Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 5607

  • Department: means the Department of Environmental Conservation. See
  • Director: means the Director of the Office of Professional Regulation. See
  • Well: means any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored into the earth to locate, monitor, extract, or recharge groundwater or any hole deeper than 20 feet drilled, driven, or bored for the primary purpose of transferring heat to or from the earth's subsurface. See
  • Well driller: refers to a person engaged in the business of performing activities within one or both of the following classes:

§ 5607. Eligibility for licensure

(a) Eligibility. To be eligible for licensure as a well driller, an applicant shall:

(1) not be in violation of any provisions of this chapter or rules adopted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; and

(2) demonstrate the education, training, experience, and examination performance as the Director may, by rule, require to hold a license as a well driller.

(b) Classes. The Director shall specify on a license the class or classes of well-driller activities, as those classes are defined in subdivision 5601(6) of this chapter, a licensee is authorized to practice. A licensee may be authorized to perform more than one class of activities under a single license.

(c) The Director, after consultation with advisor appointees and the Department, shall, by rule, establish appropriate application, testing, and renewal procedures for each class of activity under a license. (Added 2021, No. 69, § 10, eff. June 8, 2021.)