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State agencies for private water well driller licensing/registration

This listing is updated as changes are brought to our attention. To report changes, please contact Sheila Mercer via e-mail at smercer@ngwa.org or by calling 800 551.7379, ext. 562.

 

Prior to well construction, modification, pump installation/repair, or well abandonment, contact state and local agencies for updates and specific requirements.

 

Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
Enid Probst
PO Box 301463-1463
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
334 271.7953
fax 334 270.5631
eprobst@adem.state.al.us 
Alaska Dept. of Community & Economic Development
Anne-Lise C. Hagevig
Division of Occupational Licensing
PO Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811
907 465.2546
fax 907 465.2974
license@commerce.state.ak.us 
Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
Michael I. Ball
3550 N. Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602 771.8640
fax 602 771.8691
miball@azwater.gov 
Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Jayne Dooley
101 E Capitol Ave., Ste. 350
Little Rock, AR 72201-3813
501 682.0550
fax 501 682.3991
jayne.dooley@arkansas.gov 
California State Licensing Board
PO Box 26000
Sacramento, CA 95826
916 255.3900
fax 916 366.9130
Licensing@dca.cslb.ca.gov 
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Gina L. DeArcos
1313 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
303 866.3581
fax 303 866.3589
Gina.Dearcos@state.co.us 
Connecticut Dept. of Consumer Protection
Howard Osden
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106
860 713.6139
fax 860 713.7230
howard.osden@ct.gov  
Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
John Brandt
Division of Water Resources
89 Kings Hwy.
Dover, DE 19901
302 739.9945
fax 302 739.2296
john.barndt@state.de.us 
Northwest Florida Water Management District
Tom Brown
81 Water Management Dr.
Havana, FL 32333-4712
850 539.5999
fax 850 539.2777
tom.brown@nwfwmd.state.fl.us

South Florida Water Management District
Ann Marie Superchi
PO Box 24680
West Palm Beach, FL 33416-4680
561 682.6929
fax 561 682.6896
asuperch@sfwmd.gov

Southwest Florida Water Management District
Rene Bailey
2379 Broad St.
Brooksville, FL 34604-6899
352 796-7211
fax 352 540.6015
rene.bailey@swfwmd.state.fl.us

St. Johns River Water Management District
Rosie Parker
PO Box 1429
Palatka, FL 32178-1429
386 329.4274
fax 386 329.4490
rparker@sjrwmd.com

Suwannee River Water Management District
Gloria Hancock
9225 CR 49
Live Oak, FL 32060
386 362.1001
fax 386 362.1781
hancock_g@srwmd.state.fl.us 
Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
Tony McCook
19 Martin L King Jr. Dr. SW, Rm. 400
Atlanta, GA 30334
404 656.6328
fax 404 463.6432
Tony_McCook@mail.dnr.state.ga.us 
Hawaii Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
335 Merchant St., Rm. 301
Honolulu, HI 96813
808 586.3000
fax 808 586.3031
pv1@dcca.hawaii.gov 
Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
John D. Carlson
322 E Front St.
Boise, ID 83720-0098
208 287.4800
john.carlson@idwr.idaho.gov 
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
Gerald Dalsin
Division of Environmental Health
525 W Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702
217 782.5830
fax 217 557.1188
jdalsin@idph.state.il.us 
Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources
Bruce Thomson
Division of Water
402 W Washington St., Rm. W264
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2641
317 232.4160
fax 317 233.4579
BThomson@dnr.state.in.us 

Iowa Geological Survey
Robert Libra
109 Townbridge Hall

Iowa City, IA 52242
319 335.1575
robert.libra@dnr.iowa.gov 

Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment
Richard Harper
Division of Environment
Bureau of Water
1000 SW Jackson St., Ste. 320
Topeka, KS 66612
785 296.3565
fax 785 296.5509 
Kentucky Division of Water
Joseph Moffitt
Ground Water Branch
14 Reilly Rd.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502 564.3410
fax 502 564.2741
joe.moffitt@ky.gov 
Louisiana Dept. of Transportation
Brad Hanson
Water Resources Section
PO Box 94245
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245
225 274.4127
bradhanson@dotd.louisiana.gov 
State of Maine
David R. Braley
Division of Health Engineering Drinking Water
Prog State House Station #11
Augusta, ME 04333-0001
207 287.3194
fax 207 287.4172
david.braley@maine.gov 
Maryland Dept. of the Environment
Willie M. Everett
State Board of Well Drillers
1800 Washington Blvd., Rm. 4450
Baltimore, MD 21230-1708
410 537.3644
fax 410 537.3168
weverett@mde.state.md.us
Massachusetts Dept. of Conservation and Recreation
Laurene Poland
Office of Water Resources
251 Causeway St., Ste. 700
Boston, MA 02114-2104
617 626.1409
fax 617 626.1349
laurene.poland@state.ma.us 
Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Mike Gaber
Water Bureau DW & EH Section
PO Box 30273
Lansing, MI 48909-7773
517 241.1374
fax 517 241.1328
gaberm@michigan.gov 
Minnesota Dept. of Health
Michael P. Convery
625 North Robert St.
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
651 201.4586
fax 651 201.4599
michael.convery@state.mn.us 
Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality
Jeff Gregory
Office of Land & Water Research
PO Box 10631
Jackson, MS 39289
601 961.5210
fax 601 360.6535
jeff_gregory@deq.state.ms.us 
Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
Sheri Fry
Geological Survey
PO Box 250
Rolla, MO 65402
573 368.2115
fax 573 368.2317
sheri.fry@dnr.mo.gov

Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
Neomia Robinson
Geological Survey
PO Box 250
Rolla, MO 65402
573 368.2165
fax 573 368.2317
neomia.robinson@dnr.mo.gov 
Montana Dept. of Natural Resources & Conservation
Tom Gignoux
Water Resources Division
PO Box 201601
Helena, MT 59620-1601
406 444.6643
fax 406 444.1475
tgignoux@mt.gov 
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Thomas Christopherson
Dept. of Regulation & Licensure—Water Well Standards
PO Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
402 471.0598
fax 402 471.7972
tom.christopherson@hhss.ne.gov 
Nevada State Contractors Board
Lisa Bedsole
9670 Gateway Dr., Ste. 100
Reno, NV 89521
775 688.1141
fax 775 688.1271
lbedsole@nscb.state.nv.us 
New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services
Harrison "Chip" Mackey
PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
603 271.2410
fax 603 271.5171
hmackey@des.state.nh.us 
New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection
Pat Bono
Water System and Well Permitting Bureau
PO Box 426
Trenton, NJ 08625-0426
609 984.-6831
fax 609 633.1231
pat.bono@dep.state.nj.us 
New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
Art Mason
1900 W 2nd St.
Roswell, NM 88201
505 622.6521
fax 505 623.8559
art.mason@ose.state.nm.us 
New York State DEC
Daniel Kendall
625 Broadway, 4th Fl.
Albany, NY 12233-3502
518 402-8291
NYSWells@gw.dec.state.ny.us 
North Carolina Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Ted Bush
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
919 715.6170
fax 919 715.0588
ted.bush@ncmail.net 
North Dakota State Water Commission
Robert Shaver
900 East Blvd., Dept. 770
Bismarck, ND 58505-0187
701 328.3438 
Ohio EPA
Michael Eggert
50 W. Town St., Ste. 700
Columbus, OH 43215
614 644.2797
fax 614 466.4556
michael.eggert@epa.state.oh.us 
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Theda Adkisson
3800 N Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2862
405 530.8800
fax 405 530.8900
tjadkisson@owrb.state.ok.us 

Oregon Water Resources Dept.
Juno Pandian
725 Summer St. NE, Ste. A
Salem, OR 97301-1271
503 986.0852
fax 503 986.09032

juno.g.pandian@wrd.state.or.us 

Pennsylvania Bureau of Watershed Management
Joe Lee
Rachel Carson State Office Bldg.
Harrisburg, PA 17105
717 787.9633
joselee@state.pa.us 

Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management
Office of Water Resources

Karen Sorensen
235 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908-5767
401 222.4700, ext. 7050
fax 401 222.3564
karen.sorenson@dem.ri.gov 

South Carolina Environmental Certification
Dona Caldwell
PO Box 11409
Columbia, SC 29211
803 896.4430
fax 803 896.4424
caldweld@llr.sc.gov 
South Dakota Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Ken Buhler
Water Rights Program
Foss Bldg., 523 E Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3181
605 773.3352
fax 605 773.4068
ken.buhler@state.sd.us 
Tennessee Division of Water Supply
Luke Ewing
L&C Tower, 6th Fl.
401 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37243
615 532.0176
fax 615 532.0503
luke.ewing@state.tn.us 
Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation
Lee Parham
PO Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
512 463.6599
fax 512 475.2871
cs.water.well@license.state.tx.us 
Utah Division of Water Rights
James Goddard
1594 West North Temple, Ste. 220
PO Box 146300
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3154
801 538.7314
jimgoddard@utah.gov 
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources
Rodney Pingree
Water Supply Division
103 S Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-0403
802 241.3418
fax 802 241.3284
rodney.pingree@state.vt.us 

Virginia Dept. of Professional & Occupational Regulation
Rhonda G. Starr
Perimeter Ctr., Ste. 400

9600 Maryland Dr.
Richmond, VA 23233
804 367.8569
fax 804 367.2475
rhonda.starr@dpor.virginia.gov 

Washington Dept. of Ecology
Marian Bruner
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
360 407.6650
fax 360 407.7162
mbru461@ecy.wa.gov 
West Virginia Bureau for Public Health Office, Environmental Health Service
Phil Martino
Capitol and Washington Sts.
1 Davis Square, Ste. 200
Charleston, WV 25301-1798
304 558.6784
fax 304 558.4322
pmartino@wv.dhhr.org 
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Dorie E. Turpin
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
608 266.0162
dorie.turpin@dnr.state.wi.us 
Wyoming State Engineers Office
John R. Harju
4E Herschler Bldg.
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0001
307 777.6163
fax 307 777.5451
jharju@state.wy.us