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1.1.37 SUBSURFACE BORING. "Subsurface Boring," means any subsurface soil boring that is drilled or driven for testing or logging strata or to obtain data from the underground. 1.1.38 TEST WELL. Wells constructed for the purpose of obtaining the information needed to design a finished well prior to its construction. 1.1.39 VAPOR PROBE. "Vapor Probe" means a device used to test or extract vapors from the subsurface. 1.1.40 WATER QUALITY. "Water Quality" means the chemical, physical, radiological and biological characteristics of water with respect to its suitability for a particular purpose. 1.1.41 WATER SOURCE. "Water Source" means either groundwater or surface water used to supply water. 1.1.42 WATER SYSTEM. "Water System" means all wells, pumps, tanks filters, water treatment equipment, valves, water mains, water service lines, fire hydrants, fire hydrant piping, and all appurtenances to the system. 1.1.43 WELL OR WATER WELL. "Well or Water Well" means any artificial excavation constructed by any approved method for the purpose of extracting water from, recharging or injecting water into, the underground. This definition shall not include: Wells or geothermal wells constructed under jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation, State of California, except those wells converted for use as water wells. 1.1.43.1 Wells used for the purpose of(1) dewatering excavation during construction, or(2) stabilizing hillsides or earth embankments. 1.1.43.2 Wells for the purpose of monitoring groundwater are defined in Section 1.1.27. 1.1.44 WELL CONTRACTOR. "Well Contractor" means any person or company licensed by the State Contractors License Law, as provided in Division 3, Chapter 9, Sections 7026.3, 7058 and 7059 of the Business and Professions Code. 1.1.45 WELL PIT. "Well Pit" means an excavation in which the well head or top of the well casing is installed below the ground surface. 1.1.46 WELL REHABILITATION. "Well Rehabilitation" means the treatment of a well to recover loss in hydraulic efficiency caused by incrustation or clogging of the screen, filter pack, or the water-bearing strata adjoining the well and the repair of the well casing. 1.2 Definitions, items or conditions not specifically outlined in these standards may be addressed in the State of California Water Well Standards Bulletins 74-81 and 74-90, or regulated on a site-specific basis by the Environmental Health Department. EHD 43-03 Page 7 of 27 WELL STANDARDS 10/9/07