# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 05 — Board of Well Drillers

### Chapter 01 — General Regulations

#### Regulation .04 Qualification for Examination.

*COMAR 26.05.01.04*

A. Experience Required for Initial Licenses. Before an applicant may be examined in a particular class and category of license, the applicant shall have acquired the experience in Column A of this regulation. If the applicant has practiced well drilling in accordance with all laws and regulations in a state that does not have comparable license classes or categories, the applicant shall have acquired the experience listed in Column B of this regulation as established to the satisfaction of the Board.

B. In addition to satisfying the experience requirements of §A, of this regulation, an applicant for licensure in the general or geotechnical category of the journeyman or master class well driller license shall provide to the Board acceptable proof of valid individual certification for hazardous waste or monitoring site operations required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

C. At the discretion of the Board, specific education in hydrogeology, well technology, water pump technology, or water conditioning technology, as appropriate for the class or category, or both, of license applied for, may be substituted for up to 2 years experience.

D. Unlicensed experience in violation of the requirements of the laws or regulations, or both, of any state does not qualify as experience for an examination.