Nebraska Statutes 46-1231. License; application; qualifications
Each water well drilling supervisor, pump installation supervisor, natural resources ground water technician, and water well monitoring technician shall make application for a license in his or her respective trade. A license shall be issued to every applicant who successfully passes the examination for such license and otherwise complies with the Water Well Standards and Contractors’ Practice Act and all standards, rules, and regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant to the act. Any individual employed by a licensed water well contractor or a licensed pump installation contractor who is not deemed to qualify as a licensed water well drilling supervisor or licensed pump installation supervisor may apply for a license in his or her respective trade in the same manner as the licensed water well drilling supervisor or the licensed pump installation supervisor.
Terms Used In Nebraska Statutes 46-1231
- Licensed pump installation contractor: means an individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is a principal officer, director, manager, or owner-operator of any business engaged in the installation of pumps and pumping equipment or the decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1209
- Licensed pump installation supervisor: means any individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is engaged in the installation of pumps and pumping equipment or the decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1210
- Licensed water well contractor: means an individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is a principal officer, director, manager, or owner-operator of any business engaged in the construction or decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1213
- Licensed water well drilling supervisor: means any individual who has obtained a license from the department and who is engaged in the construction or decommissioning of water wells. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1214
- Natural resources ground water technician: means any individual employed by a natural resources district and engaged in the inspection of chemigation systems, measuring and recording static water levels, inspection and servicing of flow meters, and water sampling practices and techniques. See Nebraska Statutes 46-1208.02
- Water well: shall mean any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted, or otherwise constructed for the purpose of exploring for ground water, monitoring ground water, utilizing the geothermal properties of the ground, obtaining hydrogeologic information, or extracting water from or injecting fluid as defined in section Nebraska Statutes 46-1212