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Well Records Submission and Forms

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The documents and forms below provide tools and guidance needed for instruction to report water well records across Kentucky. Users can submit new well installation, modification, and plugging records electronically via the EEC eForms portal. Users can also review instructional materials to ensure accurate and complete documentation of well construction, modification, and plugging activities. Additional resources include a well owner's guide to support maintenance of water wells and frequently asked questions with submission of well records.

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​Documents and Forms

DOW6050 Water Well Bacterial Report and Chain of Custody - Use form DOW6050 to report bacterial testing results within ten (10) days of the receipt of the analytical results from the laboratory.

Uniform Kentucky Well Construction Record eForm Instructions - All Kentucky Certified Well Drillers should use the eForm to report installation of monitoring or water wells within sixty (60) days of completion.

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DOW6020 Water Well Owners Guide - A Kentucky Certified Well Driller shall provide this guide, Form DOW6020, to the homeowner upon completion of a well.

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Well Construction Diagram - Monitoring Well Flush Mount - This is an optional form that may be used by Kentucky Certified Well Drillers to record information about a well installation using a diagram.

Well Construction Diagram - Monitoring Well Stick Up - This is an optional form that may be used by Kentucky Certified Well Drillers to record information about a well installation using a diagram.

Well Construction Diagram - Water Well - This is an optional form that may be used by Kentucky Certified Well Drillers to record information about a well installation using a diagram.

Sketch Map Example - This is an optional form that may be used by Kentucky Certified Well Drillers to record information about a well's location in relation to nearby landmarks.

Well Abandonment Hand Dug Well - Instructions for abandoning hand dug water wells.

DOW6030 Kentucky Water Well Variance Request - Use Form 6030 to request a variance in the construction of a water well.

DOW6090 Kentucky Monitoring Well Variance Request - Use Form 6090 to request a variance in the construction of a monitoring well.

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eForm FAQs​

The first row in the casing section will load directly to the casing section of our database. Any additional rows that you add to report additional casing or outer casing will load into a comments field. The reviewer will need to move the information from the comments field to the outer casing section of the database on a case-by-case basis. To report outer casing – add a row in the casing section, but you may also want to note in the comments field of the eForm that you reported outer casing.

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The only allowed file type is .pdf.

If you have any other file type, including CAD files (.dwg, .dxf, .dgn), you will need to print or convert it to .pdf before uploading as an attachment.

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There are several web sites that allow you to search for a location to determine the associated latitude and longitude. Several sites are listed below:

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Groundwater Data​

Ambient Groundwater Monitoring Network (GWMN) Viewer

  • The Kentucky Division of Water has systematically sampled ambient groundwater for more than 20 years through its statewide monitoring network.

  • Explore sampling locations and analytical results from the GWMN using an interactive map.

Kentucky Groundwater Data Repository

Kentucky Karst Dye Trace Database

  • Dye trace studies and maps provide groundwater flow information in karst terrane areas. Find downloadable dye trace maps and study data on the UKnowledge portal.

KYGovMaps Open Data Portal

  • Search the Open Data Portal using keywords "DOW," "groundwater," or "karst" for various downloadable GIS datasets and map services related to groundwater resources.

Well Record Information Map

  • This interactive map is maintained to provide well drillers with the location information they need to submit a well record to the Kentucky Division of Water. After clicking on a location of interest a pop-up window provides the quadrangle, county, region and elevation. The map is also useful for viewing the number of wells present within a site of interest.

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​For more information contact:

Tim Collins
Drillers Program Coordinator
502-782-4206

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