(a) It is unlawful for any well to be drilled or closed except by licensed individuals. In order to obtain a water well, a monitoring well or a geothermal well driller’s license, an individual shall file with the commissioner, on or before July 31 of each year, an application form to be made available by the commissioner, with the following information:
Terms Used In Tennessee Code 69-10-102
Commissioner: means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioner's duly authorized representative and, in the event of the commissioner's absence or a vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner of environment and conservation. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
Geothermal well: means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, greater than twenty feet (20') in depth constructed for the primary purpose of adding or removing British Thermal Units (BTUs) from the earth for heating or cooling. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
Installer: means any person who installs or repairs well pumps or who installs filters and water treatment devices. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
Monitoring well: means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, constructed for the primary purpose of obtaining information on the elevation or physical, chemical, radiological or biological characteristics of the ground water or for the recovery of ground water for treatment, or both. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
Water well: means a hole drilled into the earth, by boring or otherwise, for the production of water. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
Well: means one of these three (3) types of holes in the earth: a geothermal well, a monitoring well, or a water well. See Tennessee Code 69-10-101
(1) The name under which the individual is doing business in this state;(2) The office address or principal place of business of the individual; and(3) Such other information as the commissioner may deem reasonable and necessary.(b) Each applicant for one of the three (3) types of well driller’s license shall submit the required fee to the commissioner with the application. The amount of the application fee for each annual license shall not exceed the amount stated in § 68-203-103(h) and shall be set in a rule promulgated by the commissioner. The payment of the fee shall be in lieu of any additional state or county privilege tax. Upon finding that the applicant meets all requirements for the license, the commissioner shall issue the license for a period not to exceed one (1) year.(c) An individual may apply for more than one of the three (3) types of well driller’s licenses and may apply for a pump installer or water treatment installer license, or both, by applying for all licenses desired and paying the required fees.(d) It is unlawful, except if it is done by a licensed individual:
(1) To engage in the business of installing, removing or repairing geothermal wells or water well pumps or drop lines in geothermal wells or water wells; or(2) To engage in the business of repairing, servicing or installing filters and water treatment devices on geothermal wells or water wells.(e) In order to obtain a license to install pumps or to install filters and treatment devices in geothermal wells or water wells, an individual shall annually file with the commissioner, on or before July 31 of each year, an application form made available by the commissioner, with the following information:
(1) The name under which the individual is doing business in this state;(2) The office address or principal place of business of the individual; and(3) Such other information as the commissioner may deem reasonable and necessary.(f) Each applicant for a pump installer or a water treatment installer license, or both, shall submit the required annual fee to the commissioner with the application. The amount of the application fee for each of these annual licenses shall not exceed the amount stated in § 68-203-103(h) and shall be set in a rule promulgated by the commissioner. Upon finding that the applicant meets all requirements for the license, the commissioner shall issue the license for a period not to exceed one (1) year.(g) Each licensee individually shall obtain continuing education credits, as determined by the commissioner and established by rules promulgated under this chapter, during each twelve-month period beginning on August 1, 2003.(h) Reciprocity to well drillers and installers licensed in other states will be granted by the department, provided the applicant meets the requirements as required under this chapter.
