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