Illinois Water Well Drilling Licensing Law

Illinois Code · 13 sections

The following is the full text of Illinois’s water well drilling licensing law statutes as published in the Illinois Code. For the official version, see the Illinois Legislature.

225 ILCS 320/2

(225 ILCS 320/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 1102) Sec. 2. When used in this Act: "Agent" means a person designated by a sponsor as responsible for supervision of an apprentice plumber and who is also an Illinois licensed plumber. "Apprentice plumber" means any licensed person who is learning and performing plumbing under the supervision of a sponsor or his agent in accordance with the provisions of this Act. "Approved apprenticeship program" means an apprenticeship program approved by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training and the Department under rules. "Board" means the Illinois State Board of Plumbing Examiners. "Building drain" means that part of the lowest horizontal piping of a drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and other drainage pipes inside the walls of a building and conveys it to 5 feet beyond the foundation walls where it is connected to the building sewer. "Building sewer" means that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage system that extends from the end of the building drain, receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys it to a public sewer or private sewage disposal system. "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public Health. "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health. "Governmental unit" means a city, village, incorporated town, county, or sanitary or water district. "Irrigation contractor" means a person who installs or supervises the installation of lawn sprinkler systems subject to Section 2.5 of this Act, other than a licensed plumber or a licensed apprentice plumber. "Irrigation employee" means a person who is employed by a registered irrigation contractor or a licensed plumber, and who designs, repairs, alters, maintains, or installs lawn sprinkler systems that are subject to Section 2.5 of this Law. "Lawn sprinkler system" means any underground irrigation system of lawn, shrubbery and other vegetation from any potable water sources; and from any water sources, whether or not potable. "Lawn sprinkler system" includes without limitation the water supply piping, valves, control systems, low voltage wiring, sprinkler heads or other irrigation outlets, and moisture or rainfall sensing equipment, but does not include the backflow prevention device. "Lawn sprinkler system" does not include an irrigation system used primarily for agricultural purposes. "Person" means any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association. "Plumber" means any licensed person authorized to perform plumbing as defined in this Act, but does not include retired plumbers as defined in this Act. "Plumbing" means the actual installation, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of a plumbing system by any person. "Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances and appliances for a supply of water for all purposes, including without limitation lawn sprinkler systems and backflow prevention devices connected to lawn sprinkler systems, from the source of a private water supply on the premises or from the main in the street, alley or at the curb to, within and about any building or buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble. "Plumbing" includes all piping, from discharge of pumping units to and including pressure tanks in water supply systems. "Plumbing" includes all piping, fixtures, appurtenances, and appliances for a building drain and a sanitary drainage and related ventilation system of any building or buildings where a person or persons live, work or assemble from the point of connection of such building drain to the building sewer or private sewage disposal system 5 feet beyond the foundation walls. "Plumbing" does not mean or include the trade of drain-laying, the trade of drilling water wells which constitute the sources of private water supplies, and of making connections between such wells and pumping units in the water supply systems of buildings served by such private water supplies, or the business of installing water softening equipment and of maintaining and servicing the same, or the business of manufacturing or selling plumbing fixtures, appliances, equipment or hardware, or to the installation and servicing of electrical equipment sold by a not-for-profit corporation providing electrification on a cooperative basis, that either on or before January 1, 1971, is or has been financed in whole or in part under the federal Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and the Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, to its members for use on farms owned by individuals or operated by individuals, nor does it mean or include minor repairs which do not require changes in the piping to or from plumbing fixtures or involve the removal, replacement, installation or re-installation of any pipe or plumbing fixtures. Plumbing does not include the installation, repair, maintenance, alteration or extension of building sewers. "Plumbing contractor" means any person who performs plumbing, as defined in this Act, for another person. "Plumbing contractor" shall not include licensed plumbers and licensed apprentice plumbers who either are employed by persons engaged in the plumbing business or are employed by another person for the performance of plumbing solely for that other person, including, but not limited to, a hospital, university, or business maintenance staff. "Plumbing fixtures" means installed receptacles, devices or appliances that are supplied with water or that receive or discharge liquids or liquid borne wastes, with or without discharge into the drainage system with which they may be directly or indirectly connected. "Plumbing system" means the water service, water supply and distribution pipes; plumbing fixtures and traps; soil, waste and vent pipes; building drains; including their respective connections, devices and appurtenances. "Plumbing system" does not include building sewers as defined in this Act. "Retired plumber" means any licensed plumber in good standing who meets the requirements of this Act and the requirements prescribed by Department rule to be licensed as a retired plumber and voluntarily surrenders his plumber's license to the Department, in exchange for a retired plumber's license. Retired plumbers cannot perform plumbing as defined in this Act, cannot sponsor or supervise apprentice plumbers, and cannot inspect plumbing under this Act. A retired plumber cannot fulfill the requirements of subsection (3) of Section 3 of this Act. "Supervision" with respect to first and second year licensed apprentice plumbers means that such apprentices must perform all designing and planning of plumbing systems and all plumbing as defined in this Act under the direct personal supervision of the sponsor or his or her agent who must also be an Illinois licensed plumber, except for maintenance and repair work on existing plumbing systems done by second year apprentice plumbers; provided that before performing any maintenance and repair work without such supervision, such apprentice has received the minimum number of hours of annual classroom instruction recommended by the United States Department of Labor's Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training for apprentice plumbers in a Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training approved plumber apprenticeship program or its equivalent. "Supervision" with respect to all other apprentice plumbers means that, except for maintenance and repair work on existing plumbing systems, any plumbing done by such apprentices must be inspected daily, after initial rough-in and after completion by the sponsor or his or her agent who is also an Illinois licensed plumber. In addition, all repair and maintenance work done by a licensed apprentice plumber on an existing plumbing system must be approved by the sponsor or his or her agent who is also an Illinois licensed plumber. "Sponsor" is an Illinois licensed plumber or an approved apprenticeship program that has accepted an individual as an Illinois licensed apprentice plumber for education and training in the field of plumbing and whose name and license number or apprenticeship program number shall appear on the individual's application for an apprentice plumber's license. "Sponsored" means that each Illinois licensed apprentice plumber has been accepted by an Illinois licensed plumber or an approved apprenticeship program for apprenticeship training. "Telecommunications carrier" means a telecommunications carrier as defined in the Public Utilities Act. (Source: P.A. 94-101, eff. 1-1-08.)

225 ILCS 320/20

(225 ILCS 320/20) (from Ch. 111, par. 1119) Sec. 20. Grounds for discipline. (1) The Director may deny, revoke or suspend a license or registration when findings show one or more of the following: (a) That the licensee or registrant obtained or conspired with others to obtain a license or registration by inducing the issuance thereof in consideration of the payment of money or delivery of any other thing of value or by and through misrepresentation of facts. (b) That the licensee or registrant willfully violated any law of this State or any rule, regulation or code promulgated thereunder regulating plumbing, licensed or registered plumbing contractors, licensed plumbers, licensed apprentice plumbers, licensed retired plumbers, water well pump installations and private sewage disposal systems. (c) That the licensee or registrant has been guilty of negligence or incompetence in the performance of plumbing. (d) That the licensee or registrant has loaned or in any manner transferred his or her license to another person. (e) That the sponsor or his or her agent has failed to properly supervise a licensed apprentice plumber. (f) That the owner or officer of a registered plumbing contractor failed to maintain a valid plumbing license. (g) That the registered plumbing contractor used a plumbing license without the permission of the licensee. (2) If a license is suspended or revoked, the license shall be surrendered to the Department but, if suspended, it shall be returned to the licensee upon the termination of the suspension period. The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the license of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the tax, penalty or interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty or interest, as required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax Act are satisfied. (Source: P.A. 92-338, eff. 8-10-01.)

225 ILCS 345/1.5

(225 ILCS 345/1.5) (from Ch. 111, par. 7102) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 1.5. It has been established that there is an ever increasing shortage of water in this State and that improperly installed water wells, pumps and related equipment can endanger the public health. Consistent with its duty to protect the public health and welfare of this State, and to insure the development of the natural resource of underground water in an orderly and sanitary manner, the General Assembly hereby declares that the licensing of Water Well Contractors and Water Well Pump Installation Contractors is essential to the protection of the public health. (Source: P.A. 77-1626.)

225 ILCS 345/10

(225 ILCS 345/10) (from Ch. 111, par. 7111) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 10. Any person who has been engaged in the occupation, trade or business of a water well contractor within the State of Illinois prior to June 1, 1959, shall upon application within one year of the effective date of this Act and payment of the required license fee, be issued a water well contractor's license certificate hereunder, without examination. Any person who has been engaged in the occupation, trade or business of Water Well Pump Installation Contractor within the State of Illinois for a period of twelve (12) months in the past ten (10) years prior to January 1, 1972, shall, upon application before December 31, 1972 and payment of the required fee, be issued a Water Well Pump Installation Contractor's license hereunder without examination. The Director may require such applicant to submit satisfactory proof that he was so engaged prior to such time. (Source: P.A. 77-1626.)

225 ILCS 345/12

(225 ILCS 345/12) (from Ch. 111, par. 7113) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 12. License renewal. All licenses issued under this Act shall expire on January 31, next following the date of issuance, except that a license issued after October 31 and before January 31 shall expire on January 31 next occurring after the license has been in effect for one year. A license may be renewed for an ensuing license year without examination by making application therefor and paying the prescribed fee at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the current license and such application shall extend the period of validity of the current license until a new license is received or the Department refuses to issue a new license under the provisions of this Act. A license issued under this Act which has expired may be reinstated immediately upon payment of the reinstatement fee, provided, however, not more than 3 years have elapsed since the date of expiration. A license which has expired for more than 3 years may be restored only by payment of the restoration fee and submitting evidence satisfactory to the Department of the current qualifications and fitness of the registrant, and by successfully passing the examination for a Water Well Contractor, Water Well Pump Installation Contractor, or Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's License. Beginning January 1, 2000, a contractor seeking a renewal license under this Act shall provide substantial evidence that he or she has attended at least one continuing education session in the preceding 2 years in order to qualify for a renewal license. (Source: P.A. 90-692, eff. 1-1-99.)

225 ILCS 345/13

(225 ILCS 345/13) (from Ch. 111, par. 7114) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 13. The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his fitness to receive a license as a water well contractor is $50. The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his fitness to receive a license as a water well pump installation contractor is $50. The fee to be paid by an applicant for an examination to determine his fitness to receive a license as a water well and pump installation contractor is $80. The fee to be paid by an applicant for the annual renewal of a license as a water well contractor or water well pump installation contractor is $25. The fee to be paid by an applicant for the annual renewal of a license as a water well and pump installation contractor is $35. The fee to be paid by an applicant for the reinstatement of a water well contractor license or a water well pump installation contractor license which has lapsed less than 3 years is $10, plus all lapsed renewal fees. The fee to be paid by an applicant for restoration of a water well contractor's license or water well pump installation contractor's license which has lapsed more than three years is $150. The fee to be paid by an applicant for the reinstatement of a water well and pump installation contractor license which has lapsed less than 3 years is $15, plus all lapsed renewal fees. The fee to be paid by an applicant for the restoration of a license as a water well and pump installation contractor which has lapsed more than 3 years is $175. There shall be no reduction in such fees because a license when issued may be valid for less time than a full license year. (Source: P.A. 97-363, eff. 8-15-11.)

225 ILCS 345/15

(225 ILCS 345/15) (from Ch. 111, par. 7116) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 15. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, may suspend or may revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds: (1) material misstatement in the application for license; (2) failure to have or retain the qualifications required by Section 9 of this Act; (3) wilful disregard or violation of this Act or of any rule or regulation promulgated by the Department pursuant thereto; or disregard or violation of any law of the state of Illinois or of any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant thereto relating to water well drilling or the installation of water pumps and equipment or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto; (4) wilfully aiding or abetting another in the violation of this Act or any rule or regulation promulgated by the Department pursuant thereto; (5) incompetence in the performance of the work of a water well contractor or of a water well pump installation contractor; (6) allowing the use of a license by someone other than the person in whose name it was issued; (7) for licensees, conviction of any crime an essential element of which is misstatement, fraud or dishonesty, conviction in this or another State of any crime which is a felony under the laws of this State or the conviction in a federal court of any felony; for applicants, the Department may deny a license based on a conviction of any felony or a misdemeanor directly related to the practice of the profession if the Department determines in accordance with Section 15.1 that such conviction will impair the ability of the applicant to engage in the position for which a license is sought; (8) making substantial misrepresentations or false promises of a character likely to influence, persuade or induce in connection with the occupation of a water well contractor or a water well pump installation contractor. (Source: P.A. 100-286, eff. 1-1-18.)

225 ILCS 345/2

(225 ILCS 345/2) (from Ch. 111, par. 7103) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Water well" and "well" mean any excavation that is drilled, cored, bored, washed, driven, dug, jetted or otherwise constructed when the intended use of such excavation is for the location, diversion, artificial recharge, or acquisition of ground water, but such term does not include an excavation made for the purpose of obtaining or prospecting for oil, natural gas, minerals or products of mining or quarrying or for inserting media to repressure oil or natural gas bearing formation or for storing petroleum, natural gas or other products, or monitoring wells; (2) "Ground water" means water of under-ground aquifers, streams, channels, artesian basins, reservoirs, lakes and other water under the surface of the ground whether percolating or otherwise; (3) "Drill" and "drilling" mean all acts necessary to the construction of a water well including the sealing of unused water well holes; (4) "Water Well Contractor" and "Contractor" mean any person who contracts to drill, alter or repair any water well; (5) "Water Well Pump Installation" means the selection of and the procedure employed in the placement and preparation for operation of equipment and materials utilized in withdrawing or obtaining water from a well for any use, including all construction involved in making entrance to the well and establishing such seals and safeguards as may be necessary to protect such water from contamination and all construction involved in connecting such wells and pumping units or pressure tanks in the water supply systems of buildings served by such well, including repair to any existing installation; (6) "Water Well Pump Installation Contractor" means any person engaged in the business of installing or repairing pumps and pumping equipment owned by others; (7) "Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor" means any person engaged in both businesses described in subsections 4, 5, and 6 above; (8) "Department" means the Department of Public Health of this State; (9) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Public Health; (10) "Board" means the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board created by Section 6 of this Act; (11) "Person" includes any natural person, partnership, association, trust and public or private corporation; (12) "Monitoring well" means a water well intended for the purpose of determining groundwater quality or quantity; (13) "Closed loop well" means a sealed, watertight loop of pipe buried outside of a building foundation intended to recirculate a liquid solution through a heat exchanger but is limited to the construction of the bore hole, piping in the bore hole, heat exchange fluid, and the grouting of the bore hole and does not include the piping and appurtenances used in any other capacity. "Closed loop well" does not include any horizontal closed loop well systems where grouting is not necessary by law or standard industry practice; (14) "Closed loop well contractor" means any person who installs closed loop wells for another person. "Closed loop well contractor" does not include the employee of a closed loop contractor. (Source: P.A. 97-363, eff. 8-15-11; 98-951, eff. 8-15-14.)

225 ILCS 345/3

(225 ILCS 345/3) (from Ch. 111, par. 7104) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 3. This Act shall not apply: (1) to an individual who drills a water well or installs a water well pump on land which is owned or leased by him and is used by him for farming purposes or as his place of abode; or (2) to an individual who performs labor or services for a licensed water well Contractor in connection with the drilling of a water well at the direction and under the personal supervision of a licensed water well Contractor; or (3) to an individual who performs labor or services for a licensed water well pump installation contractor in connection with the installation or repair of any water well pump or equipment at the direction and under the personal supervision of a licensed water well pump installation contractor; or (4) to any person, firm or corporation engaged in the installation or repair of water well pumps or equipment in wells drilled or used for observation or any other purpose in connection with the development or operation of a gas storage project; or (5) to any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the installation of driven point wells. (Source: P.A. 81-791.)

225 ILCS 345/4

(225 ILCS 345/4) (from Ch. 111, par. 7105) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 4. License requirement. Subject to the provisions of Section 3, no contractor shall drill a water well or engage in the occupation of a water well contractor unless he holds a valid license as a water well contractor issued by the Department under this Act. Subject to the provisions of Section 3, after January 1, 1972, no person shall drill a water well, install or repair a water well pump or equipment, or engage in the occupation of a Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor unless he holds a valid license as a Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor issued under this Act. Provided, however, that nothing in this Section or any other statute or regulation of this State prohibits any person from making a water well pump installation or engaging in the business of connecting water pressure tanks to the water supply systems of buildings or to pumps or pumping units, so long as such person possesses either a valid license as a water well pump installation contractor or a water well and pump installation contractor issued under this Act. Any person holding a valid license under the Illinois Plumbing License Act may apply and receive, without examination or fee, a water well pump installation contractor license provided that all other requirements of this Act are met. (Source: P.A. 90-692, eff. 1-1-99.)

225 ILCS 345/6

(225 ILCS 345/6) (from Ch. 111, par. 7107) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 6. Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board; Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board. (a) There is created in the Department the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board which shall exercise its duties provided in this Act under the supervision of the Department. The Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board shall consist of 6 members, designated from time to time by the Director. Two members shall be licensed water well contractors, 2 members shall be licensed water well pump installation contractors, and 2 members shall be licensed water well and pump installation contractors. In making the appointments to the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board, the Director shall consider the recommendation of the Illinois Association of Groundwater Professionals or its successor organization. The members of the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board shall be reimbursed for necessary traveling expenses in accordance with travel regulations prescribed by the Department of Finance. The Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board shall advise and aid the Director in: (1) preparing subject matter for continuing education sessions and examinations to test the knowledge and skills of applicants for license in the construction, installation and repair of water wells, well pumps, water pressure storage tanks, connecting piping and related appurtenances, including proper sealing of abandoned water wells, and the rules and regulations of the Department promulgated pursuant to the Illinois Pump Installation Code Law and the Illinois Water Well Construction Code Law; (2) promulgating rules to govern the number of hours of continuing education required for a continuing education session, examinations, hearings for suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue or renew a license, clarifying the law as it relates to water well and pump installation contracting; (3) holding examinations of applicants for license at least once a year prior to November 1st in each year; (4) holding hearings for the revocation or suspension of, or refusal to issue, renew or reinstate licenses; (5) submitting recommendations to the Director from time to time for the efficient administration of this Act; (6) grading all tests and examinations for licenses and promptly reporting the results to the Director; (7) performing such other duties from time to time prescribed by the Director; and (8) consulting and agreeing with the Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board regarding: (i) the registering and certification of closed loop well contractors; and (ii) the installation of closed loop wells. For purposes of this item (8), the term "closed loop well" shall be limited to the construction, installation, repair, and abandonment of the bore hole and the grouting of the bore hole. (b) There is created in the Department the Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board, which shall exercise its duties provided in this Act under the supervision of the Department. The Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board shall consist of 6 members, designated from time to time by the Director. A temporary board shall be appointed by the Department for the sole purpose of assisting with the process of initial certification and registration of closed loop well contractors and shall remain in place until 2 years after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly. On the dissolution of the temporary board, the 6 members must be closed loop well contractors who are registered and certified under this Act. In making appointments to the Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board, the Director shall consider the recommendations of organizations that are representative of the closed loop well industry in Illinois. Recommendations shall include consideration of statewide geographical representation. The Closed Loop Well Contractors Certification Board shall advise and aid the Director in: (1) preparing subject matter for continuing education sessions relating to closed loop wells and preparing examinations to test the knowledge and skills of applicants for certification relating to the construction, installation, repair, and abandonment of closed loop wells and the rules of the Department adopted under this Act for closed loop wells; (2) adopting rules relating to (i) closed loop wells, (ii) continuing education requirements, (iii) examinations, (iv) hearings for suspension or revocation of or refusal to issue or renew a certification, and (v) the construction, installation, repair, and abandonment of closed loop wells; (3) holding examinations of applicants for certification at least once a year prior to November 1st in each year; (4) holding hearings for the revocation or suspension of, or refusal to issue, renew, or reinstate, certifications; (5) submitting recommendations to the Director from time to time for the efficient administration of this Act; (6) grading all tests and examinations for certifications, and promptly reporting the results to the Director; (7) performing such other duties as may be from time to time prescribed by the Director; and (8) conferring with the Water Well and Pump Installation Contractors Licensing Board regarding the construction, installation, repair, and abandonment of closed loop wells. (Source: P.A. 97-363, eff. 8-15-11.)

225 ILCS 345/7

(225 ILCS 345/7) (from Ch. 111, par. 7108) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 7. Department duties. The Department shall: (a) Fix and announce dates for examinations; (b) Prepare forms for application for a water well Contractor's license, a water well pump installation contractor's license, and a water well drilling and pump installation contractor's license, which application shall state thereon the scope of the examination as set forth in paragraph (a) of Section 6 of this Act; (c) Prepare and issue license certificates to those entitled thereto; (d) With the aid of the Board, prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of examinations and continuing education sessions; (e) Prescribe rules for hearings to suspend, revoke or reinstate licenses as provided in this Act; (f) Maintain and publish annually a roster showing (1) the names and addresses of licensed water well contractors, water well pump installation contractors, and water well and pump installation contractors. The Department may impose a fee for each roster which fee shall be set forth in the rules and regulations. The Department shall maintain a record in the Springfield office showing (1) the names and addresses of all registrants under this Act, (2) the dates of issuance of the licenses, (3) the date and substance of the charges set forth in any complaint for suspension or revocation of any license, (4) the date and substance of all petitions for reinstatement of licenses and (5) the final order on such complaints and petitions. Upon written request the Department in its discretion shall make this information available to any registrant under this Act. (Source: P.A. 90-692, eff. 1-1-99.)

225 ILCS 345/9

(225 ILCS 345/9) (from Ch. 111, par. 7110) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 9. Applications for a license, or for renewal thereof, and applications for examination shall be made to the Department in writing and under oath or affirmation, upon forms prescribed and furnished by the Department. Such applications shall contain such information as the Department deems necessary in order to carry out the provisions of this Act. The Department shall issue a Water Well Contractor's license, a Water Well Pump Installation Contractor's license, or a Water Well and Pump Installation Contractor's license to any applicant therefor who: (a) is at least 18 years of age, (b) (blank), (c) possesses a good moral character, (d) has had the required experience as follows: (1) an applicant for a water well contractor's license shall have worked two years under the supervision of a licensed water well contractor, (2) an applicant for a water well pump installation contractor's license shall have worked two years under the supervision of a licensed water well pump installation contractor or in the case of those applicants whose experience was gained prior to January 1, 1972, under the supervision of a contractor who was engaged in water well pump installation, (3) an applicant for a water well and pump installation contractor's license shall have worked two years for a licensed water well and pump installation contractor and the applicant shall show evidence satisfactory to the Department that he was engaged in both water well contracting and pump installing during the two year period. For those applicants who gained their experience prior to January 1, 1972, it shall be sufficient for them to show that they worked under the supervision of a licensed water well contractor who was engaged in pump installation and that they did work in both fields. (e) has made a satisfactory grade on the examination for the particular license for which he is applying. (f) has paid the fee provided by statute. Such licenses shall be serially numbered, shall be signed by the Director and issued under the seal of the Department. (Source: P.A. 101-541, eff. 8-23-19.)

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