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Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONChapter 9D - WELL CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE; SEALING OF ABANDONED WELLS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITTING OF WELLS, AND FOR LICENSING OF WELL DRILLERS AND PUMP INSTALLERS, PROCEDURES AND PRACTICES OF THE STATE WELL DRILLERS AND PUMP INSTALLERS EXAMINING AND ADVISORY BOARD
Section 7:9D-1.6 - General provisions

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9D-1.6

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Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 11, June 3, 2024
Section 7:9D-1.6 - General provisions
(a) No person shall drill, construct, install, repair, replace, modify, stimulate or decommission any well or engage in such business without possessing a valid New Jersey well driller's license of the proper class unless that activity is performed under the direct and immediate on-site supervision of a New Jersey licensed well driller of the proper class issued by the Department.
(b) No person shall drill, construct, install, or replace a well without first having obtained a well permit pursuant to this chapter, except in the case of an emergency under 7:9D-1.12.
(c) No person shall install, repair, remove, alter, or replace a well pump or well pumping equipment or engage in such business without being a New Jersey licensed pump installer or New Jersey well driller of the proper class or being in the presence of and under the on-site supervision of a New Jersey licensed pump installer or a New Jersey licensed well driller of the proper class. The name of the person or well drilling company engaged in pump installation activities shall be prominently displayed on the equipment, including but not limited to, vehicles and large equipment, used by the pump installer or well driller.
(d) No person shall conduct any operation involving the drilling, coring, boring, driving, jetting, digging, or other construction or repair of any well pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9D-1.11 without being a New Jersey well driller of the proper class or being in the presence of and under the onsite supervision of a licensed well driller of the proper class. The name of the well drilling company shall be displayed on the equipment used by such driller.
1. There shall be one licensed well driller of the proper class on site for each well drilling rig on site.
(e) No well driller shall perform any well drilling operation without maintaining the area surrounding the operation in a sanitary condition and providing proper containment of all materials and surface drainage away from the well. Discharges to surface waters, including storm drains, are regulated pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A-1. Disposal of contaminated water is regulated pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:26G.
(f) No person shall engage in well drilling or pump installing activities without having onsite, at all times, a license issued pursuant to this chapter and shall present it to any State, county, or local official upon request.
(g) Licensees shall notify the Department in writing pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:9D-1.17 of every change in mailing address or telephone number within 14 calendar days of the change. The notification shall be submitted to the Department at the address set forth in N.J.A.C. 7:9D-1.17.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9D-1.6

Amended by 50 N.J.R. 171(a), effective 1/2/2018