South Dakota Well Driller Licensing Examination — Information & Free Practice
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South Dakota Well Driller Licensing Examination
- Provider
- Water Rights Program, chief engineer or designee
- Format
- Open book written examination
- Passing score
- At least 70% of questions correctly answered; overall grade of 70 out of 100
Practice scope
Inferred from the examination name; the authority has not published an examination outline.
- SDCL Chapter 46-2A — Administrative Procedure for Appropriation of Water
- SDCL Chapter 46-5 — Appropriation of Water
- SDCL Chapter 46-6 — Groundwater and Wells, §§ 46-6-6 through 46-6-31
- ARSD Chapter 74:02:01 — General Rules
- ARSD Chapter 74:02:04 — Well Construction Standards
Examination sources
- ARSD Chapter 74:02:01 — General Rules
ARSD 74:02:01:42.09
- Well Driller License Application Instructions — SD EForm 0500LD V5
Page 1, examination instructions
- Well Driller License Application Instructions — SD EForm 0500LD V5
Page 3, item 5: statutory and rule references
- ARSD Chapter 74:02:01 — General Rules
ARSD 74:02:01:42.02
- SDCL Title 46 — Water Rights
SDCL 46-2A-13
- SDCL Title 46 — Water Rights
SDCL 46-5-40.1
- ARSD Chapter 74:02:02 — Flowing Artesian Wells
Chapter 74:02:02, complete section-status enumeration
- Well Driller License Application Instructions — SD EForm 0500LD V5
Page 1, open-book examination and percentage of correct answers
- ARSD Chapter 74:02:01 — General Rules
ARSD 74:02:01:42.09, passing grade and administration
- DANR Well Driller Licensing
Well Driller Licensing, requesting the new-license examination
Related license preparation
This examination may be required or accepted as an alternative, depending on the license and application pathway.