Information for drillers and pump installers
This page contains information and resources for well drillers, heat exchange drillers and pump installers.
- NewsBits
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Archives of NewsBits - an electronic newsletter for Wisconsin drillers and installers.
- Well driller viewer
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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 Driller Viewer - 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:
- Getting Started with Online WCR
- Private Water WAMS Setup Overview
- Welcome to Online WCR - Instructions
- Quick Look at Online WCR (2:00)
- Basic Intro to WCR Online Entry (12:43)
- Keying Owner Section of WCR (4:43)
- Keying Section 1: Location (6:54)
- Keying Sections 2, 3, 4: Type-Separations (5:13)
- Keying Sections 5, 6, 7, 8: Hole-Geology (5:15)
- Keying Sections 9, 10, 11, 12, 13: Static-Pump-Signature (3:57)
- Keying Beyond section 13: Comments (4:55)
- Edits and Errors (5:37)
- Help with PLSS Locations (3:53)
- Help with PLSS non-standard sections (9:17)
- Using Well Driller Viewer for Lat/Long and PLSS (6:02)
- Fact sheets - answer common NR 812 code compliance questions
- Drinking water and wells publications
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- 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
- Required forms
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DNR PDF forms
If you have trouble opening, saving or submitting fillable PDF forms in your web browser see PDF help (or try the Non-fillable version of the form).
If you are still having problems opening your form, please contact the Bureau of Drinking Water & Groundwater at 608-266-1054.- Pump Work - Water Test Request Form 3300-265 [PDF]
- Property Transfer Well and Pressure System Inspection:
- Application for Chlorination Form 3300-202 [PDF]
- Application for Landfill Variance:
- Application for Variance:
- Application for Treatment to Control Contaminants in a Private Water Supply Form 3300-321
- High capacity wells
- Closed Loop Heat Exchange Well Application Form 3300-255 [PDF]
- NR 812 Compliance Report
- 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
- Water sampling and testing
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- 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
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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 licensed well drillers & pump installers and DNR private water supply specialists
- Other resources - using GPS, high capacity wells, PVC Study Group, PWAC