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Private Well Testing - Department of Health Private Drinking Water Well Factsheets - URI Cooperative Extension		Private Well Installation The Well Drilling Program regulates the siting, design and installation of private drinking water wells. It also provides for the registration of well drillers and pump installers and maintains a current list of companies and/or individuals who are properly registered. Rules and Regulations stipulate the design and construction requirements for drilling new wells or improving old wells. Permits are not necessary but well drillers are required to adhere to the siting standards included in the Rules. Records of well installations including size, location, geology, depth and yield are maintained within the Department. Any person or well driller having need to deviate from the siting standards must submit a variance request to the Department. An estimated 500-1000 private drinking water wells are installed annually in Rhode Island. Complaints from the public involving water quality from private wells are coordinated with the Department of Health and other groundwater protection programs or other divisions/ agencies where appropriate. For more information contact: Tom Angelone (tom.angelone@dem.ri.gov)   Registered Well Drillers and Pump Installers If you require the free Acrobat Reader software Click Here Rules and Regulations Governing the Enforcement of Chapter 46-13.2 Relating to the Drilling of Drinking Water Wells (PDF) Well Driller Registration Form Pump Installer Registration Form Well Drilling Program Application for Variance Well Completion Report Form Water Softener Backwash BMPs

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