Economic impacts of this rule are minimal. Actual costs to drillers are small and unlikely to affect decisions to offer a service or enter a business sector. The current water well drilling license is $50.00 per year for an individual drilling license and/or $50.00 for the drilling firm business license. The cost is anticipated to be similar to add certification for heat exchange drilling. Administration of the driller license exam is currently done at no cost to the driller.
As a result, actual costs to consumers to use geothermal energy are unlikely to be affected by the licensing and construction permits.
Overall economic impacts are uncertain. Additional protection of groundwater through consistent, high quality drilling practices should reduce future costs of drinking water treatment or groundwater clean-up. Consistent high quality heat exchange drilling practices should help contain the costs of this alternative source of energy for heating and cooling.
No public comments were received on the draft economic analysis and no impacts to small business are anticipated.
Environmental Protection — General, Chs. NR 100—
Environmental Protection — Water Supply,
Chs. NR 800—
An order to repeal sections
NR 812.03 (2)
,
812.08 (4) (a) 3.
,
4.
,
5.
,
6.
,
8.
,
13.
, (b )9., 10., and 13., 812.26 (4), 812.26 (5) (e), 812.43 (1) (d); to renumber sections
NR 146.02 (1)
,
812.07 (51)
to
812.07 (52)
,
812.07 (52)
to
812.07 (51)
,
812.07 (112g)
to
812.07 (111m)
; to renumber and amend sections
NR 146.04 (2) (c)
and
(note)
to
146.04 (2) (i)
and
(note)
,
146.04 (3) (a)
and
(note)
to
146.04 (3) (c)
and
(note)
; to amend Chapter
NR 146
(title) and sections 146.01 (1) and (2) and (note), 146.02 (3), (4), (7), (9), and (10), 146.03 (1) and (3), 146.04 (title), (1) (a) and (note), (b), and (d), 146.04 (2) (title), (intro), (a), (b), and (d), 146.04 (3) (title) and (intro), and (3) (b) 146.05 (title, (1) and (note), and (2), 146.06, 146.07 (1) (a), (b) and (e), 146.08, 146.09, 812.01 (2), 812.02 (1) (b) and (2), 812.03 (1), 812.05 (2) (b), 812.07 (3), (4), (6), (10), (23), (24), (35), (38), (42), (49), (53) (54), (57m), (60), (64), (67), (72), (74) (b), (80) (intro.), (a), (b), (84), (86), (90), (91), (93) (intro), (93) (a), (94), (104), (105), (106), (107), (108), (122), 812.08 (1) (intro.), (b), and (d), (2) (a), (b), (c), (4)(intro.), (a) 1., and 2., 11., 14. and 15., (4) (b) 2., 3., 4., 7., 12., and 15., (4) (c) 1., 2., 4. and 10., (4) (d)1., 4., and 6., (4) (f) 2., 7. and 8., (4) Table A, 812.09(4)(a)5. (4)(L), and (4)(r), 812 subchapter II (title), 812.10 (2) and (8), 812.11 (1), 812.12 (16) 812.13 (3) (b) 7., 812.22 (7) (b), 812.26 (title) and (1), (2) (a) (intro.), 1., 2. and 4., (2) (b), (2) (c) (intro.) and (2) (d), (3), (5)(intro.), (6), (7), and (8), 812.27 (5), 812.27 (8) and (9), 812.28, 812.29, 812.30 (3), 812.31 (2) (a) and (b), (4) (e), 812.32 (1) (a) (intro.), (2) (b), (5) (b) 3. b., (6) (b) and (9) (c) 3., 812.33 (1) (a) 1., (1) (b), (2) (intro.), and (3), 812.34 (title), and (intro.), 812.35, 812.37 (4) (a), 812.42 (1) (title), (intro.), (a) and (b), (1) (c), (2) (intro), (a), (c) and (d), (3), (4) (f), (6) (intro.), (6) (a) 2., (6) (b) 4., (7), (8), (9) (a) and (b), 812.43 (1); to repeal and recreate sections
NR 146.02 (5)
,
146.03 (2)
,
146.04 (4)
,
146.07 (2)
,
812.07 (82)
and
(124)
,
812.10 (11)
, Figures 5 (b) 1., 6 (b) 1., 7 (b) 1., 8 (b) 1., 9 (b) 1. and 10 (b) 1., 812.22 (6), 812.27 (6), 812.30 (5), 812.32 (2) (a)5. Figures 36b. and 36c., 812.41 (3); to create sections
NR 146.01
(note),
146.02 (1e)
,
(1m)
,
(3m)
and
(note)
,
(4b)
,
(4d)
,
(4f)
,
(4h)
,
(4j)
,
(4L)
,
(4n)
and
(note)
,
(4p)
,
(4r)
,
(4t)
,
(4v)
,
(5) (note)
,
(7g)
,
(7r)
,
(9)
( note), (9g), and (9r), 146.03 (4), 146.04 (2) (cm), (e), (f), (g), (h), (j), (k), (L) and (2m), 146.04 (3) (a), (d), and (3m), 146.04 (4m), (5), (5m), (6), (7) and (8), 146.07 (1) (f), (g), (h),and (i), 146.08 (8) to (19), 146.09 (3) (c) and (d), 146.10, 146.11, 146.12, 812.01 (1) (c), 812.07 (1d), (1h), (1p), (1t), (10m), (17m), (19m), (27t), (29m), (35e), (41m), (47m), (54g), (54r), (55m), (57s), (61g), (74)(c), (74)(d), (74)(e), (75c), (75g), (75L), (75p), (75t), (75x), (79e), (79p) and (note), (79t), (80m), (85m), (94g), (94r), (96g), (108r), (110s), (112m), (112v), (119g), (124m) and (note), 812.08 (1) (f), (2) (c) (note) and (note), (d), (e), (f), and (g), (4) (a) and (note) 16., 17. and 18., (4) (b) 16. and (note) and 17., (4) (c)16., 17., 18., 19., 20.,and (21), (4) (d) 10., 11. and 12., (4) (fm), 812.10 (12) and (13), 812.12 (2) (e), 812.22 (9) and (10), 812.26 (2) (a) 5. and 6., (6) (h) and (6) (i), (7) (b) 1. Table VI, (9), 812.27 (10) and (11), 812.30 (6), 812.32 (1) (e) and (f), (4) (c) and (d), (9) (d), 812.33 (1) (a) 2. d., and (2) (b) 5. 812.36 (3), Figures 45A and 45B, 812.41 (4), 812.42 (1) (b) 2., 3., 4., and 5., (4) (g) and (h), (10), (11), (12), (13), and subchs.
VI
and
VII of ch. 812
, relating to licensing criteria for water well drilling rig operators, property transfer well inspectors and well filling and sealing contractors, and criteria for citations and relating to standards for property transfer well inspections, well filling and sealing and criteria for citations.
There is not expected to be an economic impact on small business. The inspection of properties and water systems for real estate transfer is expected to find unused wells and non-compliant wells that will need to be upgraded to become compliant with code, or filled and sealed. This may result in additional work for licensed persons and help avoid costly well contamination for property owners.
Professional Services, Chs. SPS 1—299
An order of the Department of Safety and Professional Services to repeal sections
SPS 80.03 (2)
,
(8a)
and
(8d)
,
81.02 (5)
(Note), 81.02 (8), 81.02 (5) (Note), 81.05 (intro.), 82.01 (6), 83.01 (3) (e), (3)(g) (Note), 83.01 (4) (c), 83.02 (7), 84.01 (4), 84.03 (1) (b) 1. to 6., 86.01 (2) (Note, 84.04 (1) (b) (intro.) (Note) and 1. to 9., and 86 Appendix I; to renumber sections
SPS
80 (title),
80.03 (3)
to
(8)
,
80.03 (8ag)
to
(8c)
,
80.03 (9)
to
(18)
, 81
(title)
,
81.03 (1)
to
(2) (d)
,
81.05 (1)
,
81.05 (2)
,
81.05 (3)
, 82
(title)
,
82.02
,
82.03
,
82.04
, 83 (title),
83.01 (1)
,
83.01 (1a)
,
83.01 (2)
, 84
(title)
,
84.01 (1)
and
(3)
,
84.02
,
84.03
(1) (title) (intro)
and
(a)
,
84.03 (2) (intro.) (a)
to
(c)
,
84.04
(title) and
(1) (intro.)
and
(a)
,
84.04 (2)
and
(3)
; to renumber and amend sections
SPS 80.01
,
80.02
,
80.03 (intro.)
,
80.03 (9)
to
(18)
,
81.01
,
81.02 (intro.)(1)
to
(7)
,
81.02 (8)
(Note), 81.03 (2) (d) (Note), 81.04, 82.01 (1) to (5), 83.01 (title), 83.01 (3) (intro.) (a) to (d) and (f) and (g), 83.01 (3m), 83.01 (4) (intro.) and (4) (b), 83.01 (4) (c) (Note), 83.02 (title) (intro.) (1) to (6), 84.001, 84.01 (6) to (14), 84.03 (1) (b) (intro.), 84.04 (1) (b) (intro.), 85.01, 85.02; to amend sections
SPS 87.01 (2)
and
(3)
,
87.02 (1)
,
(2) (intro.)
,
(b)
and
(c)
,
86.01 (1)
,
(4)
,
(9)
and
(11)
; to repeal and recreate Chapter
SPS 85
(title); and to create sections
SPS 85.120 (3)
(Note) and (27), 85.230 (1) (c) 3., 85.240, 85.330, 85.410 (title), 85.430, 85.500 (title) 85.510, 85.520 (8) and (9),85.530, 85.600 (7), 85.700 (3) (a) to (f), 85.820, 85.830, 85.840,85.900 (title), 85.900 (7), 85.910 (7) (a), related to the examination, education, and experience requirements of real estate appraisers.
