New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 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-1.8 - License application and licensing examination procedures

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) An
				applicant for a well driller or pump installer license shall:
1. Submit a complete application on the form
				prescribed by the Department pursuant to (d) below;
2. Demonstrate that he or she has satisfied
				all terms and conditions of any final revocation or suspension of a previously
				issued license or resolved any outstanding final order or penalty pursuant to
				the Act;
3. Demonstrate that he or
				she has met the experience requirements by conducting activities in compliance
				with this chapter within the State of New Jersey, except as provided at (a)4
				below, and has obtained a passing grade on the certification exams administered
				by an examination and CEP manager selected by the Department and required for
				the proper license class pursuant to Table 1 below. The New Jersey Regulations
				exam for the applicable license class shall have been taken no more than two
				years prior to submitting an application.
Table 1
Application for NJ Well Driller License Class
Required Proficiency as Demonstrated by Certification
							 Exams
Required Experience
Master well driller
Licensed as a Journeyman well driller on or after
							 January 2, 2018
General Drilling;
Augering and Monitoring;
Two of the following:
Cable Tool,
Air Rotary,
Mud Rotary, or
Reverse Rotary;
Water Systems
General Exam;
Water Systems < 100 gpm;
Water Systems < 100 gpm;
NJ Regulations for Masters.
Five years experience, including two years as a
							 Journeyman well driller; experience must include construction or
							 decommissioning of five wells from Category 1, 2, or 3 within the preceding
							 five years from the date of application.
Licensed as a Journeyman well driller before January
							 2, 2018
One of the following:
Cable Tool,
Air Rotary,
Reverse Rotary;
Water Systems > 100 gpm;
NJ Regulations for Masters.
Five years experience, including two years as a
							 Journeyman well driller; experience must include construction or
							 decommissioning of five wells from Category 1, 2, or 3 within the preceding
							 five years from the date of application.
Journeyman well driller
General Drilling;
Augering and Monitoring;
One of the following:
Cable Tool,
Air Rotary,
Mud Rotary, or
Reverse Rotary;
Water Systems General Exam;
One of the following:
Water Systems < 100 gpm, or
Water Systems > 100 gpm;
NJ Regulations for Journeyman.
Three years experience under the supervision of an
							 ERG, Journeyman (Class B), Journeyman, Master, or VCLG well driller; experience
							 must include construction or decommissioning of five wells from Category 1, 2,
							 or 3 within the preceding five years from the date of application.
Journeyman (Class B) well driller
General Drilling;
One of the following:
Cable Tool,
Air Rotary,
Mud Rotary, or
Reverse Rotary;
Water Systems General Exam;
One of the following:
Water Systems <100 gpm, or
Water Systems > 100 gpm;
NJ Regulations for Journeyman (Class B).
Three years experience under the supervision of an
							 ERG, Journeyman (Class B), Journeyman, Master or VCLG well driller; experience
							 must include construction or decommissioning of five wells from Category 1, 2,
							 or 3 within the preceding five years from the date of application.
Environmental Resource and Geotechnical (ERG) well
							 driller
General Drilling;
Augering and Monitoring;
NJ Regulations for ERG drilling.
Two years experience under the supervision of an ERG,
							 Journeyman (Class B), Journeyman, Master or VCLG well driller; experience must
							 include construction or decommissioning of five wells within the preceding five
							 years years from the date of application.
Dewatering well driller
General Drilling;
Jetting and Driving wells;
NJ Regulations for Dewatering.
Two years experience under the supervision of a
							 Dewatering, Journeyman (Class B), Journeyman, Master or ERG well driller;
							 experience must include construction or decommissioning of five wells within
							 the preceding five years from the date of application.
Vertical Closed Loop
Geothermal (VCLG) well driller
General Drilling;
Vertical Closed Loop Drilling;
One of the following:
Cable Tool,
Air Rotary,
Mud Rotary, or
Reverse Rotary;
NJ Regulations for VCLG drilling.
Two years experience under the supervision of a
							 Dewatering, Journeyman (Class B), Journeyman, Master or ERG well driller;
							 experience must include construction or decommissioning of five wells within
							 the preceding five years from the date of application.
Elevator Borehole well driller
General Drilling;
NJ Regulations for Elevator boreholes.
Two years experience drilling elevator boreholes;
							 Effective JANUARY 2, 2020, the applicant must demonstrate that the experience
							 has been obtained under the supervision of a Master, Journeyman, Journeyman
							 (Class B), or Elevator Borehole well driller.
Pump Installer
Water Systems
General Exam;
One of the following:
Water Systems <100 gpm, or
Water Systems >100 gpm;
NJ Regulations for Pump Installer.
Two years experience under the supervision of Pump
							 Installer, Journeyman, Journeyman (Class B), or Master well driller.
4.
				Demonstrate that an applicant that does not possess the required experience in
				the State of New Jersey, shall pass the certifications set forth in (a)3 above
				and demonstrate the equivalent years of experience in any other
				state.