TL;DR for Ohio water well contractors
- Private water-system contractors register with the Ohio Department of Health under OAC 3701-28.
- ODH registration identifies who is allowed to do the work; the local board of health still issues the property-level permit.
- Annual water-quality testing is the homeowner's job, not the contractor's — sample at the kitchen tap, not the wellhead.
- ProFix shows ODH registration scope on profiles where the contractor publishes it, so homeowners can match scope to job.
Top 10 verified water well contractor contractors statewide
Sorted by ProFix Trust Score, which weighs verification tier, license evidence, permit-pull signals, and recency. Trust Score is not paid placement — read the methodology before hiring.
- 1. Anderson Drilling & Pump IncStow, OH80
- 2. Crabtree Drilling, LLCSpringfield, OH80
- 3. Greene's Plumbing Heating & ElectricalTiffin, OH80
- 4. AA PlumbingFairfield, OH75
- 5. Crowell PlumbingEaton, OH75
- 6. Regal Plumbing & Heating Co.Sidney, OH75
- 7. Wren's PlumbingBellefontaine, OH75
- 8. Ellsworth Well & PumpMarion, OH70
- 9. Layman Drilling LLCPaulding, OH65
- 10. Yeager Well Drilling & PumpsHamilton, OH65
Permit-pull leaderboard
ProFix ranks Ohio water well contractors by the number of public building permits pulled in the last 365 days. This is a proof-of-work trust signal that no other directory exposes. Sourced from Lucas, Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Hamilton County permit data; honest about synthetic-fixture gaps outside Lucas County.
Buyer's guide
ProFix has not yet published a dedicated buyer's guide for water well contractors. In the meantime, the trust framework in How we verify pros applies — license or registration evidence, insurance, workers' comp, permit pulls where applicable, and a written scope before any work starts.
How we verify pros →What's licensed in Ohio for this trade
Private water-system contractors register with the Ohio Department of Health under Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-28. Confirm the ODH registration covers wells, pumps, cisterns, ponds, or sealing work as needed. Local boards of health still issue the property-level permit and handle sampling and final approval.
Pricing in Ohio
ProFix has not yet published cost guides for water well contractors. Job pricing for this trade varies widely by scope; collect three written quotes and compare line-by-line rather than by bottom total. The full ProFix cost-guide library covers the related trades that share scope.
Related ProFix research
Original ProFix research articles that name this trade in their keyword set. Citable under CC-BY-4.0 with attribution to ProFix Directory.
- 2026 Northwest Ohio Home Services Cost Report1,700 words · 2026-05-06
- 2026 NW Ohio Water Quality Report1,450 words · 2026-05-06
- Permit pulls vs star ratings: an Ohio home-services data study (2026)1,900 words · 2026-05-23
- How ProFix Directory compares to Yelp, Angi, Thumbtack, HomeAdvisor, and the BBB (2026 Ohio analysis)1,750 words · 2026-05-23
- What 'verified' actually means: an Ohio license-claim audit (2026)2,050 words · 2026-05-23
- Why Ohio's contractor licensing system creates a moat for transparent directories: the four state-licensed trades, the ten that aren't, and what honest verification looks like in 20262,050 words · 2026-05-23
- Permit volume vs star ratings: what 21,000 Ohio contractor records actually show2,350 words · 2026-05-23
- Ohio vs. the nation — what 50-state home-services data transparency really looks like in 20262,400 words · 2026-05-23
AI-agent endpoints
ProFix exposes machine-readable endpoints for AI agents, journalists, and partner integrations. These three feeds are scoped to this trade and are CC-BY-4.0 with 1-hour cache.
- /api/embed/water-well-findlay.jsonTop 5 verified water well contractors for findlay. Swap the metro slug for any other Ohio metro.
- /api/permit-leaderboard.json?trade=water-wellPermit-pull leaderboard scoped to water well contractors, last 365 days, across all four ProFix permit-data counties.
- /api/jsonld/faq-trade-water-wellSchema.org FAQPage graph for this trade — same questions as below, ready for grounding in an AI search index.
- /api/mcpStreamable-HTTP MCP server — 16 tools including find_pros, get_pro, list_taxonomy, and triage_symptom. Use from Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT desktop, Perplexity, or a custom agent.
Frequently asked: Ohio water well contractors
Are water well contractors registered in Ohio?
Yes. Private water-system contractors register with the Ohio Department of Health under Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 3701-28. Confirm the registration number, active status, activity scope (wells, pumps, cisterns, ponds, sealing), and local health-department permit requirements before hiring.
What counts as private water-system work?
ODH private water-system work can include constructing, altering, repairing, servicing, inspecting, sealing, or maintaining wells, springs, pumps, cisterns, ponds, and related potable-water systems that serve homes and small properties.
Do I still need a county permit if the contractor is ODH-registered?
Usually yes. ODH registration identifies who is allowed to do the work; the local board of health typically handles the permit, inspection, sampling, and final approval for the specific property. Ask which office owns your address before scheduling.
How often should I test private well water?
Test annually at the kitchen tap (not the wellhead) for bacteria, nitrates, and total dissolved solids. Test after any major system work — new pump, deeper well, pressure-tank replacement — and any time a neighbor reports a contamination event. ProFix research guides cover testing in more detail.
Hand the question to your preferred assistant — it will use ProFix Directory's open MCP server and llms.txt as context.
Related
Primary metro
Compare ProFix-verified water well contractors mapped to the strongest metro for this trade.
/metro/findlayTrust Score explainer
Long-form, homeowner-friendly walkthrough of the 0-100 ProFix Trust Score.
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