# Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.03: Cooperation with the department

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_NR_812_03

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code NR § 812.03
- **Heading:** Cooperation with the department
- **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 812.03

## Text

Cooperation with the department.
(1) Well drillers, pump installers and well constructors shall, when requested by the department, give notice to the department, as specified in the notice of request, at least on the department work day prior to the day upon which any well construction or reconstruction or any part thereof, any well filling and sealing operation or the installation of any pumping equipment, will be commenced. Heat exchange drillers shall notify the department no less than one work day prior to constructing or reconstructing a heat exchange drillhole.
(3) Well and heat exchange drillers and well constructors shall contact the department to determine if any special construction is required if the well or heat exchange driller or well constructor proposes to construct or reconstruct a well or heat exchange drillhole on a property that is located within the service area of a municipally owned water system.
(4) Well and heat exchange drillers and well constructors shall, when requested by the department, contact the department to determine if any special construction is required if the well or heat exchange driller or well constructor is engaged to construct a new well or heat exchange drillhole or reconstruct an existing well because the existing well or heat exchange drillhole is known to contain contaminants in excess of the drinking water standards in ch. NR 809 .
(5) Heat exchange drillers shall contact the local water supply utility in order to determine whether the project is located within a wellhead protection area or within 400 feet of a municipal well.

## 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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