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Water Well Contractor License

License for constructing, reconstructing or treating water wells in Kansas.

Licensing authority: Kansas Department of Health and Environment · Application information

Annual license renewal
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continuing Education
File the approved continuing-education report. The contractor or designated person must earn at least eight approved units each year beginning with the first full licensure year or renewal period. KDHE states no more than four hours may be safety training and no more than two may be online education.
Designated Person
When the examination-qualified designated person leaves employment, K.A.R. 28-30-3(d) separately requires replacement with a designated person who takes and passes the examination within 90 days; the corresponding continuation route is retained.
Military Spouse Fees
Military spouses qualify for the K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) renewal-fee exemption.
New License
KDHE states that a new license issued after June 1 does not require renewal for that immediate renewal period.
Renewal
Renew annually before July 1 by submitting the prescribed renewal form and paying license and drill-rig registration fees; the statutory term runs July 1 through June 30.
Well Records
File records for every well constructed, reconstructed or plugged during the preceding licensure period, and supply outstanding information or records KDHE requested.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure through recognition of an existing occupational credential, including the statutory probationary period
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instructions
KDHE’s general Water Well Program Licensing instructions state: "To become a Kansas Licensed Water Well Contractor requires submitting to us a completed application, successful completion of a written exam and submitting the required fees to us." The notwithstanding-law recognition provisions of K.S.A. 48-3406 and 48-3406a control these separate statutory routes; the general instructions are retained so the applicant can see KDHE’s stated administrative demand.
Conduct
Satisfy K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)–(H): qualifying professional conduct and discipline history, no disqualifying criminal record, financial proof only to the extent required of comparable applicants, fees unless exempt, and a signed affidavit that application and employment history are true.
Eligible Applicant
The applicant has established or intends to establish Kansas residency, or is a military servicemember or spouse residing or planning to reside in Kansas due to an assigned military station.
Existing Credential
Hold a current valid occupational license or governmental certification from a United States jurisdiction with a scope of practice KDHE determines similar; at least one year of work in the occupation is required.
Inactive Practice
If the applicant has not been in active practice during the preceding two years, subsection (d) permits additional testing, training, monitoring or continuing education. Subsection (j) limits it to materially different Kansas law or additional knowledge or skill. The statute identifies no examination for this individualized testing; it is an applicant condition, not an invented exam leaf.
Military Spouse Fees
Military spouses of military servicemembers receive the fee exemption stated in parallel K.S.A. 48-3406a(u).
Other Discharge
Under subsection (k), KDHE may grant a license or temporary permit to an otherwise qualified person separated from service under less than honorable conditions or with a general discharge under honorable conditions.
Probation
Initial issuance under subsection (c)(2) is probationary for no more than six months, then becomes nonprobationary on completion of the probationary period.
Public Safety
KDHE may deny an application or decline a temporary or probationary license when issuance may jeopardize public health and safety under subsection (l).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Continuation of licensure following departure of the examination qualified designated person
Kansas Water Well Contractor’s Licensure Exam
Replacement
Employ a designated person who takes the currently offered KDHE Water Well Contractor Examination within 90 days and is required to pass it.
Trigger
The designated person who passed the Water Well Contractor Examination leaves the contractor’s employment.
Initial licensure through an employed designated person
Kansas Water Well Contractor’s Licensure Exam
Application
Submit a complete KDHE application on its prescribed form. KDHE currently directs successful examinees to register in KOLAR and complete the application within 90 days.
Corporate Standing
An incorporated contractor must demonstrate current good standing under the Secretary of State corporate-registration requirements.
Exam Failure
K.S.A. 82a-1207 disqualifies an unsuccessful examinee from further application for one month.
Exam Responsibility
The contractor employs a designated person who has passed the currently offered KDHE Water Well Contractor Examination; the contractor need not personally sit it.
Fees
K.A.R. 28-30-3(a) specifies a $10 application fee, a $100 license fee, and a $25 registration fee for each drill rig operated by or for the applicant. Nonresident license fees follow K.S.A. 82a-1205(b): no less than the Kansas-resident fee and equal to the comparable nonresident fee charged by the applicant’s home state.
Military Spouse Fees
K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) exempts military spouses of military servicemembers from occupational-credential and criminal-background-report fees. The parallel 48-3406(u) text refers to spouses of active servicemembers; the broader parallel enacted provision is retained as an applicant condition.
Military Training
K.S.A. 48-3407(b)(1) provides that military education, training or service does not count toward an examination requirement unless the licensing body has provided a waiver. No exercised examination waiver is established by these sources.
Initial licensure through personal examination
Kansas Water Well Contractor’s Licensure Exam
Application
Submit a complete KDHE application on its prescribed form. KDHE currently directs successful examinees to register in KOLAR and complete the application within 90 days.
Corporate Standing
An incorporated contractor must demonstrate current good standing under the Secretary of State corporate-registration requirements.
Exam Failure
K.S.A. 82a-1207 disqualifies an unsuccessful examinee from further application for one month.
Exam Responsibility
The applicant personally passes the KDHE Water Well Contractor Examination.
Fees
K.A.R. 28-30-3(a) specifies a $10 application fee, a $100 license fee, and a $25 registration fee for each drill rig operated by or for the applicant. Nonresident license fees follow K.S.A. 82a-1205(b): no less than the Kansas-resident fee and equal to the comparable nonresident fee charged by the applicant’s home state.
Military Spouse Fees
K.S.A. 48-3406a(u) exempts military spouses of military servicemembers from occupational-credential and criminal-background-report fees. The parallel 48-3406(u) text refers to spouses of active servicemembers; the broader parallel enacted provision is retained as an applicant condition.
Military Training
K.S.A. 48-3407(b)(1) provides that military education, training or service does not count toward an examination requirement unless the licensing body has provided a waiver. No exercised examination waiver is established by these sources.
Restoration of a license that lapsed before the military license protection act took effect
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Applicability
The statutory protection does not apply to occupational practice in Kansas outside the line of military duty during service.
Historical Limit
K.S.A. 48-3404(b) sets aside a pre-effective-date expiration, cancellation, suspension or revocation only when caused solely by failure to satisfy renewal conditions during military service. Its history states May 2, 1991.
Post Service Renewal
Comply with the post-service renewal deadline and application provisions of K.S.A. 48-3403.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Renewal after military service under K.S.A. 48 3401–3404
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Continued Validity
The license continues during military service and for six months following release. Renewal fees, applications, continuing education and maintenance conditions are held in abeyance during service.
Continuing Education
Timely post-service renewal exempts the licensee from continuing education until the next full licensure period is completed.
Eligible Licensee
Held a valid Kansas license when service began or obtained one during active service, and did not practice the occupation in Kansas outside the line of military duty during that service.
Post Service Deadline
Submit the current-period renewal fee and completed renewal application within six months after release, and no later than two weeks after resuming occupational practice in Kansas. Timely renewal carries no late fees or penalties.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reinstatement after erroneous or other no fault revocation
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Justification
Show justification for reinstatement under K.S.A. 82a-1205(e); the separate reapplication and discretionary retesting clause applies to former licensees seeking to continue through a new application.
Revocation Reason
The revocation must have resulted from an error of the secretary or another reason not attributable to the licensee.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Licensure based on private certification and work experience
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instructions
KDHE’s general Water Well Program Licensing instructions state: "To become a Kansas Licensed Water Well Contractor requires submitting to us a completed application, successful completion of a written exam and submitting the required fees to us." The notwithstanding-law recognition provisions of K.S.A. 48-3406 and 48-3406a control these separate statutory routes; the general instructions are retained so the applicant can see KDHE’s stated administrative demand.
Certification Evidence
The statute does not identify a particular certification program or currently offered nationwide examination. The private credential is applicant evidence, not an NGWA exam requirement inferred from the supplied national context.
Conduct
Satisfy K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)–(H): qualifying professional conduct and discipline history, no disqualifying criminal record, financial proof only to the extent required of comparable applicants, fees unless exempt, and a signed affidavit that application and employment history are true.
Eligible Applicant
The applicant has established or intends to establish Kansas residency, or is a military servicemember or spouse residing or planning to reside in Kansas due to an assigned military station.
Experience
At least two years of work in the occupation.
Military Spouse Fees
Military spouses of military servicemembers receive the fee exemption stated in parallel K.S.A. 48-3406a(u).
Other Discharge
Under subsection (k), KDHE may grant a license or temporary permit to an otherwise qualified person separated from service under less than honorable conditions or with a general discharge under honorable conditions.
Private Certification
Hold a current valid private occupational certification, remain in good standing with its issuer, and have worked in a jurisdiction without governmental occupational licensure or certification.
Public Safety
KDHE may deny an application or decline a temporary or probationary license when issuance may jeopardize public health and safety under subsection (l).

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Conversion of probationary licensure to nonprobationary licensure
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Additional Testing
Any individualized testing required for prior inactivity remains subject to K.S.A. 48-3406(d) and (j); neither provision names a particular examination.
Probation
Complete the probationary period under K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2), which may not exceed six months. The statute provides conversion upon completion.
Truthfulness
KDHE may revoke the probationary license if application information is false.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Reapplication after revocation
Kansas Water Well Contractor’s Licensure Exam
Application
Satisfy applicable initial-application and qualification requirements under K.S.A. 82a-1206 and 82a-1207 and K.A.R. 28-30-3(a).
Exam Discretion
K.S.A. 82a-1209 states that this applicant may be required to retake the examination. The identified, currently offered KDHE examination remains a leaf; KDHE’s retesting discretion is an applicant condition.
Revoked License
A former licensee who wishes to continue water well construction must apply under K.S.A. 82a-1207.
Licensure based on work experience in an unregulated jurisdiction
No examination is required for this applicant pathway.
Board Instructions
KDHE’s general Water Well Program Licensing instructions state: "To become a Kansas Licensed Water Well Contractor requires submitting to us a completed application, successful completion of a written exam and submitting the required fees to us." The notwithstanding-law recognition provisions of K.S.A. 48-3406 and 48-3406a control these separate statutory routes; the general instructions are retained so the applicant can see KDHE’s stated administrative demand.
Conduct
Satisfy K.S.A. 48-3406(c)(2)(C)–(H): qualifying professional conduct and discipline history, no disqualifying criminal record, financial proof only to the extent required of comparable applicants, fees unless exempt, and a signed affidavit that application and employment history are true.
Eligible Applicant
The applicant has established or intends to establish Kansas residency, or is a military servicemember or spouse residing or planning to reside in Kansas due to an assigned military station.
Experience
At least three years of occupational work during the four years immediately preceding application.
Issuance
K.S.A. 48-3406(e) permits issuance on work experience; subsection (c)(2)’s six-month probation statement is expressly tied to issuance under (c)(2), so it is not imposed on (e) by inference.
Military Spouse Fees
Military spouses of military servicemembers receive the fee exemption stated in parallel K.S.A. 48-3406a(u).
Other Discharge
Under subsection (k), KDHE may grant a license or temporary permit to an otherwise qualified person separated from service under less than honorable conditions or with a general discharge under honorable conditions.
Public Safety
KDHE may deny an application or decline a temporary or probationary license when issuance may jeopardize public health and safety under subsection (l).
Unregulated Practice
Worked in a jurisdiction that does not regulate this occupation by an occupational license, registration, governmental certification or private certification.

Official no-examination sources

Effective from 2026-09-22.

Kansas Water Well Contractor’s Licensure Exam

Provider
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Format
Written examination; proper use of the Public Land Survey System must be demonstrated.
Practice scope

The authority has not published an examination outline; the practice questions follow the scope of the existing question bank.

  • Kansas Water Well Contractor Licensing, Construction, and Abandonment
  • Kansas Water Law and Water Appropriation
  • Evaluating Water-Well Potential and Siting
  • Public Land Survey System
  • Kansas Geology, Groundwater, and Aquifers
  • Public Water Supply Wells and Source Development
Examination sources