Before construction of a  private or Type III Public water well, or making extensive changes to an existing well, a person must provide District Health Department No.4 (DHD4) with Application for Permit describing the intended water well location and construction.  The application must be purchased, completed and then submitted to DHD4 for approval.

Construction of water supplies must comply with the state’s Well Construction Code and with DHD4’s local sanitary code. The Health Department conducts final inspections on completed wells at select locations to assure compliance with the Well Construction Code. Predrilling Site Evaluations and/or Random Construction Inspections will be conducted on the remaining well sites.

Wells must be constructed by well drilling contractors registered in the State of Michigan.  A person may construct a well for their own home; however they apply for a permit first, comply with construction codes, and be given written authorization from the Health Department to construct their own well based on a pre-drilling site visit.