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    Complaint

    131757
    DWS
    4/29/2024
    In Person
    Wells
    Unlicensed Well and Borehole Drilling
    4/29/2024
    17-MAY-2024 11:48AM

    Location based on SITE_ID

    Site ID
    181160
    Site
    Private residence with a water well and a geothermal system.
    Location
    1797 Christiana Ln
    City
    Christiana
    Description
    Driller drilled water well and a geothermal borehole when license was expired/inactive.
    County
    Rutherford
    EFO Name
    Nashville
    Site Owner
    Jeff and Lina Warden

    Investigation Results

    NOV
    5/3/2024
    Timothy Dewayne Haynes, Lic. 837 T&T Water Well Drilling
    5/17/2024

    Description and Writeup

    5/6/2024 - Received Driller Reports from Lic. 925 James Haynes but driller name & rig operator were Timothy Dewayne Haynes, Lic. 837, on geothermal borehole report. Driller name and license number were James Haynes with rig operator indicated as (Timothy) Dewayne Haynes on water well report. Water well and Geothermal borehole were completed on March 15 and March 20, 2024, respectively. Rig operator did not have an active "W" or "B" license on those dates, nor is/was the rig operator a registered operator under the license of Lic. 925.

    5/7/2024 - RAB - NOV emailed and will be sent via certified mail as well.

    5/17/2024 – RAB Spoke with driller. He said that they set up the rig to drill the irrigation well in area where the homeowner said it was okay to drill. While drilling the irrigation well they drilled into one of the boreholes of an existing geothermal system. The geothermal system had been installed by Wilson. They sent a camera down the hole to see what had happened and the camera confirmed that the irrigation well had hit the geothermal borehole. The driller completed the water well and then offset to another area to drill a geothermal borehole to replace the one that had been hit while drilling the irrigation well. The driller contacted Henry to handle the completion of the replacement borehole, installing the loop, connecting it to the existing system, grouting it, etc. Henry didn't have to submit any report since they did not drill the borehole, they only did the completion and tie-in of the borehole. Drill also said that he would complete his CEUs in time for the renewal period that ends July 31, 2024.