Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Indiana's official board.
The reference requirement is the part to arrange early: two of the three must themselves be drillers, pump installers or licensed plumbing contractors, so an applicant working outside that network needs to build those relationships before applying.
| Requirements | INDIANA LICENSES THE WELL DRILLER AND THE PUMP INSTALLER SEPARATELY, with a combination license for those who do both. ELIGIBILITY. Be at least EIGHTEEN years of age; furnish evidence from THREE REFERENCES, of whom TWO must be water well drillers, pump installers or licensed plumbing contractors; successfully complete a COMPETENCY EXAMINATION; and pay the license fee. FEES. $100 license fee, plus a $25 administrative fee per test. The DNR Division of Water publishes the approved continuing education class list and the register of licensed water well drilling contractors. A well driller also works inside the groundwater-protection rules that govern well construction, abandonment and reporting; the licensing agency is normally the same body that receives the well log, so the license and the reporting duty travel together. |
| Reciprocity | The Division of Water publishes guidance for DISTANT CONTRACTORS operating in Indiana, which is the route for an out-of-state driller; it is an application process rather than an automatic waiver of the competency examination. Confirm current terms with the division. |
| Renewal | After licensure a minimum of SIX HOURS of approved continuing education must be completed during each TWO-YEAR cycle, or TWELVE HOURS for a holder of the combination water well driller and pump installer license. The division publishes the approved class list. |
| Notes | The reference requirement is the part to arrange early: two of the three must themselves be drillers, pump installers or licensed plumbing contractors, so an applicant working outside that network needs to build those relationships before applying. |
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Sources: www.in.gov, www.in.gov, www.in.gov, www.in.gov. Always confirm current requirements with the issuing authority.
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