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Department of Food and Agriculture, • Integrated Waste Management Board, and, Department of Water Resources. California cities,counties,and local water agencies are also involved with ground water quality assessment and protection. The Division of Oil and Gas has authority and responsibility for geothermal wells and other special wells constructed in the State's Geothermal Resources Areas (pursuant to Chapter 4,Division 3,California Public Resources Code). Shallow wells drilled for geothermal observation are subject to regulations and standards established by DOG. After July 17, 1991 the California Environmental Protection Agency will oversee the activities of the State Water Resources Control Board and the Integrated Waste Management Board. Some of the environmental protection activities of the Department of Health Services and the Department of Food and Agriculture will also come under the California Environmental Protection Agency. Scope, Organization, and Limitations of Standards Certain standards that apply to water wells also apply to monitoring wells. Therefore the Monitoring Well Standards refer frequently to the Water Well Standards. Standards that apply only to monitoring wells,or that require emphasis,are discussed in detail in the Monitoring Well Standards. The Monitoring Well Standards are arranged in a format similar to the Water Well Standards. These standards are not intended as a complete manual for monitoring well construction, alteration, maintenance,and destruction. These standards serve only as minimum statewide guidelines towards ensuring that monitoring wells do not constitute a significant pathway for the movement of poor quality water, pollutants, or contaminants. These standards provide no assurance that a monitoring well will perform a desired function. In most cases ground water monitoring practices and monitoring well performance, or functional requirements, fall under the purview of the various agencies mentioned earlier. Ultimate responsibility for the design and performance of a monitoring well rests with the well owner and/or the owner's contractor, and/or technical representative(s). -38-