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Nova Scotia Environment
Well Digging Certification of Qualification |
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| Who Needs This Certification of Qualification? |
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Anyone who wants to hold themselves out as a well digger
on any property which they themselves do not own or lease. |
| Issuing Department / Agency: |
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Nova Scotia Environment |
| Where can you get further information? |
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Contact: |
Central Region Office
N. S. Environment & Labour |
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Phone: |
(902) 424-7773 |
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Visit: |
Sunnyside Mall, Suite 224
1595 Bedford Highway
Bedford NS B4A 3Y4 |
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E-mail: |
policy@gov.ns.ca |
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Website: |
http://www.gov.ns.ca/nse/water/wellcontractors.asp |
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Write: |
Same address as above |
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Fax: |
(902) 424-0597 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
| | You can get an application form for this Certificate by downloading a form or by contacting the Central Regional Office as listed above. After completing the form, submit it and the appropriate fee to the above address.
Appliicants for this certification must meet certain requirements, please
see Additional Information:, below.
The application is reviewed and the applicant is invited to attend a
meeting to be interviewed and tested by the Nova Scotia Well Construction
Advisory Board. Applicants must be able to demonstrate practical knowledge
of well construction to the Board's satisfaction and may be required to
perform a field test. If all requirements are met and the examination
is passed, the applicant will receive their certification by mail within
30 days.
Applications which have had no follow up in 12 months will expire.
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| Waiting Period: |
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60 days or less, provided that all requirements for an application
have been met.
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
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This certificate is valid until December 31 of the year in
which it is issued. It must be renewed annually. A renewal notice will be
sent out prior to expiration to all current certificate holders. A renewal
form can be downloaded by clicking
here. |
| Price: (No tax
is charged) |
| | New Application:
$100.00 for one digger & one machine
$ 25.00 for each additional machine
Annual Renewal:
$100.00 for one digger & one machine
$ 25.00 for each additional machine
Please make cheque or money order payable to the Minister of Finance.
Deposit Bond: Security may be required based on the past performance or
financial situation. However, bonding on a financial basis would be very
rare. |
| Related Requirements: |
| | Registration with the Nova
Scotia Registry of Joint Stocks Companies, if applicable.
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| Additional Information: |
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The applicant must:
- Be 18 years of age or older;
- Be interviewed by the On-Site Services Advisory Board;
- Successfully complete a written or verbal test of competence in well digging and demonstrate a working knowledge of the Well Construction Regulations;
- Successfully complete a field test to demonstrate practical knowledge of well construction, as the board considers necessary; and
- Submit the appropriate fee as indicated above.
For lists of certified Well Drillers, Well Diggers, Pump Installers and
Public Drinking Water Supply Contractors, click
here. |
| Legislative Authority: |
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Environment Act, Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1994-95, Chapter 1, Well
Construction Regulations and Water
and Wastewater Facility Regulations. |
