Monitoring Well Drillers Program
As of March 1, 1997, all monitoring well drillers are required to be certified to operate in West Virginia
(
47CSR59
).
A monitoring well is any cased excavation or opening into the ground made by digging, boring, drilling, driving,
jetting, or other methods for the purpose of determining the physical, chemical, biological, or radiological properties
of groundwater. This definition includes piezometers and observation wells which are to be installed for purposes other
than those listed above, but does not include wells whose primary purpose is to provide a supply of potable water. A
monitoring well driller is the individual operating the drilling rig when operating, constructing, altering, or
abandoning a monitoring well.
To provide eligibility and apply to take the test to become a certified monitoring well driller register for an account and submit the request
in the PIE system. To become a certified monitoring well driller, an individual must meet experience requirements and pass a written exam.
The examination is free; however, individuals are charged an annual $200 recertification fee. An online monitoring well
certification exam is now available to the public. After the required proof of experience is received and verified,
the requisite login credentials for exam access will be granted. The exam format is untimed and open book. The test
result will be made available to the test taker immediately upon completion. The final providing of certification
credentials will then take place administratively.
Underground Storage Tank (UST) installers may apply the monitoring well drillers' training and certification session
toward continuing education requirements. The training has been approved for 8 hours each for UST Class A and Class C.
Monitoring Well Construction and Monitoring Well Abandon Forms
Monitoring Well Construction and Monitoring Well Abandon forms are available in packs of 25 triplicate forms at a cost of $50 per pack.
These may be ordered by sending a check or money order to:
WV DEP
Attn: Judy Lupson, Groundwater Program
601 57th Street SE
Charleston, WV 25304
You may also call our Account Section at (304) 926-0499 Ext. 41195 to pay by Visa/Mastercard. Please indicate payment is
for purchasing Monitoring Well Abandonment or Construction forms.
Contact Us
For additional information regarding the monitoring well drillers program, please contact:
Judy Lupson, Environmental Resources Associate
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 926-0499 x43807
Email: Judy.K.Lupson@wv.gov
Charles Gentry, Jr., Environmental Resources Specialist 3
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water and Waste Management
601 57th St. SE
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: (304) 951-0932
Email:
Charles.L.Gentry@wv.gov
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