Arizona Laws 45-595. Well construction requirements; licensing of well drillers
A. New well construction, including modifications of wells, shall be performed under the direct and personal supervision of a well driller who holds a well driller’s license pursuant to subsection B of this section.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 45-595
- Department: means the department of water resources. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Director: means the director of water resources, who is also the director of the department. See Arizona Laws 45-101
- Exempt well: means a well that has a pump with a maximum capacity of not more than thirty-five gallons per minute and that is used to withdraw groundwater pursuant to section 45-454. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, society, estate or trust, any other private organization or enterprise, the United States, any state, territory or country or a governmental entity, political subdivision or municipal corporation organized under or subject to the constitution and laws of this state. See Arizona Laws 45-402
- Well: means a man-made opening in the earth through which water may be withdrawn or obtained from beneath the surface of the earth except as provided in Section 45-591. See Arizona Laws 45-402
B. A person who intends to construct or modify one or more wells in this state shall file an application for a well driller’s license with the director. The application shall include:
1. The name, mailing address and place of business of the applicant.
2. The applicant’s experience and qualifications.
3. Such other information as the director may require.
C. The director, by rule, shall establish qualifications and a reasonable fee of not more than fifty dollars for licenses for well drillers and establish procedures for the evaluation and licensing of applicants. A nontransferable well driller’s license shall be issued if the director finds that the applicant meets the qualifications established pursuant to this subsection. The director may revoke a well driller’s license for good cause.
D. A person who drills or modifies an exempt well on land owned by that person shall first obtain a single well license from the department. The department shall issue the license to drill the well according to standard small well construction standards. No fee may be charged for a single well license.
E. The director shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, all fees received under this section in the water resources fund established by section 45-117.