Well Driller List

State rules

Massachusetts

Massachusetts certifies individuals who engage in the business of drilling wells. The Department of Environmental Protection's Well Driller Program says it regulates that business and certifies well drillers to work in the state. The program page points to 310 CMR 46.00, Certification of Well Drillers and Filing of Well Completion Reports, and to a list of certified well drillers. It also links a directory of boards of health and the U.S. EPA private-well page. Initial certification is filed online through the department's eDEP system. The certification page says people who are not already certified in Massachusetts should contact the Drinking Water Program at program.director-dwp@mass.gov or (617) 292-5770. This record does not copy the driller list.

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
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, Drinking Water Program
Who must hold a credential
Massachusetts certified well driller
Official permit or license page
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The regulation page for 310 CMR 46.00 says those rules set the process and qualifications for certification of well drillers and state the drillers' responsibilities. The page says the rules became effective on April 16, 2010, under Massachusetts General Laws chapter 21G, sections 14 and 20. It also says the web text is an unofficial convenience copy and that the official version is at the State Bookstore. The certification page adds the practical steps: new applicants contact the Drinking Water Program, and applications and recertifications are filed in eDEP. An affidavit confirming experience and a reciprocity questionnaire are linked for people using out-of-state licensure.

The certification page says renewal letters go out near the end of October. The completed renewal and any rig renewal must be received by the end of the calendar year. Registrations run from January through December. Recertification is also filed in eDEP. A reciprocity questionnaire is used when an applicant relies on a license from another state, and the other state's licensing agency completes part of that form. The department's find-a-driller page says only certified well drillers may do this work and that the department publishes a list each year. Use that official list rather than a copied roster.

A property owner should ask for the MassDEP well driller certification and should use the department's list of certified drillers rather than a copied roster. The program page links a directory of boards of health, so it is reasonable to ask the city or town board whether it has its own well expectations in addition to state certification. The certification page's email and phone are the contact for filing help. No fee is copied into the fee field of this record. The program page, the certification page, and the 310 CMR 46.00 page are the three official sources used here.

Official resources in Massachusetts

MassDEP Well Driller Program

Program description and links to the regulation and the certified-driller list.

Well driller certification

eDEP applications, renewal timing, and the Drinking Water Program contact.

310 CMR 46.00

Certification requirement and well completion reports.

EPA private drinking water wells

Federal context linked from the state program page.

Key facts for Massachusetts

What to do next

  1. Ask for the MassDEP well driller certification, not only a company name.
  2. Use the department's certified-driller list rather than a copied roster.
  3. Ask the local board of health whether it has its own well expectations.
  4. Ask how the well completion report will be filed.

Looking for your city or county in Massachusetts?

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