The following are not required to obtain a license under the Code.
- (1) Any person who, pursuant to 30 TAC Chapter 334, Subchapter I, possesses a Class A or Class B Underground Storage Tank (UST) Installers' license who drills observation wells within the backfill of the original excavation for UST's, including associated piping and pipe trenches (tank plumbing and piping), to a depth of no more than two feet below the tank bottom. However, if the total depth exceeds twenty (20) feet below ground surface, a licensed driller is required to drill the well.
- (2) Any person who drills environmental hand auger soil borings no more than ten (10) feet in depth.
- (3) Any person who installs or repairs water well pumps and equipment on his own property, or on property that he has leased or rented, for his own use.
Source Note:The provisions of this §76.30 adopted to be effective March 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 1142; amended to be effective September 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 7090.