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