Pump installer requirements

Pump installer requirements. Pump installer requirements. A pump installer shall perform pump installing in accordance with all of the following requirements: (1) License requirement. A person who performs pump installing work on a potable water supply well is required to obtain a license in accordance with the requirements under ch. NR 146 prior to performing such work. (2) Location requirement. A pump installer may not install a pump in a new well that is not properly located according to the minimum location and separation requirements under s. NR 812.08 . A pump installer may not install a pump in an existing well that does not meet the location criteria under s. NR 812.42 (1) , except when the reporting requirements under s. NR 812.04 (2) are complied with. (3) Pits. New well pits shall comply with the minimum standards of s. NR 812.36 and the conditions of a department approval. Existing pits and alcoves shall comply with the conditions of a department approval to construct the pit or alcove, or to the minimum standards of s. NR 812.42 (2) . (4) Pitless adapters and units. Pump installers installing pitless adapters and pitless units to make subsurface connections to wells shall meet the requirements of s. NR 812.31 . Nonpressurized conduits may not be used. (5) Disinfection and well seals. The pump installer shall disinfect and flush any potable well and water system according to s. NR 812.41 (1) and (2) upon completion of the original pump installation and thereafter, any time the well is entered for rehabilitation, redevelopment, reconditioning, or cleaning or if the well is entered for the purpose of installing, replacing, or repairing any equipment located within the well. Disinfection and flushing shall be completed before the system is placed into service. The pump installer shall seal or cover the well with a vermin-proof cap or seal meeting the requirements of s. NR 812.30 . The pump installer may designate the owner, the property lessee, or any other person to flush the system. (6) Water sample collection, analysis and reporting. The pump installer shall collect water samples, submit them to a certified laboratory for analysis, and provide the test results as specified in s. NR 812.46 . (7) Notification of contaminated wells. Pump installers shall notify the well owner as soon as practicable, but no later than 48 hours, after the pump installer is informed that the water from the well contains contaminant levels in excess of the standards specified in s. NR 812.06 . (8) Bacteria positive wells. Pump installers shall return to the well site to diagnose and attempt to correct a problem when an initial sample from a potable well is positive for coliform bacteria. Corrective action should be taken no later than 10 days after the pump installer is informed of a total coliform bacteria-positive result or prior to the well being placed into service, whichever is later. After corrective action the well shall be disinfected and flushed in accordance with s. NR 812.41 and sampled in accordance with s. NR 812.46 (1) . (9) Backflow prevention. Potable water supplies shall be protected to prevent back-flow, back-siphonage and cross-connections according to the requirements in s. SPS 382.41 and s. NR 812.32 (1) (f) . (10) Noncompliance. When a pump installer has performed pump installation work not in compliance with this chapter, the pump installer shall return to bring the system into compliance. The pump installer shall pay all costs for bringing the installation into compliance with this chapter, other than those costs that would have been charged for an initially complying installation. (11) Open annular space. A pump installer may not install a pump in a well having an open annular space that extends deeper than twice the depth of the pitless adapter or pitless unit. When an annular space is open to a depth greater than this depth, the pump installer shall inform the well driller so that the well driller knows to return to the job site and seal the annular space according to s. NR 812.20 . The pump installation shall not be completed until the well driller has resealed the annular space. If the annular space is open to a depth less than or equal to twice the depth of the pitless adapter, the pump installer may seal the open annular space with an approved granular bentonite hydrated with clear water from an uncontaminated source. (12) Well casing pipe depth measurement. (a) When required to measure well casing pipe depth by this chapter or at the request of the department, the pump installer shall document the measurement on a form specified by the department and submit the form to the well owner and the department no later than 30 days after performing the measurement. (b) The pump installer shall provide complete and accurate information on the form, including well owner information, well location, well casing pipe depth, total well depth, and distances to potential contaminant sources.