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 (Temporarily unavailable)
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
February 5, 2025
1pm
Fred Buck Conference
Water Resource Division
1424 9th st Helena Mt 59601
Public Agenda - TBA
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
Surface Water Closures and Controlled Ground
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
Art Robinson
BWWC Program Manager
(406) 444-6643