Well Driller List

State rules

Kentucky

Kentucky certifies water well drillers and monitoring well drillers through the Division of Water in the Energy and Environment Cabinet. The Well Driller Certification Program page says certification follows 401 KAR 6:320. The same page says the division gives technical help on well construction standards in 401 KAR 6:310 and on maintenance of water wells and monitoring wells in 401 KAR 6:350. Online recertification is open each year from June 1 through August 31. The cabinet's Frankfort office printed on the page is 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, KY 40601. The program email is DOWDrillersProgram@ky.gov. This record describes the certification. It does not list certified people.

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

Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
Licensing or permitting agency
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Division of Water
Who must hold a credential
Certified water well driller, water well driller assistant, monitoring well driller, and monitoring well driller assistant
Official permit or license page
Official page →

The page says recertification is not possible unless three conditions are met. There must be an active bond on file. Insurance must be current. A driller must have completed 5 training hours, and a driller assistant must have completed 8 training hours, between July 1 of the previous year and June 30 of the current year. Paperwork for the bond, insurance, and training is submitted through the program's document page before the person uses the ePay system. The page says those files can be submitted electronically throughout the year, not only during the recertification window.

Examinations are arranged by emailing the program. The page names the National Groundwater Association exam and a Kentucky water well or monitoring well driller exam, and it says certification exams are administered remotely. Application form DOW6060 is the application for certification as a water well driller, water well driller assistant, monitoring well driller, or monitoring well driller assistant. DOW6070 is the renewal application for those same categories. DOW6080 is the affidavit of supervision for assistants. The page also links a performance bond example and a certificate of insurance example.

Training may come from a list the division publishes, and alternate training must be approved by email to the program. The page says the Kentucky Groundwater Association annual tradeshow and workshop, held in March, is the preferred source for the required annual training. A person comparing drillers should ask which Kentucky certificate the driller holds, whether the bond and insurance are current, and whether the five or eight training hours for the year are done. Construction questions point back to 401 KAR 6:310, and maintenance questions point to 401 KAR 6:350. No fee is copied into the fee field of this record.

Official resources in Kentucky

Well Driller Certification Program

Certification under 401 KAR 6:320, construction help under 6:310, and maintenance help under 6:350.

401 KAR 6:320 certification regulation

Administrative regulation on examination and certification of water well drillers and assistants.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context for private well households.

Key facts for Kentucky

What to do next

  1. Ask whether the certificate is for a water well driller or a monitoring well driller.
  2. Ask for proof that the bond and insurance are on file before work starts.
  3. Ask who will be the certified driller supervising any assistant on site.
  4. Ask for the well record that documents construction under 401 KAR 6:310.

Looking for your city or county in Kentucky?

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