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State rules

Kansas

Kansas licenses water well contractors through the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The Water Well Program page says its purpose is exploration and protection of groundwater through licensing and regulation of water well contractors, and protection of public health. The program oversees construction, reconstruction, treatment, and plugging, and it collects well logs for construction, reconstruction, and plugging. A new contractor submits an application, passes a written exam, and pays the required fees. After licensure, the contractor renews annually, files a WWC-5 record for each well constructed, reconstructed, or plugged, meets continuing education, and pays the renewal fees. The page does not print the dollar amount of the fee.

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
Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Water Well Program
Who must hold a credential
Kansas licensed water well contractor
Official permit or license page
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The department says exams follow a published schedule and that an applicant contacts the program at least 30 days before the exam date. After a passing exam, KDHE asks the applicant to register in the Kansas Online Automated Reporting System, called KOLAR, and gives 90 days to finish the application. The applicant follows the WWC-1 primer in KOLAR. When the application is approved, the contractor prints the license from the system and can file WWC-5 and WWC-5P records electronically. A license issued after June 1 does not need a renewal in that first window. Renewal applications open in KOLAR between June 1 and July 1 after a May reminder.

Continuing education is administered by the Kansas Groundwater Association under a memorandum of understanding with KDHE. The page says 8 continuing education units are required each licensure year, July 1 through June 30, after the first full year. Only 4 of those hours may be safety training such as OSHA or HAZMAT. Only 2 hours may be online courses. The association approves and tracks the units. The program also warns that saltwater from historic oilfield brine may be encountered in Permian bedrock in listed counties, and it says water wells should not be constructed in those contaminated areas because the water may be unusable and the brine can spread.

The contact block prints 1000 SW Jackson Street, Suite 420, Topeka, KS 66612, and the phone 785-296-3565. A separate division line, 785-291-3092, is also printed. The page links a map of contractors and services. This record does not copy contractor names from that map or from any roster. A customer should ask for the Kansas water well contractor license, ask whether WWC-5 records will be filed, and ask whether the location is in an area the department has flagged for saltwater.

Official resources in Kansas

KDHE Water Well Program

Licensing steps, KOLAR renewal, continuing education, and program contact.

Kansas statute 82a-1207, examination of applicants

Requires the secretary to examine initial water well contractor applicants.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for Kansas

What to do next

  1. Ask for the Kansas water well contractor license printed from KOLAR.
  2. Ask for a copy of the WWC-5 record after the well is finished.
  3. Ask whether the site is in an area KDHE has flagged for oilfield brine.
  4. Confirm continuing education is current before you rely on a license from a prior year.

Looking for your city or county in Kansas?

We haven't found official program-level pages for Kansas 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 Kansas, 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 Kansas 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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