Section 76.30 - ExemptionsThe following are not required to obtain a license under the Code.
(1) Any person who, pursuant to 30 TAC Chapter 334, Subchapter I, possesses a Class A or Class B Underground Storage Tank (UST) Installers' license who drills observation wells within the backfill of the original excavation for UST's, including associated piping and pipe trenches (tank plumbing and piping), to a depth of no more than two feet below the tank bottom. However, if the total depth exceeds twenty (20) feet below ground surface, a licensed driller is required to drill the well.(2) Any person who drills environmental hand auger soil borings no more than ten (10) feet in depth.(3) Any person who installs or repairs water well pumps and equipment on his own property, or on property that he has leased or rented, for his own use.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 76.30
The provisions of this §76.30 adopted to be effective March 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 1142; amended to be effective September 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 7090