§ 8.40.060. Standards.

(a)

State Standards. Standards for the construction, repair, modification or destruction of wells shall be as set forth in Chapter II of the California Department of Water Resources Bulletin No. 74-81 entitled "Water Well Standards: State of California" and its Appendices B, C, and D; and those pertaining to Zones II and III as delineated in Figure 1 of the Department of Water Resources Bulletin No. 74-7 entitled "Water Well Standards, Arroyo Grande Basin, San Luis Obispo County," and as set forth in Chapter II of the same, in Department of Water Resources Bulletin No. 74-1, entitled "Cathodic Protection Well Standards, State of California."

(b)

County Standards. The depth of water well seals (annular seals) shall be as follows:

Types of Wells	Minimum Depth of Seal
i. Community Water Wells	50 feet
ii. Individual Domestic Wells	50 feet
iii. Industrial Wells	50 feet
iv. Agricultural Wells	50 feet
v. Monitoring Wells	20 feet

 

The above minimum depths shall not apply to shallow wells where the water to be developed is at a depth less than fifty feet. However, in no case shall the seal be less than ten feet in depth. The well driller shall notify the health department the day prior to sealing with a notice of intent to seal. All well seals shall be subject to inspection by health department personnel, or registered geologists and registered engineers approved by the health department for monitoring well inspections, however, if an inspector is not available or present, at the appointed time, the driller shall be allowed to proceed.

(Ord. 2400 § 1 (part), 1989: Ord. 1271 § 1 (part), 1973)