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You may be able to drill a well... but can you use the water?

NEW REQUIREMENTS effective January 19, 2018

Prior to filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) with us, check with your local permitting agency to ensure you are drilling in compliance with new requirements. Some areas may require additional fees or a property owner to connect to a public water supplier.

“For more information on the new regulations see: New law in response to the “Streamflow Restoration”

A Notice of Intent is...

Submitting a Water Well Notice of Intent to Ecology serves as your notification to Ecology that you intend to construct a water well in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and, if you are a licensed well driller, in compliance with the conditions of your current license.

Warning
Many basins do not have enough water for new wells and may be closed to further withdrawal of groundwater. A closure in your area may prohibit withdrawal even from permit-exempt wells. You must determine whether the basin where you intend to withdraw water is open to withdrawals.

More information can be found at: Water availability in your watershed.

A Notice of Intent is not...

A Water Well Notice of Intent is not a permit, certificate, or application for a water right.
Your Notice of Intent does not represent approval or permission to use water from the well.

I have read the above statement and understand that a Notice of Intent is not permission to withdraw water.

Notice of Intent Form to Construct a Water Well

A red asterisk () next to a field designates it as required.

International applicants cannot submit online. PleaseContact usfor assistance.

Property Owner Contact Information

In the space provided below, enter either the property owner's:

business/organization name or
first and last names.

Organization Name

Last Name

Last name may not exceed 50 characters

First Name

First name may not exceed 50 characters

Mailing Address

Mailing address is required

City

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State

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Zip Code

Zip Code is required

Phone Number

Phone number is required

Email Address

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Are you using a consulting firm? If so, check this box.

Consulting Firm Contact Information

Firm Name

Firm name may not exceed 50 characters Firm Name is required

Mailing Address

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City

City name may not exceed 30 characters City is required

State

State is required

Zip Code

Zip Code is required

Phone Number

Phone number is required

Well Location Information

Township

Township is required

Range

Range is required

Section

Section is required

Quarter-Quarter Section

Quarter-Quarter section is required

Well Street Address

City

City name may not exceed 30 characters

Zip Code

Tax Parcel Number

County

County is required

Latitude (Decimal Degrees)

Longitude (Decimal Degrees)

Well / Boring Project Information

Project Name

Type of Well

Well type is required

The fee for a water well with casing diameter less than 12" is $200. The fee for water wells with a casing diameter 12" or greater is $300.

Well Size

Well size is required

Fee Exemption Type

Well Use

Well use is required

Description of Other

Description of well use is required

Number of Homes Served

Please enter a postive whole number Number of homes is required

Type of Work

Work type is required

Description of Other

Description of work type is required

For information on Ground Water withdrawal permits and exemptions, please Contact Us.

Does well require a Water Right?

Water right selection is required

Water Right Permit Number

Permit number is required

The licensed driller must have a copy of the water right permit on site at all times. See WAC 173-160-121 for more information.

Number of Wells to Construct

Please enter a postive whole number Number of Wells is required

Washington State RCW 18.104.048 requires a minumum of 72 hours (3 days) prior notice before commencing work.

Estimated Start Date

Start date is required

Drilling Company and Driller Information

Please select the drilling company and driller who will be performing the construction and/or decommissioning of the wells/borings in this notice.

If you are not using a drilling company, check this box.

Drilling Company Name

Don't have a driller selected or aren't using one? Check this box.

Driller Name (License Number)

Please select the type of driller which best describes the person who will be constructing and/or decomissioning the wells/borings.
If the person constructing or decommissioning is not a Washington State licensed Well Operator, they must meet the exemption requirements enumerated in RCW 18.104.180.

Driller Type

Driller type is required

WA License Number

Last Name

Last name may not exceed 50 characters Last name is required

First Name

Last name may not exceed 50 characters First name is required

Phone Number

Phone number is required

Where should we send confirmation to?

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Email Address

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Anything else we should know?

Comments

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