Source & Drinking Water Program

Water Well Contractor Licensing and Permitting

DEP manages the Water Well Construction Program in close coordination with each of the five state regional water management districts (WMD). As required by statute, DEP has delegated to each of the WMD its authority to implement a program for the licensing of water well contractors and for permitting the location, construction, repair and abandonment of water wells. As a result, all persons applying for a water well contractor license to engage in the business of water well contracting or to renew an existing contractor license must file their application with the WMD where they will perfor

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Water Well Construction Program

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regulates the practice of water well contracting, permitting and construction as authorized by Chapter 373, Part III, Florida Statutes, Regulation of Wells.

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Drinking Water Annual Fee Waiver/Reduction Guidance

Submitted by Rider_D on February 2, 2017 - 9:04am

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Regulatory Burden Reduction Opportunities

Florida’s rules for public drinking water systems allow for reduced monitoring for certain contaminants, operator staffing, and delivery of consumer confidence reports for systems that qualify. Please contact your local department office and refer to the cited rules for details.

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Monitoring Reduction Program

Most Floridians drink water from one of the more than 5,000 Public Water Systems (PWSs) in the state. Public Water Systems range from large community systems such as those found in the city of Jacksonville, to non-transient non-community systems such as schools and factories, to very small transient non-community systems such as campgrounds.