# Environment (GEN)

## Title 13. Well Drillers

### Subtitle 3. Licensing

#### Section 13-301

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title or Sec.Sec. 10-14A-03 and 10-14B-03 of the State Government Article, a person shall be licensed by the Board before the person may practice well drilling in this State.

(b) A person who has not been licensed by the Board may, after having notified the county board of health, install a temporary dewatering device to facilitate the installation of underground utilities if the device:

  (1) Is installed 30 feet or less below the ground surface;

  (2) Is not located in any trench used for the installation of underground utilities;

  (3) Contains no mechanical pumping equipment below the surface; and

  (4) Is removed no more than 30 days after installation.

(c) A person installing a temporary dewatering device under subsection (b) of this section shall restore the subsurface conditions of the installation area as nearly as possible to the conditions that existed before the installation.

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Md. Code Ann., Envir. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)