Laserfiche WebLink
EXHIBIT D - Abandoned Well Restoration Proieet <br /> The Sacramento County Environmental Management Department (EMD) estimates <br /> that over 1,000 abandoned wells exist in Sacramento County. The locations, owners of <br /> record, and condition of these wells are largely unknown. Abandoned wells create a <br /> conduit for contaminants from surface to groundwater, and between adjoining aquifers. <br /> With expanding urbanization, increasing potential for surface flooding and well- <br /> drawdown, and migrating groundwater contaminant plumes, these wells become an ever- <br /> increasing threat to human health and the environment. This project includes a three- <br /> pronged approach to mitigate this threat. <br /> A. Establishing and documenting well locations: Record research and field surveys <br /> will be conducted, and well locations will be recorded using GPS. Conditions of <br /> each abandoned well will be documented by photographs. <br /> B. Follow up: The GPS data will be imported as a layer into the County's GIS <br /> (ParcelViewer) and correlated with existing GIS maps of contarninant plumes. <br /> The information also will include well ownership and will assist in serving the <br /> owner with a Notice to Comply. <br /> C. Revolving account for Indigent destructions: An account will be established to <br /> fund the proper destruction of abandoned wells where enforcement may be <br /> problematic due to a financially indigent well owner. <br /> It is envisioned that the Abandoned Well Restoration Project will be completed <br /> utilizing a combination of in-house EMD and contract personnel. EMD will ensure <br /> that proper accounting and reporting relating to the use of the funds received for this <br /> Project is maintained. <br /> EXHIBIT D to Final Judgment in People v. Chevron U.S.A. Inc., et al. Page I <br />