Well Driller List

State rules

Idaho

Idaho licenses well drillers and operators of drilling equipment through the Department of Water Resources. The department's licensing page says Idaho Code section 42-238 gives the director authority to protect groundwater from waste and contamination by licensing drillers and operators. The Idaho Water Resource Board adopted the Well Driller Licensing Rules, IDAPA 37.03.10. The department's construction page says a drilling permit from IDWR is required before a well is drilled, and that the well must be constructed by a driller with a valid IDWR license. The same construction page points readers to a licensed-driller search by county, city, company, or region. This record does not copy names from that search.

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
Idaho Department of Water Resources
Who must hold a credential
Licensed well driller, with a separate drilling-equipment operator permit
Official permit or license page
Official page →

The licensing page lists forms for a company license, an individual well driller license, an equipment operator permit, license renewal, a surety bond, a cash bond pledge, rig plates, and continuing education. It says questions can go to the Driller Licensing Program at (208) 287-4987 or idwrinfo@idwr.idaho.gov. Idaho Code section 42-238, as published by the legislature, says a driller's license application is filed with a two hundred dollar application fee and that a license is issued only after a surety or cash bond is filed. The statute describes the bond range as not less than five thousand dollars and not more than twenty thousand dollars, set by the director.

The statute says driller licenses and operator permits are renewed for a two-year period and that continuing-education documents are submitted with renewal. The construction page states the sequence for a well owner in plain language: obtain a drilling permit from IDWR first, and use a driller who holds a valid license. Start cards and well-construction rules are separate from the license itself. IDAPA 37.03.09 is the well construction rules chapter linked from the department's rule list, and IDAPA 37.03.10 is the licensing chapter. A permit and a license are both part of the state's description of lawful drilling.

Someone hiring a driller should ask for the IDWR driller license and should ask whether the drilling permit has been issued for that location. The department's search is the way to see licensed drillers without relying on a copied list. Operator permits cover people running drilling equipment under the licensing statute, so it is reasonable to ask who will be the licensed driller responsible for the well and who will be the operator on the rig. Fees printed in the statute are not copied into the fee field of this record. The licensing page is the current form index.

Official resources in Idaho

IDWR well driller licensing program

License and operator-permit forms, bond forms, and the program phone.

Well construction and drilling

States that a drilling permit and a licensed driller are required.

Idaho Code section 42-238

Driller license, operator permit, application fee, and bond range.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well owners.

Key facts for Idaho

What to do next

  1. Ask for the IDWR driller license and the drilling permit for the parcel.
  2. Ask who is the licensed driller and who holds the operator permit.
  3. Use the department's licensed-driller search rather than a copied list.
  4. Ask which start-card or well-report form will be filed after construction.

Looking for your city or county in Idaho?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Idaho 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 Idaho, 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: Idaho Association of Counties →
    Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Idaho 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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