We regulate well construction to ensure safe drinking water, protect water resources, and provide minimum standards for the drilling industry. Our work involves:
- Licensing drillers
- Inspecting well projects
- Administering enforcement
- Evaluating and changing regulations through our Well Construction Technical Advisory Group
We also provide educational resources to property owners who want to drill a new well, maintain a well, or close down (decommission) an unused well.
Well drillers and property owners have the responsibility to ensure safe, legal access to groundwater. Water is not a property right in Washington state. There are many competing uses of water; parts of the state may not have enough water available for new wells or may be closed to future withdrawals.
Contact information
Statewide
Scott Malone
State well construction and licensing coordinator
scott.malone@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6648
Tara Roberts
Well construction and licensing support staff
tara.roberts@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-6650
Northwest region
Island, King, Kitsap, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and Whatcom
Noel Philip
Well construction
noel.philip@ecy.wa.gov
425-649-7044
Arlene Harris
Well report (log) tracking
arlene.harris@ecy.wa.gov
425-649-7020
Southwest region
Clallam, Clark, Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, Mason, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston and Wahkiakum
John Pearch
Well construction
john.pearch@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-0297
Barbara Conger
Well report (log) tracking
barbara.conger@ecy.wa.gov
360-407-0278
Central region
Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan and Yakima
Avery Richardson
Well construction
avery.richardson@ecy.wa.gov
509-575-2639
Well report (log) tracking
Help desk: 509-575-2597
Eastern region
Adams, Asotin, Columbia, Ferry, Franklin, Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, Pend Oreille, Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla and Whitman
Mark Ader
Well construction
mark.ader@ecy.wa.gov
509-329-3544
Sheri McMicheal
Well report (log) tracking
sheri.mcmicheal@ecy.wa.gov
509-329-3541
Richland/Hanford
Jon Lindberg
Well construction and well report (log) tracking
jon.lindberg@ecy.wa.gov
509-372-7931