The “State Well Drillers and Pump Installers Examining and Advisory Board” is comprised of nine members, whose duties include review and modification of licensing examinations, certification of examination applicants and of the results of the examinations, formulation and recommendations to the Department of new rules and regulations. The Board also advises the Department regarding any enforcement actions or complaints against any licensed well drillers or pump installers, and may make recommendations to the Commissioner regarding the suspension or revocation of the license of any well driller or pump installer.

For a copy of the By-laws adopted by the Board click here (Pdf Format).

Board Members

Art Becker, Chairman, Master Well Driller
Anthony Tirro, Vice Chairman, Master Well Driller
Gary Poppe, Master Well Driller
Joseph Yost, Licensed Well Driller
Joseph Pepe, Pump Installer
Carol Graff, Public Member
Dr. Karl Muessig, NJDEP Representative
Richard Dalton, NJDEP Representative
Fred Sickels, NJDEP Representative

2009 Board Meeting Schedule (Pdf Format)

Meeting Agendas
TBA

Meeting Minutes

	March 19, 2009 (Pdf Format, 102KB)
	January 27, 2009 (Pdf Format, 116KB)
	November 18, 2008 (Pdf Format, 116KB)
	September 18, 2008 (Pdf Format, 30.6KB)
	July 10, 2008 (Pdf Format, 34.4KB)
	May 22, 2008 (Pdf Format, 31.6KB)
	March 2008 (Pdf Format, 24.1KB)
	January 10, 2008 (Pdf Format, 39KB)
	November 8, 2007 (Pdf Format, 24.6KB)
	September 13, 2007 (Pdf Format, 21.3KB)
	July 17, 2007 (Pdf Format, 25.6KB)
	May 15, 2007 (Pdf Format, 24.2KB)
	March 8, 2007 (Pdf Format, 35.6KB)
	January 11, 2007 (Pdf Format, 33.6KB)

You may contact the State Well Drillers and Pump Installers Examining and Advisory Board c/o Bureau Chief at the following address:

Bureau of Water Systems and Well Permitting
401 East State Street
P. O. Box 426
Trenton, NJ 08628

Telephone: (609) 984-6831

License Testing Schedule (Pdf Format)

Application forms are available for the following well driller and pump installer licensing examinations:

	Master Well Driller (Pdf Format)
	Journeyman/Journeyman B Well Driller (Pdf Format)
	Monitoring Well Driller (Pdf Format)
	Soil Borer (Pdf Format)
	Dewatering Well Driller (Pdf Format)
	Pump Installer (Pdf Format)

Recommended Study Material:

	Subsurface and Percolating Waters Act N.J.A.C. 58:4A - 4.1 et seq. (Pdf Format)
	New Jersey Well Construction; Maintenance and Sealing of Abandoned Wells N.J.A.C. 7:9D (Pdf Format)

The following study materials apply only to the Master Well Driller, Journeyman/Journeyman B Well Driller and Pump Installer:

	Federal and State Safe Drinking Water Standards
	New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act N.J.A.C. 7:10 (Pdf Format)
	Directions for Disinfecting a Home Well in New Jersey, by the Rutgers Cooperative Extension (Pdf Format)

Please refer to the licensing examination applications to determine the additional study materials needed.