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Joe Grindstone Association Page 2 of 6 13550.Highway 12, Lodi January 29, 2019 C00048503 Specific Requirements for Water Systems. The following specific requirements for water systems shall be met: (1) Any development project shall at a minimum provide a water system meeting the requirements of Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and the well standards in Chapter 9-1115. California Health and Safety Code, Section 116525 No person shall operate a public water system unless he or she first submits an application to the department and receives a permit as provided in this chapter. A change in ownership of a public water system shall require the submission of a new application. The department may require a new application whenever a change in regulatory jurisdiction has occurred.(c) The department may renew, reissue, revise, or amend any domestic water supply permit whenever the department deems it to be necessary for the protection of public health whether or not an application has been filed. Observation #2 An abandoned 8-inch PVC well located by the power pole/electrical panel south of the restroom building was observed. According to the caretaker, the well has a depth of about 80 feet below surface grade. Violations California Health & Safety Code, Section 115700 (b) Every person owning land in fee simple or in possession thereof under lease or contract of sale who knowingly permits the existence on the premises of any permanently inactive well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well that constitutes a known or probable preferential pathway for the movement of pollutants, contaminants, or poor quality water, from above ground to below ground, or vertical movement of pollutants, contaminants, or poor quality water below ground, and that movement poses a threat to the quality of the waters of the state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. A "permanently inactive well" is a well that has not been used for a period of one year, unless the person owning land in fee simple or in possession thereof under lease or contract of sale demonstrates an intent for future use for water supply, groundwater recharge, drainage, or groundwater level control, heating or cooling, cathodic protection, groundwater monitoring, or related uses. A well owner shall provide evidence to the local health officer of an intent for future use of an inactive well by maintaining the well in a way that the following requirements are met: The well shall not allow impairment of the quality of water within the well and groundwater encountered by the well. The top of the well or well casing shall be provided with a cover, that is secured by a lock or by other means to prevent its removal without the use of equipment or tools, to prevent unauthorized access, to prevent a safety hazard to humans and animals, and to prevent illegal disposal of wastes in the well. The cover shall be watertight where the top of the well casing or other surface openings to the well are below ground level, as in a vault or below known levels of flooding. The cover shall be watertight if the well is inactive for more than five