Every person, firm and corporation desiring to engage in the business of drilling and developing wells for underground water, including drilling any wells or boreholes that may penetrate water-bearing formations, in the State of Mississippi, shall file an application with the Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (commission) for a water well contractor’s license, using forms […]
The grounds for revoking a well driller’s license are: That he has intentionally made a material misstatement in the application for such license; or That he has willfully violated any provisions of this chapter; or That he has obtained, or attempted to obtain, such license by fraud or misrepresentation; or That he has been guilty […]
The driller shall keep accurate records on each water well drilled, including, but not limited to, its location, depth, character of rocks or formations drilled, fluids encountered, and such other reasonable information as the board may specify. Each driller shall, within thirty days after completion of each well, file a report containing such information in […]
Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in or follows the business or occupation, or advertises, holds itself out, or acts temporarily or otherwise as a well driller without having first secured the required license or renewal thereof, or who otherwise violates any provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon […]
This chapter shall be supplementary to laws, rules, and regulations of the State of Mississippi, of any of its political subdivisions, and of any other state agencies or commissions, except insofar as such conflict may exist.
In order to be licensed as a water well contractor in the State of Mississippi, the applicant must be qualified as set out below: Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; Be of good moral character; Demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commission a reasonable knowledge of this chapter and the rules and regulations […]
In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the commission shall have, but shall not be limited to, the following powers: Make reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Prepare required forms and establish other procedures to govern the submission of applications, reports, and other information authorized […]
When the state board of water commissioners has reasonable grounds for believing that there has been a violation of this chapter or any rules or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, the board shall give written notice to the person alleged to be in violation. Such notice shall identify the provisions of this chapter or regulation issued […]
When the board determines that the holder of any license issued pursuant to this chapter has violated any provisions thereof or any rules and regulations pursuant thereto, the board shall authorize suspension or revocation of such license. Proceedings under the provisions of this section shall not be dependent upon having exhausted remedies through any other […]
