# Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.01: Purpose

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_01

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.01
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / NR / Chapter NR 812 / § NR 812.01

## Text

Purpose.
(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish uniform minimum standards and methods in conformity with chs. 280 and 281 , Stats., for:
(a) Obtaining or extracting groundwater for any purpose; and
(b) Protecting groundwater and aquifers from contamination through adequate construction and reconstruction of water systems.
(c) Evaluating, locating, and identifying wells and pressure systems at the time of a property transfer.
(2) This chapter shall govern the location, construction or reconstruction, maintenance and inspection of wells and water systems and heat exchange drillholes, the filling and sealing of wells and drillholes and the installation and maintenance of pumping and treatment equipment.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.01 Purpose](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_01.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.02 Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_02.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.03 Cooperation with the department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_03.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.04 Contracts for noncomplying installations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_04.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.05 Disposal of pollutants; injection prohibition](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_05.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.06 Drinking water standards](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_06.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.07 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_07.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.09 Department approvals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_09.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.10 Well driller and well constructor requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_10.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.11 Well construction equipment and materials](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_11.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.12 General drilled type well construction requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_12.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.13 Drilled wells terminating in unconsolidated formations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_13.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.14 Drilled wells in bedrock formations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_14.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.15 Flowing wells](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_15.md)

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