Water Well Program

• General Information
• Forms and Procedures
• Training
• Regulations
• Contact Information
• Water Well Contractor Exam Locations & Contacts 
• Kansas Licensed Water Well Contractors List
• Request for Blank WWC-5 and WWC-5P Forms 
• Links
• Kansas Geological Survey - Water Well Data Base
• Upcoming Seminars, Expos, Conferences and Workshops - April 24, 2008
• KDHE Certified Laboratories Listing
• Conversion - GPS Coordinates to 10 acre legal tracks (NEW) (Coming Soon)
• Records Request

General Information

The Water Well Program at KDHE is administered by the Water Well Unit within the Geology Section.

The purpose of the Water Well Program is to provide for the exploration and protection of groundwater through the licensing and regulation of water well contractors in Kansas and to protect the health and general welfare of the citizens of Kansas. The program oversees the proper construction, reconstruction, treatment and plugging of water wells and to provide data on potential water supplies in Kansas. This is done by requiring well logs for all water well construction, reconstruction and plugging of wells within the state.

To become a Kansas Licensed Water Well Contractor requires submitting to KDHE a completed application, successful completion of a written exam and submitting the required fees to KDHE. After becoming a Licensed Water Well Contractor, the contractor is required to renew their license annually by submitting to KDHE a renewal application on a form provided by KDHE, filing all well records (WWC-5 form) for each well constructed, reconstructed or plugged during the previous year of licensure, satisfying the continuing education requirements and submitting the required fees.

Water Well Forms and Procedures

(Note: Some of the following files may require Adobe Acrobat).

Forms

• WWC-1 Application for Water Well Contractor License
• WWC-1R Renewal Application for Kansas Water Well Contractor License
• WWC-2 Character and Experience Reference Questionnaire
• WWC-2R Application for Kansas Water Well Contractor Drilling Rig Licenses
• WWC-5 Water Well Record (for review only - may be obtained from KDHE office)
• WWC-5P Water Well Plugging Record (for review only - may be obtained from KDHE office)
• WWC6 Inactive Water Well Request
• Computer Printout Key for Water Well Records
• Kansas Water Database County Codes

Procedures

• WWP-1 Procedure for Requesting a Waiver for Locating a Water Well Closer than 50 Feet from a Contamination Source
• WWP-2 Procedure for Requesting a Waiver to Install a Well Closer than 25 feet from Property Line and/or Closer than 50 Feet from Nearest Source of Contamination (for Well Constructed after July 2, 1974)
• WWP-3 Procedure for Requesting a Waiver to Allow Less than 20 Feet of Grout in a Water Well
• WWP-4 Procedure for Requesting Inactive Status for Water Wells
• WWP-5 Procedure for Requesting a Waiver to Allow Installation of a Flush Mounted Monitoring Well
• Flush Mount Well Construction Detail
• WWP-6 Procedure for Requesting a Waiver for Locating a Water Well Closer than 50 Feet from a Structure that has been treated for termites
• WWP-7 Procedure for How to Review a Water Well Record (WWC-5 Form and WWC-5P Form for Compliance to the Water Well Regulations
• Construction Packet (pending)
• Plugging Packet-
• Water Well Handbook and Application
• Methods for Chlorinating Private Water Supplies
• Constructing Guidelines for Closed Loop Heat Pump Well
• How do I Plug a Dug Well? Fact Sheet (.pdf)

Training

• Well Inspection Training for Water Wells

Regulations

• Article 12 Groundwater Exploration and Protection Act
• Article 30 Water Well Contractor's License; Water Well Construction
  (Regulations 28-30-200 thru 28-30-207 added 12-29-05)

Contact Information:

Links

Kansas Geological Survey

• Kansas Geological Survey - Water Well Data Base
• Drilling a Water Well on Your Land:  What You Should Know
• High Plains/Ogallala Aquifer Information

Kansas Department of Transportation

• Kansas Department of Transportation - County Maps

Ground Water Management Districts

• GMD 1
• GMD 2
• GMD 3
• GMD 4
• GMD 5

Kansas Ground Water Association

• KGWA Home Page

Kansas State University

• Restoring a Flooded Well to Service
   

National Ground Water Association

• NGWA Home Page