7 Del. Admin. Code § 7302-4.0

Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 4, October 1, 2024

Section 7302-4.0 - Who Must Be Licensed

4.1 Water Well Contractor, Pump Installer Contractor

4.1.1 All persons who engage in the business of contracting for drilling, boring, coring, driving, digging, construction, installation, removal or repair of a well in the State of Delaware shall be licensed by the Department as a water well contractor.

4.1.2 All personswho engage in the business of contracting for the installation, maintenance or repair of pumps and pumping equipment in and for wells in the State of Delaware shall be licensed by the Department as a pump installer contractor or a water well contractor.

4.2 Well Driller, Well Driver. Except as noted in §§ 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 of these regulations, all persons who engage in any of the following activities in the State of Delaware shall be licensed by the Department as a well driller or well driver or shall be under the direct on-site supervision of a licensed well driller or well driver while engaged in such activities.

4.2.1 The drilling, boring, coring, driving, digging, construction, installation, removal or repair of a

4.2.2 The drilling, boring, coring, driving, digging, construction, installation, or removal of any excavation other than a well, to a depth greater than twenty (20) feet from the natural ground surface, where the depth is greater than the width and where the saturated zone is intercepted.

4.2.3 The installation,maintenance or repair of water well pumps or pumping equipment in or for wells

4.3 Pump Installer. Except as noted in § 4.4 of these regulations, all persons who engage in the installation maintenance or repair of water well pumps and pumping equipment in and for wells in the State of Delaware shall be licensed by the Department as a pump installer, well driller, or well driver, or shall be under the direct on-site supervision of a licensed plumber, pump installer, well driller or well driver.

4.4 Exceptions

4.4.1 A person owning or leasing land on which he or she is installing maintaining or repairing pumping equipment in or from a well used for the irrigation of crops, for watering livestock or poultry, for aquaculture uses, or for other on-farm purposes where the water is not to be used for human consumption or to service a residential dwelling is exempt from the requirement to hold a pump installer license.

4.4.2 A person who holds a Delaware Plumbers License or who is working under the direct on-site supervision of a Delaware licensed plumber, well driller, well driver or pump installer and who installs maintains, or repairs pumps and pumping equipment in and for wells is exempt from the requirement to hold a pump installer license.

7 Del. Admin. Code § 7302-4.0