The BWWC is responsible for licensing water well drillers and contractors and enforcing water well construction standards.
ATTENTION! Submit Your License Renewal and Make Payments Online.
- Online License Renewal Form / Printable PDF version also available
- NEW! Pay Your Fees Online (State of Montana Account Required)
Well Developments – BWWC Newsletter
Driller Forms and Information- Licensing Examination Application - Printable PDF
- Online Licensing Examination Application
- Surety Bond Form
- Well Log Report Form (603)
- GWIC Montana Well Abandonment Form
- Internet Well Log Submittal
- Exemption Permit Applications - printable PDF
- Aquifer Test Data Form (633)
- National Ground Water Association Certification Brochure
- Well Log Rock Description
- Variance Permit - Printable PDF
- Licensed Drillers/Contractors – by Name or by Company or Location
- MT DNRC – Water Well Drilling for the Prospective Well Owner
- WellOwner.Org
- Water Rights Information
Water Quality Testing
- Private Wells
Please contact Dept. of Public Health
(DPHHS) (406) 444-2642 - Public Wells
Please contact Dept. of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) (406) 444-4400
Montana Cadastral Mapping Program
Iron BacteriaIron and Iron Bacterial Problems in Montana Ground Water – Montana State University
Continuing Education Other Useful LinksBWWC Board Meeting
September 19, 2025
10am
Water Resources Division Building
Fred Buck Conference room (1st floor)
1424 9th Ave
Helena, MT 59601
Public Agenda (Agenda will be posted two weeks prior to meeting)
Well Logs
Ground Water Information Center – (searchable database maintained by the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology)
Rules and Regulations
Board of Water Well Contractors – Statutes
and Administrative Rules
Department of Environmental Quality (Public Water Supply) – Statutes and Rules
DEQ Standards for Public Water Wells & Systems
Controlled Ground Water Areas
Basin Closures, Stream Depletion & Controlled Ground Water Areas
Water Areas (statewide map)
Contact Information
Board of Water Well Contractors
DNRC Water Resources
1424 9th Avenue
PO Box 201601
Helena, MT 59620-1601
Contacts
Amanda Peterson
BWWC Admin Support
(406) 444-0862
Thomas Palin
BWWC Program Manager
(406) 444-6643
thomas.palin@mt.gov