Well Driller List

State rules

Georgia

Georgia licenses water well drillers and certifies pump installers through the Water Well Standards Advisory Council, with the Environmental Protection Division acting as the council's agent. The division says the Water Well Standards Act, Code sections 12-5-120 through 12-5-138, sets standards for siting, construction, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of wells and boreholes. The council licenses water well drillers, certifies pump installers, investigates complaints, collects fees, and applies penalties. EPD examines applications, issues the licenses and certificates after council approval, gives practical drilling examinations, and investigates complaints. EPD keeps lists of active licensed water well drillers and certified pump installers. This record does not copy those lists.

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
Georgia Environmental Protection Division, as agent for the Water Well Standards Advisory Council
Who must hold a credential
Licensed water well contractor and certified pump contractor
Official permit or license page
Official page →

The application EPD publishes for a new water well contractor license or a new pump contractor certificate asks for proof of experience, passing exam results, photo identification, and an application fee. For a water well contractor, one path is a certified affidavit showing two years in the water well construction business under a licensed water well contractor. If the experience was under someone not licensed in Georgia, the form asks for a copy of that other license or certificate. The form is filled out for one credential at a time. Incomplete applications are returned. The file retrieved for this record is labeled version 09.14.2022.

After the council acts, the same application says EPD's decision letter will ask for a performance bond or letter of credit of $30,000 for water well contractors and $20,000 for pump contractors, plus a license or certificate fee of $400 if more than one year remains in the cycle. The form says water well contractor licenses expire on June 30 of odd-numbered years and pump contractor certificates expire on June 30 of even-numbered years. Those dollar figures are printed on the application. They are not copied into the fee field of this record. The standards page, not the old form alone, is where a reader should confirm the current template.

EPD's standards page says the division will investigate a written complaint submitted within two years after the well is completed, or within one year after the pump installation is completed. The council has seven members appointed by the Governor and one appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. The application prints a Tifton address, 531 Main Street, Suite D, Tifton, Georgia 31794, and the phone 229-391-2400, which the standards page also prints. A customer should ask for the water well contractor license or the pump certificate that matches the work and should use EPD's active list rather than a copied roster.

Official resources in Georgia

EPD Water Well Standards

Council role, EPD as agent, complaint windows, and links to applications.

Application for a license or certificate

Experience, exam results, bond amounts, and expiration months printed on the form.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for Georgia

What to do next

  1. Ask whether the job needs a water well contractor license, a pump certificate, or both.
  2. Check EPD's active list instead of relying on a forwarded roster.
  3. Ask for the bond or letter of credit the application describes after council approval.
  4. File a written complaint with EPD inside the two-year or one-year window if construction is the issue.

Looking for your city or county in Georgia?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Georgia 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 Georgia, 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.
    Your city or county office: Local governments →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Georgia 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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