Nebraska Statutes 46-1227.01. Activities subject to standards; contractor, supervisor, and technician authority; landowner rights
(1) All water well construction and monitoring, pump and pumping equipment installation and repair, and decommissioning shall be accomplished following the standards developed under the Water Well Standards and Contractors’ Practice Act.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-1227.01
- Licensed natural resources ground water technician: means a natural resources ground water technician who has taken a training course, passed an examination based on the training course, and received a license from the department indicating that he or she is a licensed natural resources ground water technician. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1205.01
- Licensed pump installation contractor: means an individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is a principal officer, director, manager, or owner-operator of any business engaged in the installation of pumps and pumping equipment or the decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1209
- Licensed pump installation supervisor: means any individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is engaged in the installation of pumps and pumping equipment or the decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1210
- Licensed water well contractor: means an individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is a principal officer, director, manager, or owner-operator of any business engaged in the construction or decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1213
- Licensed water well drilling supervisor: means any individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is engaged in the construction or decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1214
- Licensed water well monitoring technician: means any individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is engaged solely in the measuring of ground water levels, the collection of ground water samples from existing water wells, or the inspection of installed water well equipment or pumping systems. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1214.01
- Water well: shall mean any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for ground water, monitoring ground water, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, obtaining hydrogeologic information, or extracting water from or injecting fluid as defined in section 81-1502 into the underground water reservoir. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1212
(2) A licensed water well contractor may have supervisory authority over all employees.
(3) A licensed water well drilling supervisor shall work under the supervision of a licensed water well contractor and may have supervisory authority over nonlicensed employees.
(4) A licensed pump installation contractor may have supervisory authority over all employees.
(5) A licensed pump installation supervisor shall work under the supervision of a licensed pump installation contractor and may have supervisory authority over nonlicensed employees.
(6) A licensed water well monitoring technician may work independently and shall not have supervisory authority.
(7) A licensed natural resources ground water technician employed by a natural resources district may work independently and shall not have supervisory authority over any licensed or nonlicensed persons.
(8) An individual who owns land and uses it for farming, ranching, or agricultural purposes or as his or her place of abode may, on such land, construct a water well, install a pump in a well, or decommission a driven sandpoint well.