Well Contractor Requirements - Kansas

Listed below are the current state requirements for a(n) Well Contractors in the state of Kansas.

Completion Requirements
Licensed water well contractors shall earn at least eight (8) units of approved continuing education per year beginning with the first full year of licensure or the renewal period.

One unit of continuing education shall equal 50 minutes of approved instruction except for trade shows and exhibitions which shall be counted as one unit per approved trade show and exhibition attended.

Renewal Dates
Each licensee shall renewal their license before July 01 of each year.

Statute:
Article 30, Water Well Contractor's License; Water Well Construction.

Special Designations or Stipulations:
Each licensee shall make application for renewal of license and rig registrations before July 01 of each year by filing the proper renewal forms provided by the department and fulfilling the following requirements:

(A) payment of the annual license fee and a rig registration fee for each drill rig to be operated in the state;
(B) filing of all well records for each water well constructed, reconstructed or plugged by the licensee in accordance with K.S.A. 28-30-4 during the previous licensure period;
(C) filing a report, on a form provided by the department, of all approved continuing education units earned by the licensee during the previous licensure period;
(D) satisfying the continuing education requirements set forth in subsection (g); and
(E) providing any remaining outstanding information or records requested that existed prior to the issuance of revocation of a license.

Audit Potential:
N/A

Allowed Carry-Over Hours:
N/A

Applicable Course of Study:
All activities for which continuing education credit will be granted must be approved by an accredited college or university, an issuing agency, or by the department, and shall be related to well services, relevant aspects of Iowa groundwater law, well construction, well maintenance, well abandonment practices, well contractor safety (no more than 0.2 CEU per renewal), water system maintenance, and Iowa hydrogeologic conditions which protect groundwater and water supplies.

Proof of Compliance:
It is the certified well contractor’s personal responsibility to maintain a written record and to notify the department of the continuing education credit earned during the period. The continuing education credits earned during the period shall be shown on the application for renewal.

Non-Compliance Penalties:
Failure to comply with paragraphs (A), (B), (C), (D) and (E) above shall be grounds to revoke the existing license and terminate the license renewal process.

Disallowed Credits:
N/A

Exceptions or exemptions:
N/A

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