NEC 2014 Adopted
by WCC Staff
North Carolina adopted the 2014 Na-tional
Electrical Code beginning April
1, 2016. Well contractors who install
pumps are encouraged to obtain a copy
of the revised electrical code to make
sure wiring on pump installations will
comply with the code updates and pass
inspection.
In addition to adoption of NEC 2014,
North Carolina has six (6) pages of
amendments that may or may not af-fect
well contractors installing wiring.
The amendments are listed on the NC
Department of Insurance, Office of
State Fire Marshal, Engineering and
Codes web page at www.ncdoi.com/
OSFM/Engineering_and_Codes. Once
on that web page, scroll to the bottom
as the link to the amendments is al-most
at the bottom of the page.
Several book retailers have the NEC
2014 code book available for purchase.
The North Carolina Board of Examin-ers
of Electrical Contractors also has
this code book available for purchase
and may be contacted at 919-733-9042.
Volume 19, Spring/Summer Issue April 2016
This newsletter is pub-lished
as a service to certi-fied
well contractors and
others in the groundwater
industry. Suggestions for
articles for publication in
the newsletter are welcome.
Former Commissioner
Receives Service Award
1
NEC 2014 Adopted 1
Session Law 2015-246 2
Summary of Civil Penalty
Assessments
2
New Commission Member,
Douglas McVey, REHS, MS
2
Certification Renewal 2
WCCC Disciplinary Com-mittee
2
JUBILEE in June! 3
SERCAP– Financial Assis-tance
3
GW-1 Records– What’s
Missing?
4
Send Us Your Pictures 2
Do You Need Continuing
Education?
2
In This Issue:
The Driller’s Digest
Published by the North Carolina Well Contractors Certification Commission
Session Law 2015-246
by WCC Staff
On September 23, 2015 House Bill 44
was ratified and became Session Law
2015-246.
Section 3.5(a) of G.S. 87-97 (b1) states
that when a well permit is issued it is
“deemed to include authorization for the
installation, construction, maintenance,
or repair of electrical wiring, devices,
appliances, or equipment by a person
certified as a well contractor...when run-ning
electrical wires from the well pump
to the pressure switch.”
The new law also states that the local
health department is responsible for
notifying building inspection of the issu-ance
of the well permit.
This means that when the health de-partment
issues a well permit they are
by default issuing the electrical permit
for well pump installation if a certified
well contractor installs the well pump.
This eliminates the need for a well con-tractor
to obtain an electrical permit for
pump installation, however the well
contractor must still call for electrical
inspections.
Former Commissioner Re-ceives
Service Award
by WCC Staff
Former Commission member Cassan-dra
“Casey” Champion is presented a
plaque thanking her for six (6) years of
service to the well contractors and citi-zens
of North Carolina through her
membership on the Commission.
The plaque was presented by current
Commission Chairman Daniel Ortiz.
Douglas McVey has filled the vacancy
on the Commission.
Summary of Civil Penalty Assessments
Penalties for violations of NCGS Chapter 87, Article 7 &
7A vary depending upon the particular facts and
circumstances present in each case. Note: only finalized
uncontested cases or cases not seeking remission and
at the collection stage are included in this list. Payment
of fines and corrections of violations may already have
occurred.
Calvin Mitchiner
Wake County, NC. Allegations of contracting without
the benefit of certification, in violation of 15A NCAC
27. Assessed a civil penalty of five hundred dollars
($500.00).
Effective Date 11/19/15 Case # WCC 005-15
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New Commission Member Douglas
McVey, REHS, MS
By WCC Staff
Please join us in welcoming the newest member of the
NC Well Contractors Certification Commission Mr.
Douglas McVey, REHS, MS.
Commissioner McVey fills the vacancy created when
Commissioner Champion’s appointment expired.
Commissioner McVey is currently employed by the
Buncombe County Health Department and previously
was the Environmental Health supervisor for Pender
County.
With well and septic experience in both the mountain
and coastal regions of North Carolina along with 11
years in Environmental Health, Commissioner McVey
is a great asset to the Commission.
Welcome aboard Commissioner McVey!
Send Us Your Pictures
By WCC Staff
For the past eight years Level A well contractors have
been sent a vehicle decal with their wallet card. Some
well contractors place the decal on a vehicle and some
do not. As WCC staff travels the State we see these
decals from time to time.
Now we are asking for well contractors to send us pic-tures
of vehicles with certification decals on them for
possible posting on our website. Pictures can be from
a job site, the shop, anywhere the vehicle is displaying
the truck decal. Well contractors can choose to be in
the picture with the vehicle if they would like. In-clude
a short description with the photo (when, where,
who).
Just remember, WCC staff must review each photo for
content and may blur plate numbers, company logos
and contact information. Help WCC staff make the
website fresh, fun and interesting!
Do You Need Continuing Education?
by WCC Staff
If you became certified or re-certified within the last 3
years a minimum of 2 hours of continuing education is
required on or before June 30, 2016.
If you are in the 10% of certified well contractors that
are required to have CE, renewal is not possible with-out
first satisfying this statutory requirement.
Questions regarding CE requirements should be di-rected
to Joanne Rutkofske, WCC staff, at 919-707-
5881.
Certification Renewal
By WCC Staff
A friendly reminder that certification renewal notices
are mailed out in the beginning of May each year.
Well contractor certifications expire on June 30, 2016.
Well contractors that have not renewed by the June
30 deadline are no longer certified as of July 1.
Supervising or performing well contractor activities
after June 30 without certification renewal is a viola-tion
of Article 7A (Well Contractors Certification Act)
and may subject that individual to a civil penalty as-sessment.
If you have not received your renewal notice by mid-
June contact staff at 919-707-5881.
WCCC Disciplinary Committee
Raymond Brown, III -Effective 3/1/16
For violation of Subchapter 2C .0304(a) and NCGS 87
-98.11. The well contractor was given a letter of rep-rimand.
Christopher Bullins -Effective 3/1/16
For violation of Subchapter 2C .0304(a) and NCGS 87
-98.11. The well contractor was given a letter of rep-rimand.
Certification Today
Total number certified…………………………....…..1052
Total number of applicants for certification………....60
Certifications currently suspended…………….…...….0
North Carolina Well Contractors
Certification Commission
1653 Mail Service Center / Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-1653
Telephone: (919) 707-5881 Fax: (919) 845-3973
Commission Members
Daniel Ortiz, REHS Chairman -Autryville
Jonathan Dills Vice Chairman -Winston-Salem
John Boyette, Jr., NCWC -Wilson
David Brown, NCWC -Hamptonville
Douglas McVey, REHS, MS -Hot Springs
Thomas Whitehead, NCWC -Wilmington
William “Billy” Yow, NCWC -Greensboro
WCC Staff
Drew Morgan, REHS (919) 707-5882 (enforcement, apps)
Andr ew.Mo rg an@dhhs.nc . gov
Joanne Rutkofske (919) 707-5881 (CE, website, exams)
Joanne .Rutko fske@dhhs.nc .gov
www.wellcontractors.nc.gov
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NC Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ)
NC Division of Water Resources
Water Quality Regional Operations Section
http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/aps
Asheville 828-296-4500
Fayetteville 910-433-3300
Mooresville 704-663-1699
Raleigh 919-791-4200
Washington 252-946-6481
Wilmington 910-796-7215
Winston-Salem 336-771-5000
Due to delays in the printing approval process, this edition
is being provided on-line only.
JUBILEE in June!
by WCC Staff
The dates for the 2016 South Atlantic JUBILEE have
been moved up to June 16-18. Normally a weekend
event, this year the Jubilee is a Thursday-Saturday
event. It will still be held in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Due to mid-June dates, a certification examination
WILL NOT be offered just prior to the Jubilee this
year as certifications expire on June 30.
The Jubilee is normally a pre-approved continuing
education event. It will likely be one of, if not the
last, non-online CE event for NC well contractors
who need to obtain 2 hours for the 2015-16 year prior
to the June 30 deadline.
To check for course pre-approval, visit us at
www.wellcontractors.nc.gov. If you want to view the
course offerings, visit the Jubilee website at
www.jubileewatershow.com.
NC Department of Health and Human
Services (DHHS)
Division of Public Health
Environmental Health Section
http://www.deh.enr.state.nc.us
N.C. DHHS is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
SERCAP- Financial Assistance
by Janice Tatum, SERCAP
The Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project
is a non-profit organization that has been providing
assistance to rural communities since the 1960s.
SERCAP provides technical support and funding for
water supply and waste water systems and this year
has received funding to implement a private well pro-gram.
This program will include half-day workshops on well
assessment techniques including determining poten-tial
threats from surface contamination. Workshops
will be held in the fall and SERCAP will request con-tinuing
education pre-approval for well contractors.
SERCAP also has a loan program available for pri-vate
well owners with an annual household income
under $57,800 to correct issues with their well, con-nect
to a public water supply, or to install a new well.
Up to $11,000 with 1% interest can be borrowed. In
February and March, SERCAP will be field testing a
well assessment tool currently being developed by
partners at the University of Illinois. Even if a well
does not have any known issues SERCAP would still
like to assess it, to better develop this tool.
If you know of a well owner that could use assistance,
or are interested in training contact Janice Tatum in
the Raleigh SERCAP office at 984-222-4304.
1653 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1653
PUBLISHED BY THE NORTH CAROLINA WELL
CONTRACTORS CERTIFICATION COMMISSION
ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED
Online at www.wellcontractors.nc.gov
Report Uncertified Well Contractors to the local health department or call (919) 707-5882
GW-1 Records– What’s Missing?
by Elena Campbell & Michele Scott, NCDEQ / Information Pro-cessing
Unit
The Information Processing Unit (IPU) located with-in
the Division of Water Resources/Public Water
Supply Section have noticed a substantial increase of
GW-1 reporting issues during processing. Here are
some of the current issues creating delays:
·  Handwriting illegible
·  Certification # missing or incorrect
·  Well Contractor’s Name and Well Contractor’s
Company Name do not match
·  Well Location information missing / illegible
·  Missing / illegible information for Yield, Casing,
Grout, Screen, Sand/Gravel, Drilling log
·  Drilling Log data out of sequence. For example:
In the well details section “From/To” or “Top/
Bottom” please make sure the “From” is the
smaller number and the “To” is the larger num-ber.
In addition, this is only a text field, so the
term “Ground” or “Top” may not be used, only
numbers.
·  Well Casing Diameter omitted and not entered
as an integer or decimal number
·  Well Screen Diameter not entered as a range of
0.01 through 99.00
·  Screen Depth not entered as a range of 0.01
through 9999.00
·  Latitude/Longitude not entered in the correct deci-mal
or degree format and correct range (Example:
33.75 through 37.75)
·  Well Owner / Facility along with contact infor-mation
missing / illegible
·  No signatures, Date Drilled/Completed is missing
·  Disinfection Type not specific with what was used
and how much
·  Address omitted or incomplete. Including an e-mail
address is helpful
·  Non-residential well contact person info for facility
omitted. If facility and well location and/or contact
location are the same, please indicate, Ex: “same as
well location”
Make sure you are using an updated GW-1 form. They
are located on the Division of Water Resources website
at: http://portal.ncdenr.org/web/wq/aps/gwpro/
reporting-forms. The updated combined form works for
both Residential and Non-Residential wells.
The GW-1 is a well construction requirement. If your
form is incomplete or filled in improperly you may be
asked to resubmit the form.