(a) The commissioner shall regulate and license:
(1) drilling, constructing, and repair of wells;
(2) sealing of wells;
(3) installing of well pumps and pumping equipment;
(4) excavating, drilling, repairing, and sealing of elevator borings;
(5) construction, repair, and sealing of environmental wells; and
(6) construction, repair, and sealing of bored geothermal heat exchangers.
(b) The commissioner shall examine and license well contractors, limited well/boring contractors, elevator boring contractors, and environmental well contractors.
(c) The commissioner shall license explorers engaged in exploratory boring and shall examine persons who supervise or oversee exploratory boring.
1989 c 326 art 3 s 26; 1999 c 153 s 11; 2005 c 106 s 30; 2013 c 108 art 12 s 108; 1Sp2017 c 6 art 10 s 27
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapter 103I — Wells, Borings, And Underground Uses
Section 103I.001 — Legislative Intent.
Section 103I.005 — Definitions.
Section 103I.101 — Powers And Duties Of Commissioner Of Health.
Section 103I.103 — Waste Prevention May Be Required.
Section 103I.105 — Advisory Council On Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.111 — Local Authority Over Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.113 — Applicability To Mining Activities.
Section 103I.115 — Compliance With This Chapter Required.
Section 103I.205 — Well Construction.
Section 103I.208 — Notification Filing Fees And Permit Fees.
Section 103I.221 — Plastic Casings.
Section 103I.231 — Commissioner May Order Repairs.
Section 103I.235 — Real Property Sale; Disclosure Of Location Of Wells.
Section 103I.236 — Well Disclosure In Washington County.
Section 103I.241 — Action For Well Contamination.
Section 103I.301 — Well Sealing Requirements.
Section 103I.311 — Identification And Sealing Of Wells On State Property.
Section 103I.315 — Orders To Seal Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.325 — Landowner Sealed Well And Boring Liability.
Section 103I.335 — Funding For Persons To Seal Wells.
Section 103I.341 — Collection And Enforcement Of Well Sealing Costs.
Section 103I.345 — Well And Boring Sealing Account.
Section 103I.401 — Elevator Borings.
Section 103I.501 — Licensing And Regulation Of Wells And Borings.
Section 103I.505 — Reciprocity Of Licenses And Registrations.
Section 103I.515 — Licenses Not Transferable.
Section 103I.525 — Well Contractor's License; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.531 — Limited Well/boring Contractor's License; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.535 — Elevator Boring Contractor's License; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.541 — Environmental Well Contractor's Registration; Representative's Certification.
Section 103I.545 — Registration Of Drilling Machines And Hoists Required.
Section 103I.550 — Limited Pump, Pitless, Or Dug Well/drive Point Contractor.
Section 103I.601 — Exploratory Boring Procedures.
Section 103I.605 — Submission Of Data From Exploratory Borings.
Section 103I.621 — Permits For Groundwater Thermal Exchange Devices.
Section 103I.641 — Bored Geothermal Heat Exchangers.
Section 103I.661 — Mined Underground Space Development.
Section 103I.681 — Permit For Underground Storage Of Gas Or Liquid.
Section 103I.685 — Abandonment Of Underground Storage Project.
Section 103I.691 — Certificate Of Use.