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State agencies for private water well construction regulations
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This listing is updated as changes are brought to our attention. To report changes, please contact Sue Avedikian via e-mail at savedikian@ngwa.org or by calling 800 551.7379, ext. 562.

 

Prior to well construction, modification, pump installation/repair, or well abandonment, contact state and local agencies for updates and specific requirements.

 

Alabama Dept. of Environmental Management
Shane Brown

PO Box 301463-1463
1400 Coliseum Blvd.
Montgomery, AL 36130-1463
334 274.4221
fax 334 270.5631
bsm@adem.state.al.us

Alaska Dept. of Commerce, Community & Economic Development
                      No regulations available.

Arizona Dept. of Water Resources
Mike Ball

3550 North Central Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602 771.8500

800 352.8488
fax 602 771.8690
miball@azwater.gov


Arizona Registrar of Contractors

3838 North Central Ave., Ste. 400

Phoenix, AZ  85012-1946

602 542.1525

877 692.9762 (within Arizona only)

fax 602 542.1599

www.azroc.gov

Arkansas Natural Resources Commission
Chris Kelley
101 E Capitol Ave., Ste. 350
Little Rock, AR 72201-3813
501 682.1697
fax 501 682.3991
chris.kelly@arkansas.gov 
California Dept. of Water Resources
Carl Hauge
PO Box 942836
Sacramento, CA 94236-0001
916 651.9649
fax 916 651.9289
chauge@water.ca.gov 

Colorado Division of Water Resources
Laura Kalafus

1313 Sherman St.
Denver, CO 80203
303 866.3581
fax 303 866.3589
Laura.Kalafus@state.co.us 

Connecticut Dept. of Consumer Protection
Howard Osden
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
165 Capitol Ave.
Hartford, CT 06106
860 713.6139
fax 860 713.7230
howard.osden@ct.gov  

Delaware Dept. of Natural Resources
Stewart Lovell
89 Kings Hwy.
PO Box 1401
Dover, DE 19901-7305
302 739.9945

Stewart.Lovell@state.de.us 

Northwest Florida Water Management District
Tom Brown
81 Water Management Dr.
Havana, FL 32333-4712
850 539.5999
fax 850 539.2777
tom.brown@nwfwmd.state.fl.us

South Florida Water Management District
Ann Marie Superchi
PO Box 24680
West Palm Beach, FL 33416
561 682.6929
fax 561 682.5933
asuperch@sfwmd.gov

Southwest Florida Water Management District
Laura McCracken
2379 Broad St., US Hwy. 41
Brooksville, FL 34604-6899
352 796.7211
fax 352 544.5148
laura.mccracken@swfwmd.state.fl.us

St. Johns River Water Management District
Lynn Minor
PO Box 1429
Palatka, FL 32178-1429
386 329.4152
fax 386 329.4490
lminor@sjrwmd.com

Suwannee River Water Management District
Gloria Hancock
9225 CR 49
Live Oak, FL 32060
386 362.1001
fax 386 362.1781
hancock_g@srwmd.state.fl.us 

Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources
Taylor Proctor

19 Martin L King Jr. Dr. SW, Rm. 400
Atlanta, GA 30334
404 656.6328
fax 404 463.6432
Taylor_Proctor@mail.dnr.state.ga.us 

Hawaii Dept. of Natural Resources
Roy Hardy
Division of Water Resource Management
1151 Punchbowl St., Rm. 227
Honolulu, HI 96813
808 587.0724
fax 808 587.0219
roy.hardy@hawaii.gov 
Idaho Dept. of Water Resources
Thomas F. Neace
322 E Front St.
Boise, ID 83720-0098
208 287.4800
thomas.neace@idwr.idaho.gov 
Illinois Dept. of Public Health
Gerald Dalsin
Division of Environmental Health
525 W Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62702
217 782.5830
fax 217 557.1188
jdalsin@idph.state.il.us 

Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources
Monique Riggs
Division of Water
402 W Washington St., Rm. W264
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2641
317 234.1085 — direct

317 234.1087 — help desk
fax 317 233.4579
MRiggs@dnr.in.gov 

Iowa Dept. of Natural Resources
Jane Enfield

401 SW 7th St., Ste. M
Des Moines, IA 50309-4611
515 725.0463
fax 515 725.0348
jane.enfield@dnr.iowa.gov

Kansas Dept. of Health & Environment
Richard Harper

Division of Envrionment
Bureau of Water
1000 SW Jackson St., Ste. 320
Topeka, KS 66612
785 296.3565
fax 785 296.5509 

rharper@kdheks.gov

Kentucky Natural Resources & Environment Division
Joseph Moffitt
Groundwater Branch
200 Fair Oaks
Frankfurt, KY 40601
502 564.3410, ext 4940
fax 502 564.9899
joseph.moffitt@ky.gov 

Louisiana Office of Conservation
Dustin Ewing

Environmental Division
PO Box 94275
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275
225 342.5718

fax 225 242.3505
dustin.ewing@la.gov 

State of Maine
David Braley

Division of Health Engineering Drinking Water
Prog State House Station #11
Augusta, ME 04333-0011

207 287.3194

fax 207 287.4172

david.braley@maine.gov 

Maryland Dept. of Environment
Barry Glotfelty

Delegated Program Section

1800 Washington Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410 537.3784

bglotfelty@mde.state.md.us

Massachusetts Dept. of Environmental Protection
Steve Hallem

Office of Water Resources

1 Winter St.

Boston, MA 02108
617 292.5681
Stephen.Hallem@state.ma.us 

Michigan Dept. of Environmental Quality
Mike Gaber
Water Bureau DW & EH Section
PO Box 30273
Lansing, MI 48909-7773
517 241.1374
fax 517 241.1328
gaberm@michigan.gov 
Minnesota Dept. of Health
Daniel Wilson
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
651 201.4598
fax 651 215.0818
daniel.wilson@health.state.mn.us 

Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality
Tommie Whitten
Office of Land & Water Research
PO Box 2309

Jackson, MS 39225
601 961.5210
fax 601 360.0535
Tommie_Whitten@deq.state.ms.u 

Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
Beth Marsala
Division of Environmental Quality
Wellhead Protection Section
PO Box 250
Rolla, MO 65402
573 368 2171
fax 573 368 2317

beth.marsala@dnr.mo.gov


Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources
Sheri Fry

Division of Environmental Quality

Water Protection Program

PO Box 250
Rolla, MO 65402
573 368.2115
fax 573 368.2317
sheri.fry@dnr.mo.gov 

Montana Dept. of Natural Resources
Art Robinson
Water Resources Division
PO Box 201601
Helena, MT 59620-1601
406 444.6643
fax 406 444.1475
arobinson@mt.gov 
Nebraska Health and Human Services System
Thomas Christopherson
Dept. of Regulation & Licensure — Water Well Standards
PO Box 95007
Lincoln, NE 68509-5007
402 471.0598
fax 402 471.7972
tom.christopherson@hhss.ne.gov 
Nevada Division of Water Resources
Tim Hunt
201 S Stewart St., Ste. 2002
Carson City, NV 89701
775 684.2800
fax 775 684.2811
thunt@water.nv.gov 
New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services
Richard Schofield
PO Box 95
Concord, NH 03302-0095
603 271.1974
fax 603 271.5171
rschofield@des.state.nh.us 
New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection
Pat Bono
Water System and Well Permitting Bureau
PO Box 426
Trenton, NJ 08625-0426
609 984.6831
fax 609 633.1231
pat.bono@dep.state.nj.us 

New Mexico Office of the State Engineer
Tracey Ikenberry
PO Box 1900 West 2nd St.

Roswell, NM 88201

575 226.6521, ext. 135

fax 575 623.8559

tracey.ikenberry@state.nm.us 

New York State Dept. of Health
Ben A. Pierson
547 River St., Rm. 515
Flanigan Square
Troy, NY 12180-2216
518 402.7600
fax 518 402.7609
bap11@health.state.ny.us 

North Carolina Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Ted Bush
1636 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1636
919 715.6172
fax 919 715.0588
ted.bush@ncdenr.gov 

North Dakota State Water Commission
Robert Shaver
900 East Blvd., Dept. 770
Bismarck, ND 58505-0187
701 328.3438 

rshaver@nd.gov 

Ohio Dept. of Health
Rebecca Fugitt
246 N. High St.
Columbus, OH 43215-2429
614 466.4801
fax 614 466.4556
rebecca.fugitt@odh.ohio.gov 
Oklahoma Water Resources Board
Kent Wilkins
3800 N Classen Blvd.
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2862
405 530.8800
fax 405 530.8900
khwilkins@owrb.state.ok.us 
Oregon Water Resources Dept.
Kristopher R. Byrd
725 Summer St. NE, Ste. A
Salem, OR 97301-1271
503 986.0851
fax 503 986.0902
kristopher.r.byrd@wrd.state.or 
Pennsylvania Geological Survey
Gary M. Fleeger
3240 Schoolhouse Rd.
Middletown, PA 17057-3534
717 702.2045
fax 717 702.2065
vgfleeger@state.pa.us 

Rhode Island Dept. of Environmental Management
Tom Angelone
Water Resources
235 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908
401 222.4700, ext. 7607
fax 401 222.6177

Tom.angelone@dem.ri.gov

South Carolina Dept. of Health & Environmental Control
James R. Hess
Private Well Program
2600 Bull St.
Columbia, SC 29201-1708
803 898.3376
fax 803 898.4190
hessjr@dhec.sc.gov
South Dakota Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources
Ken Buhler
Water Rights Program
Foss Bldg. 523 E Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3181
605 773.3352
fax 605 773.4068
ken.buhler@state.sd.us 

Tennessee Division of Water Supply
Luke Ewing
L&C Tower, 6th Fl.
401 Church St.
Nashville, TN 37243
615 532.0176
fax 615 532.0503

luke.ewing@tn.gov

Texas Dept. of Licensing & Regulation
David Gunn
PO Box 12157
Austin, TX 78711
512 463.8876
David@license.state.tx.us
Utah Division of Water Rights
James Goddard
1594 West North Temple, Ste. 220
PO Box 146300
Salt Lake City, UT 84116-3154
801 538.7314
jimgoddard@utah.gov 
Vermont Agency of Natural Resources DEC
Dennis Nealon
Water Supply Division
103 S Main St.
Waterbury, VT 05671-0403
802 241.3411
fax 802 241.3284
dennis.nealon@state.vt.us 
Virginia Dept. of Professional & Occupational Regulation
Rhonda G. Starr
3600 West Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23230-4917
804 367.8569
fax 804 367.2475
rhonda.starr@dpor.virginia.gov

Washington Dept. of Ecology
Bill Lum

PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
360 407.6648
fax 360 407.7162
blum461@ecy.wa.gov

West Virginia Dept of Health & Human Resources
Dawn Newell

Capitol and Washington Sts.
1 Davis Square, Ste. 200
Charleston, WV 25301-2616

304 558.6993

fax 304 558.4322
Dawn.A.Newell@wv.gov 

Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Sandy Hershberger
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707-7921
608 267.7605
hershs@dnr.state.wi.us


Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
Tom V. Riewe

Water Supply Private Section
PO Box 7921
Madison, WI 53707
608 266.8697

thomas.riewe@wisconsin.gov 

Wyoming State Engineers Office
Lisa Lindemann

4E Herschler Bldg.
122 West 25th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0001
307 777.5063
fax 307 777.5451
llinde@seo.wyo.gov