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PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE FILE 583 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF PERSONS PROVIDING WATER 1 5 PUMP SERVICES. 1 6 1 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 8 1 9 Section 1. Section 455B.190A, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 1 10 amended to read as follows: 1 11 1. As used in this section: 1 12 a. "Certified well contractor" means a well contractor who 1 13 has successfully passed an examination prescribed by the 1 14 department to determine the applicant's qualifications to 1 15 perform well drilling or pump services or both. 1 16a.b. "Examination" means an examination for well 1 17 contractors which includes, but is not limited to, relevant 1 18 aspects of Iowa groundwater law, well construction, well 1 19 maintenance, pump services, and well abandonment practices 1 20 which protect groundwater and water supplies. 1 21b.c. "Groundwater" means groundwater as defined in 1 22 section 455E.2. 1 23 d. "Pump services" means the installation, repair, and 1 24 maintenance of water systems. 1 25 e. "Water systems" means any part of the mechanical 1 26 portion of a water well that delivers water from the well to a 1 27 valve that separates the well from the plumbing system. 1 28 "Water systems" includes the pump, drop pipe to the well, 1 29 electrical wire from the pump to the electrical panel, piping 1 30 from the well to the pressure tank, pitless unit or adaptor, 1 31 and all related miscellaneous fittings necessary to operate 1 32 the well pump. "Water systems" does not include any outside 1 33 piping to other buildings, and does not include the piping 1 34 that carries the water in the remainder of the distribution 1 35 system. 2 1c.f. "Water well" or "well" means water well as defined 2 2 in section 455B.171. 2 3d.g. "Well contractor" means contractor as defined 2 4 pursuant to section 455B.171, subsection 10. 2 5e.h. "Well contractors' council" means the council 2 6 established in subsection 3. 2 7f.i. "Well services" means new well construction, well 2 8 reconstruction, installation of pitless equipment, pump 2 9 services, or well plugging. 2 10 Sec. 2. Section 455B.190A, subsection 2, paragraphs d, e, 2 11 and g, Code 2001, are amended to read as follows: 2 12 d. Violation of the rules regarding the provision of well 2 13construction, maintenance, or pluggingservices are grounds 2 14 for suspension or revocation of certification. 2 15 e. Provisional certification may be obtained by an 2 16 applicant in instances of shortages of certified personnel if 2 17 all of the following conditions are met: 2 18 (1) The applicant provides documentation of at least one 2 19 year of work experience in well services performed under the 2 20 direct supervision of a certified well contractor. 2 21 (2) The applicant successfully completes the examination. 2 22 (3) A certified well contractor who employs an applicant 2 23 for well contractor certification cosigns the application for 2 24 provisional certification. An employer who cosigns an 2 25 application for provisional certification is jointly liable 2 26 for a violation of the rules regarding wellconstruction,2 27maintenance, or pluggingservices by the provisionally 2 28 certified well contractor and the violation is grounds for the 2 29 suspension or revocation of certification of the certified 2 30 well contractor and the provisionally certified well 2 31 contractor. 2 32 g. The examination shall be developed by the department in 2 33 consultation with the well contractors' council to determine 2 34 the applicant's qualifications to perform well drilling or 2 35 pump services or both. The examination shall be updated as 3 1 necessary to reflect current groundwater law and well 3 2 construction, maintenance, pump services, and abandonment 3 3 practices. The examination shall be administered by the 3 4 department or by a person designated by the department. 3 5 Sec. 3. Section 455B.190A, subsection 3, Code 2001, is 3 6 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 3 7 thereof the following: 3 8 3. a. The department shall establish a well contractors 3 9 council. 3 10 b. The membership of the council shall consist of the 3 11 following members: 3 12 (1) Two well drilling contractors. 3 13 (2) Two pump installation contractors. 3 14 (3) One citizen member of the Iowa groundwater association 3 15 or its successor. 3 16 (4) One citizen member of the Iowa environmental health 3 17 association or its successor. 3 18 (5) The director of public health or the director's 3 19 designee. 3 20 (6) The state geologist or the state geologist's designee. 3 21 (7) The director of the state hygienic laboratory or the 3 22 director's designee. 3 23 c. The council shall advise and assist the department in 3 24 doing all of the following: 3 25 (1) The development, review, and revision of the 3 26 department's rules to implement this section. 3 27 (2) The development, updating, and revision of the 3 28 examination for well contractor certification. 3 29 (3) The establishment, review, and revision of the 3 30 continuing education requirements for certification. 3 31 (4) The production and publication of the consumer 3 32 information pamphlet. 3 33 d. The council shall meet as often as necessary to perform 3 34 the council's duties. The department shall provide the 3 35 council with staff assistance. 4 1 Sec. 4. Section 455B.190A, subsection 4, Code 2001, is 4 2 amended to read as follows: 4 3 4. The department shall develop, in consultation with the 4 4 well contractors' council, a consumer information pamphlet 4 5 regarding well construction, well maintenance, well plugging, 4 6 pump services, and Iowa groundwater laws. The department and 4 7 the council shall review and revise the consumer information 4 8 pamphlet as necessary. The consumer information pamphlet 4 9 shall be supplied to well contractors, at cost, and well 4 10 contractors shall supply one copy at no cost to potential 4 11 customers prior to initiation of well services. 4 12 Sec. 5. Section 455B.190A, Code 2001, is amended by adding 4 13 the following new subsection: 4 14 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. A well contractor who is engaged in 4 15 performing pump services on or prior to June 30, 2004, and who 4 16 registers as a pump installer with the department by June 30, 4 17 2004, shall be deemed to have met the certification 4 18 requirements of this section without examination. Beginning 4 19 July 1, 2004, a pump installer seeking an initial well 4 20 contractor certification shall meet the requirements for 4 21 certification established in this section. 4 22 Sec. 6. NOTIFICATION. The department shall make 4 23 reasonable efforts to provide notice to persons engaged in 4 24 performing pump services on or prior to June 30, 2004, that 4 25 such persons shall have until June 30, 2004, to register with 4 26 the department and thereby become certified without 4 27 examination. 4 28 4 29 4 30 4 31 BRENT SIEGRIST 4 32 Speaker of the House 4 33 4 34 4 35 5 1 MARY E. KRAMER 5 2 President of the Senate 5 3 5 4 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 5 5 is known as House File 583, Seventy-ninth General Assembly. 5 6 5 7 5 8 5 9 MARGARET THOMSON 5 10 Chief Clerk of the House 5 11 Approved , 2002 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 15 THOMAS J. VILSACK 5 16 Governor
Text: HF00582 Text: HF00584 Text: HF00500 - HF00599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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