Section 144-232-2-200.0 - APPLICATION PROCEDURES200.1General: Effective January 1, 1994 for water wells and May 25, 2011 for geothermal heat exchange wells, a person may not engage in the business of constructing, altering or repairing water or geothermal heat exchange wells including installing seals, liners and grout within the State or engage in the installation, alteration, repair or replacement of a pump or pump system in a water or geothermal exchange well unless licensed with the Commission. All provisions herein related to geothermal heat exchange well construction, geothermal heat exchange well pump installation and licensing requirements for geothermal heat exchange well drillers and geothermal heat exchange well pump installers shall apply on the effective date of these rules. A minimum of an apprentice license is required for any person participating in the drilling, construction, alteration or repair of a water well or geothermal heat exchange well, including the setup and/or taking down of a drill rig, and the installation, replacement, alteration or repair of all materials used to construct water or geothermal heat exchange wells including pumps or pump systems and all other materials used specifically in water and geothermal heat exchange wells. A master or journeyman licensee must be present to supervise apprentice licensees at all times when activities covered by these regulations are in progress. All individual licensees must be in the responsible charge of a licensed company. A company license is valid only while the company employs at least one licensed or endorsed master appropriate for each type of company license. License application requests shall be on application forms furnished by the Department and require the information set forth in the Section.200.2References: Three (3) references shall be submitted by persons who have a professional knowledge of the applicant's work. At least one reference must be from a master licensee or for out of state applicants the equivalent.200.3Work experience: Documentation showing that the minimum work experience criteria set forth in Section 202.0 has been met. Failure to provide appropriate evidence of work experience will result in the denial of an application.200.4Time frame: The applicant's request for examination/license, along with the completed application and reference forms, must be received by the Department no later than thirty (30) days prior to the examination date.200.5Application review / examination fee: Twenty-five (25) dollars shall be submitted with each application and is non-refundable. This fee covers the initial application review and one examination. Checks shall be made payable to Treasurer of State.200.6Exemptions: This subsection does not prevent a person from making water well, geothermal heat exchange well or pump system installations, alterations, repairs or replacements in a single-family residence owned and occupied by that person and to be occupied by that person as a bona fide personal abode, providing the installation, alteration, repair or replacement conforms to the standards set forth in this chapter and any rules adopted by the Maine Water Well Commission or the department. This subsection does not prevent a person from removing and replacing an existing pump for the purpose of well inspection or to test pumping if the pump and electrical system are not being modified.200.7Applicability: These rules are applicable when determining the appropriate setbacks for new water supply and geothermal heat exchange wells from existing disposal system components. The Maine Subsurface Waste Water Disposal Rules, 144A CMR 241, are the applicable rules for determining the appropriate setbacks for new or replacement disposal system components from existing water supply wells. When both a new water supply well and a new or replacement disposal system are being designed simultaneously homeowners are advised to verify that the proposed well location does not conflict with requirements of the Maine Subsurface Waste Water Disposal Rules.200.8Updating information: Licensees must notify the Commission in writing of any changes of name, address, phone number, or in the case of a company license, a change of ownership or the loss or change of the master licensee responsible for that license within 30 days of the effective date of the change or loss.10-144 C.M.R. ch. 232, § 2-200.0