WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor Ch. 404

PRACTICE OF WELL DRILLING, INCLUDING ALL ACTIVITIES PERMITTED
UNDER ANY RESTRICTED LICENSE.

(E) "RESTRICTED LICENSE" MEANS ANY LICENSE ISSUED BY THE
BOARD THAT AUTHORIZES ITS HOLDER TO ENGAGE IN SOME, BUT NOT
ALL, OF THE ACTIVITIES WHICH CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF WELL
DRILLING.

(F) "GEOTECHNICAL" REFERS TO THAT CATEGORY OF WELL
DRILLER LICENSE WHICH AUTHORIZES THE PRACTICE OF WELL
DRILLING LIMITED TO WELLS CONSTRUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF
SAMPLING, MEASURING, OR TEST PUMPING FOR SCIENTIFIC,
ENGINEERING, OR REGULATORY PURPOSES, INCLUDING WELLS
CONSTRUCTED SPECIFICALLY FOR THE REMOVAL OF CONTAMINANTS
FROM AN AQUIFER, BUT NOT INCLUDING WATER SUPPLY TEST WELLS.

[(d)] (G) "Person" means:

(1) The federal government, this State, any county, municipal corporation,
or other political subdivision of this State, or any of their units;

(2) Any individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative,
fiduciary, or representative of any kind; and

(3) Any partnership, firm, association, corporation, or other entity.

[(e)] (H) "Practice well drilling" includes engaging in any of the following
activities for profit:

(1) Making, altering, repairing, or sealing a well; or

(2) Installing, altering, repairing, or disconnecting well system equipment,

[(f)] (I) "Well" means any hole made in the ground:

(1) To explore for groundwater;

(2) To obtain or monitor groundwater;

(3) To inject water into any underground formation from which
groundwater may be produced; or

(4) To transfer heat to or from the ground or groundwater, if the hole:
(i) Extends more than 20 feet below the surface of the ground; and

(ii) Is not a well for obtaining geothermal resources under § 8-8A-01
of the Natural Resources Article.

(J) "WATER SUPPLY" REFERS TO THAT CATEGORY OF WELL
DRILLER LICENSE WHICH AUTHORIZES THE PRACTICE OF WELL
DRILLING LIMITED TO WELLS CONSTRUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF

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