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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT <br /> SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY <br /> Program ram Coordinators <br /> Donna K. Heran, R.E.H.S. g <br /> Director 304 East Weber Avenue,Third Floor Carl Borgman, R.E.H.S. <br /> Laurie A. Cotulla, R.E.H.S. Stockton,California 95202-2708 Mike Huggins,R.E.H.S.,R.D.I. <br /> cd �° Assistant Director Margaret Lagorio,R.E.H.S. <br /> �,FOR� Telephone: (209)468-3420 Robert McClellon,R.E.H.S. <br /> Fax: (209)464-0138 Jeff Carruesco, R.E.H.S. <br /> Website:www.sjgov.org/ehd/ Kasey Foley,R.E.H.S. <br /> July 17, 2006 <br /> Attn Ed Pestana <br /> C/O Baumbauch&Piazza <br /> 3233 W Elm Street <br /> Lodi CA 95240 <br /> Re: Test Hole for Livermore Acers, 13751 E. Brandt Road, Lockford,APN 019-060-029. <br /> The San Joaquin County Environmental Health Department (EHD) has received confirmation <br /> from Calwater Drilling Company that they drilled a Test Hole, at the above referenced property <br /> under the Well Construction Permit SR0032692, in 2003. This Test Hole has not been viewed <br /> by EHD to be properly destroyed nor constructed into a well, per code requirements. <br /> The following sections of the San Joaquin County Well Standards and the State of California <br /> Bulletin 74-81 apply to this situation. <br /> San Joaquin County Well Standards, <br /> ■ Section 6.3.8 states,"If a test hole is drilled for construction of a well, and is not used in the final <br /> construction of the well, the test hole shall be destroyed from the total depth to the surface and under <br /> inspection" <br /> The State of California,The Resources Agency,Department of Water Resources,Water Well Standards: <br /> State of California Bulletin 74-81,Part III. <br /> ■ Destruction of Wells,Section 20,Purpose of Destruction states,"A well that is no longer useful <br /> (including exploration and test holes)must be destroyed in order to: 1.)Assure that the ground water <br /> supply is protected and preserved for further use. <br /> ■ Section 22,General Requirements states, `All 'abandoned'wells and exploration or test holes shall be <br /> destroyed." <br /> Since the Livermore Acers Test Hole may be a conduit for groundwater contaminants,Ernest <br /> and Irene Pestana are hereby directed to destroy Test Hole, under permit and inspection by the <br /> EHD. An application for a well destruction permit shall be submitted to the EHD by a C-57 <br /> licensed well driller by September 1, 2006. <br /> If you have any questions,please contact Adrienne Ellsaesser at (209) 468-0343. <br /> Donna Heran,REHS,Director <br /> Environmental Healt Department <br /> 1 � <br /> Adrienne Ellsaesser, Lead Senior REHS <br /> Small Public Water Systems, Unit IV <br />