Application for Treatment to Control Contaminants in a Private Water Supply Form 3300-321
Writing a Feasibility Statement
- High capacity wells
- Closed Loop Heat Exchange Well Application Form 3300-255 [PDF]
- NR 812 Compliance Report Form 3300-305 [PDF]
- Anode Drillhole Approval Application Form 3300-250 [PDF]
- Continuing Obligations/Residual Contamination Well Approval Application Form 3300-254 [PDF]
- Spring Box Application Form 3300-316
- Potable Nonpressure Storage Vessel Application Form 3300-317
- Nonpressure Storage Vessel Field Inspection Report Form 3300-305A
Fact sheets - answer common NR 812 code compliance questions
Drinking water and wells publications
- All drinking water and wells publications
- You and Your Well [PDF]
- Driven point (sand-point) wells - before constructing a driven point well, contact DNR at 608-266-1054 for a driven point well packet
- Submersible Well Pumps and Water Contamination [PDF]
- All drinking water and wells publications
Approved products and equipment
Continuing education
License and exam application
Renew licenses and registrations online
Well filling and sealing (well abandonment)
Special well casing depth area requirements
Water sampling and testing
- Water sample requirements [PDF]
- Certified Water Testing Labs for Drillers & Pump Installers
Well construction notification and obtaining a well notification number
Buying/selling a home or property with a well (property transfer) and well inspections
Heat exchange drilling (geothermal systems)
Statutes and codes
Wisconsin Statutes
Wisconsin Administrative Codes
- NR 123 - Well Compensation Program [exit DNR]
- NR 140 - Groundwater Quality [exit DNR]
- NR 146 - Well Driller and Pump Installer Registration [exit DNR]
- NR 812 - Well Construction and Pump Installation [exit DNR] and NR 812 Appendix
- NR 845 - County Administration of Ch. NR 812, Private Well Code [exit DNR]
NR 812 Rules Changes
Contact information for drilling & pump installing services and DNR private water supply specialists
Other resources - using GPS, high capacity wells, PWAC, Rule Revision Advisory Committee
- Subscribe to receive important updates and information from the Drinking Water and Groundwater Program.