North Carolina Well Contractors Certification
The purpose of the North Carolina Well Contractors Certification Commission is to protect the public's health and safety by ensuring the integrity and competence of well contractors through examination, certification, continuing education and enforcement. The Well Contractors Certification Unit is part of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Review of Well Contractor Certification Rules
Public Comment Period: Sept. 4-Nov. 10, 2025
The Well Contractors Certification Commission is reviewing the rules in 15A NCAC Subchapter 27 (Well Contractor Certification Rules) as required by North Carolina law (G.S. 150B-21.3A).
As part of this process, the Commission has published Initial Determination Reports about whether each rule is still needed.
- Necessary rules are those that should remain in place.
- Unnecessary rules are those the Commission considers outdated, redundant or no longer needed.
We want your input. Public comment means written comments objecting to the rule, in whole or in part, or objecting to an agency's determination of the rule as necessary or unnecessary; the comment must address the content of the rule to be considered by the Rules Review Commission. An unnecessary rule is defined as a rule that the agency determines to be obsolete, redundant, or otherwise not needed. A necessary rule is defined as any rule other than an unnecessary rule.
You can submit comments on the Initial Determination Reports page from Sept. 4 through Nov. 10, 2025.