Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 785 - Oklahoma Water Resources Board › Chapter 5 - Fees › Subchapter 1 - General Provisions › Section 785:5-1-11 - Well driller and pump installer licensing fees

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The filing application and license fee for
										issuance of individual, partnership, or corporation well driller licenses for one activity to be certified
										under 785:35-3-1 which shall include the
										operator certification for the individual license or, in the case of a partnership or corporation, one
										operator certification for such activity shall be $400.00 for two years.
(b) The license fee for a nonresident shall be the amount charged in the
										state of the nonresident but in no case less than $1,000.00 for two years.
(c) The initial fee for the Indemnity Fund for one activity certified under
										785:35-3-1 shall be $250.00 for residents
										and $400.00 for nonresidents.
(d) The license application and
										indemnity fund fee for each additional activity shall be $200.00.
(e) The application fee for each additional operator certificate shall be
										$100.00 for a two (2) year period.
(f) The renewal fee, which
										shall include the operator certification shall be $350.00 if the application to renew is filed by May 31;
										provided that a late fee of $250.00 shall be due for the completed license renewal application if received by
										the Board after May 31 of the year to be renewed, but before the end of the applicable grace
										period.
(g) The fee for each additional operator certification
										renewal shall be $100.00 for a two (2) year period.
(h) The
										renewal fee for the Indemnity Fund for each operator shall be $100.00 for residents of Oklahoma and $200.00
										for nonresidents for a two (2) year period.
(i) The fee for
										examination of any operator shall be $50.00.
(j) The fee for
										transfer of individual licensee designation to partnership, corporation or other entity or certified operator
										from one firm or corporation to another shall be $50.00.
(k) The
										fee to file a request for a variance or exception from any construction, completion, plugging or other
										requirement set forth for groundwater wells, fresh water observation wells, heat exchange wells or test holes
										in Chapter 35 in this Title shall be $75.00.
(l) The fee to file
										a request for a variance or exception from any construction, completion, plugging or other requirement set
										forth for monitoring wells or geotechnical borings in Chapter 35 shall be $200.00.
(m) The fee to file an intent to drill for marginal water well construction
										shall be $500.00.
(n) Upon presentation of satisfactory evidence
										that an applicant for licensure or certification is a low-income individual, shall grant a one-time one-year
										waiver of any fees associated with such licensure or certification. For purposes of the section, "low-income
										individual" means an individual who is enrolled in a state or federal public assistance program, including,
										but not limited to, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition
										Assistance Program, or whose household adjusted gross income is below one hundred forty percent (140%) of the
										federal poverty line or a higher threshold to be set by the executive branch department that oversees
										business regulation.
(o) The fee to file an intent-to-drill for
										authorization to construct a groundwater well for a use which requires a permit or a water right shall be
										$250.00.
(p) The fee to file an intent-to-drill for authorization
										to construct a groundwater well for domestic use shall be $25.00
Amended at 10 Ok Reg 3273, eff
											  6-25-93; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2909, eff 6-13-94; Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2667, eff 7-1-95; Amended at 13 Ok Reg
											  2851, eff 7-1-96; Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2433, eff 6-11-98; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 2681, eff 7-1-99; Amended at
											  24 Ok Reg 2441, eff 6-25-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 1712, eff 6-11-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1292, eff
											  5-27-10