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
- GWIC Montana Well Abandonment Form
- Licensing Examination Application - Printable PDF
- Surety Bond Form
- Well Log Report Form (603)
- 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
Landowner/Consumer Information
- Licensed Drillers/Contractors – by Name or by Company or Location
- MT DNRC – Water Well Drilling for the Prospective Well Owner
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) 444-3425 Mapping and GIS
Mapping
Montana Cadastral Mapping Program
Iron Bacteria
Iron and Iron Bacterial Problems in Montana Ground Water – Montana State University
Continuing Education Other Useful Links
BWWC Board Meeting
May 2 2025
10am
Fred Buck Conference
Water Resource Division
1424 9th Ave Helena Mt 59601
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 Water Operations
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