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CHAPTER 9-1115 . WATER WELL AND WELL shall include a site plan which clearly delin- DRILLING REGULATIONS eates the location and characteristics of the proposed use. SECTION 9-1115 . 1 . INTENT. The intent of (b) Review Procedures . Well Permit appli- this chapter is to specify the minimum regula- cations shall be reviewed by the Director of tions for the use of water wells . the Environmental Health Division using the Staff Review Procedure in Chapter 9-210, with the following modifications : Source: Ordinance No. 3675 . (1) Preapplication Conferences shall not be required; and SECTION 9-1115 . 2 . PUBLIC SANITARY SEWER (2) The time limit for approval shall CONNECTIONS REQUIRED. Private, on-site domes- be one (1) year. tic water wells shall not be approved where (c) Filing Deadline. The application public water systems are available pursuant to shall be filed and accepted as complete at Chapter 9-1120 . least forty-eight (48) hours prior to commenc- ing on-site work. (d) Development Requirements . A Well Per- Source : Ordinance No. 3675 . mit may be approved by the Director of the Environmental Health Division only if the fol- SECTION 9-1115 . 3 . WELL PERMIT REQUIRED. A lowing conditions are met : Well Permit shall e approve y the birector (1) The proposed well shall not be of- of the Environmental Health Division prior to fensive, dangerous or injurious to health or digging, drilling, boring, driving, repairing create a nuisance; or destroying any well; or repairing, replac- (2) The proposed well complies in all ing, installing or sealing a pump for use on respects to the standards of the Environmental any well . The permit is required whether the Health Division for the construction of wells ; well is to be used for domestic, irrigation, and testing, geophysical, seismic, subsurface bor- (3) Upon completion of the well, the ing, monitoring, injection, extraction, vapor applicant or the Well Contractor shall file a probe, cathodic protection or other purposes . copy of a Well Drillers Report with the Envi- A permit is not necessary to replace or repair ronmental Health Division. These report forms equipment if the sanitary seal is not broken . will be furnished by the Director of Environ- mental Health Division or the State of Cali- fornia Water Resources Board. Source: Ordinance No. 3675 . (e) Inspection of Permitted Work. The well site, location, material and methods used SECTION 9-1115 . 4 . WELL PERMIT may be inspected by the Director of Environ- REQUIREMENTS . Well Permits shall a subject mental Health at any time prior to or during to the following requirements : construction or destruction of any well . The (a) Requirements for replication . Appli- Director of the Environmental Health Division cations for Well Permits must be initiated by shall be informed when the work is completed a well driller licensed by the State . Appli- and thereafter shall make a final inspection. cations shall be filed with the Environmental Work done under any water well permit shall Health Division. A request for a Well Permit not be covered,' concealed or put into use un- (San Joaquin (San Joaquin - 419 . 510 - 2/93) - 419 .511 - 2/93 )