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.
- Online WCR
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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 [PDF]
- 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 application
- Renew licenses and registrations online
- Well filling and sealing (well abandonment)
- Special well casing depth area requirements
- Required forms
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- First Water Quality Test Form 3300-77 [PDF]
- 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:
- Closed Loop Heat Exchange Well Application Form 3300-255 [PDF]
- NR 812 Compliance Report:
- Anode Drillhole Approval Application Form 3300-250 [PDF]
- GIS Site Well Approval Form 3300-254 [PDF]
- Spring Box Application Form 3300-316
- Potable Nonpressure Storage Vessel Application Form 3300-317
DNR PDF forms
If you have trouble opening, saving or submitting fillable PDF forms in your web browser see PDF help.
If you are still having problems opening your form, please contact the Bureau of Drinking Water & Groundwater at 608-266-1054. - 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]
Recent 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