Well Driller List

State rules

Alabama

Alabama licenses people who drill water wells through the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The program sits in the agency's water operator certification materials, and the standards themselves are in Division 9 of the ADEM administrative code. A person who proposes to drill a water well files an application for a water well driller's license. The same rules require a notification of intent before drilling starts and a certification of completion after the work is finished. Local health authorities are notified once that completion form is received. This page describes that statewide license and the records tied to it. It does not name individual drillers.

Checked against official sources on October 11, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.

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Licensing or permitting agency
Alabama Department of Environmental Management
Who must hold a credential
Water well driller licensed under ADEM Division 9
Official permit or license page
Official page →

The Alabama Department of Environmental Management states that every person who proposes to drill a water well in Alabama shall file an application for a water well driller's license. Division 9 also requires a notification of intent, on a form furnished by the agency, before work begins. After the well is finished, the driller files a certification of completion within 30 days. The rules say the board notifies local health authorities within seven days of receiving that certification. When the Geological Survey of Alabama requests samples, the driller collects them as the code describes.

An applicant for a license must furnish acceptable proof of at least two years of water well construction experience and must make a minimum score of 70 percent on a board-authorized examination before being licensed. Division 9 says reciprocity for drillers from out of state is considered on an individual basis. The operator certification page groups well driller forms with the water program, including the license application, a reciprocal application, a renewal form, an intent-to-drill form, and the Division 9 licensing text. Readers should use those current forms rather than an old copy.

A homeowner comparing contractors should ask for the ADEM water well driller license and should expect the notification and completion paperwork described above. The license is about who may drill. Siting, construction details, and any local health review sit alongside that state license. ADEM's public pages are the place to confirm the current application path. This summary does not quote a fee, because the fee field on this record is left blank even where a rule states a dollar amount.

Official resources in Alabama

ADEM operator certification and well driller forms

Lists well driller license, renewal, reciprocal, and intent-to-drill forms and links Division 9.

Application for an Alabama well driller's license

ADEM form page for the well driller license application.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context: private well water quality is not regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Key facts for Alabama

What to do next

  1. Ask the contractor for a current ADEM water well driller license before signing.
  2. Confirm that a notification of intent will be filed before the rig arrives.
  3. Ask who files the certification of completion and when you will receive a copy.
  4. Use the ADEM forms page for the current application rather than a saved PDF.

Looking for your city or county in Alabama?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Alabama we can verify yet, so we don't show local numbers here rather than guess. Here's what to use instead, in order:

  1. General Start with the statewide information above. It applies across Alabama, but cities and counties can add their own steps, fees or deadlines.
  2. Call to confirm Ask the official office. They have the current local rule, fee and form.
    Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.
    Your city or county office: Alabama local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Alabama page on USA.gov can point you to the right office.
  3. Know the current info? Tell us and include a link to the official page. We check every tip before it goes up.

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