The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer.
Water Well Construction
Water Well Construction
Contact Information
Dave DeYoung
DeYoungD@Michigan.gov
517-898-3589
Our mission is to protect the health of Michigan's citizens who rely on water wells as their drinking water source through implementation of the Michigan Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Code (Part 127, Act 368, PA 1978 and Administrative Rules). Protection of public health, ground water resources, and aquifers is accomplished by assuring that water wells are constructed, operated, and decommissioned in a technically sound manner.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has completed the rule promulgation process to amend the Michigan Water Well Construction and Pump Installation Code (Well Code), adopted under Part 127, Water Supply and Sewer Systems, of the Public Health Code, 1978 PA 368, as amended. Amendments to the rules were undertaken to add Portland-Limestone Cement Type IL to the approved cement types for water wells.
View the May 31, 2023 memo to water well contractorsInformation
- Abandoned Water Wells
- Certified Drinking Water Laboratories
- DHHS Flood Safety Fact Sheet Series
- Director's Water Well Advisory Committee
- Geothermal Heat Pumps
- Locate a Local Health Department
- Resources for Water Wells and Potential Sources of Contamination
- Water Well Contractor Registration
- Well Complaints
- Well Component Evaluation