Montana Title 37. Professions and Occupations § 37-43-305. Examination and qualifications

(a) familiar knowledge of ground water laws of this state and sanitary standards for water well drilling and construction of water wells;

(b) knowledge of types of water well construction;

(c) knowledge of types of drilling tools and their uses;

(d) knowledge of geology in its relation to well construction;

(e) possession of adequate equipment by the applicant to complete satisfactory water wells under the standards of the board;

(f) financial responsibility of the applicant;

(g) successful completion of an examination given by the department; and

(h) completion of an apprenticeship of 1 year or more under the direct supervision of a licensed water well contractor or equivalent education, experience, or both, as determined by the board.

(a) familiar knowledge of ground water laws of this state and sanitary standards for water well drilling and water well construction;

(b) knowledge of types of water well construction;

(c) knowledge of types of drilling tools and their uses;

(d) knowledge of geology in its relation to well construction;

(e) employment by a licensed water well contractor;

(f) completion of an apprenticeship of 1 year or more under the direct supervision of a licensed water well contractor or driller or equivalent education, experience, or both, as determined by the board; and

(g) successful completion of an examination given by the department.

(a) familiar knowledge of ground water laws of this state and sanitary standards for drilling and construction of monitoring wells;

(b) knowledge of types of monitoring well construction;

(c) knowledge of types of drilling tools used for monitoring wells and their uses;

(d) knowledge of geology;

(e) financial responsibility of the applicant;

(f) 1 or more years of experience in drilling monitoring wells under the direct supervision of a licensed monitoring well constructor or equivalent education, experience, or both, as determined by the board; and

(g) successful completion of an examination related specifically to drilling of monitoring wells given by the department.