Calaveras County Municipal Code Art. III Locations

The well driller, or the authorized agent, shall ensure that the subject property is readily identifiable by conspicuously posting the assessors parcel number (APN), the street address, or both, at the access points of the property.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

The well driller, or the authorized agent, shall mark the proposed well site with a conspicuous well stake. The well stake shall be readily visible. The top of the stake shall be painted a bright color and marked with either "Well" or "Well Site."

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

A. If a proposed well site is relocated, after the initial well site inspection, the well driller, or the authorized agent, shall submit a re-inspection fee and request a site re-inspection for the new location. In no case shall drilling commence at the new location until approved for drilling.

B. Verbal approval to commence work at a new location, unless otherwise authorized by the director, is prohibited.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

A. All persons owning an abandoned well, except those abandoned wells that are excluded by Section 115700, Part 9.5, Division 104 of the California Health and Safety Code, shall have the abandoned well destroyed.

B. As a condition of a new well permit, any abandoned wells on the property shall be destroyed in accordance with standards prescribed in this chapter, prior to commencing work on the new well.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

This chapter shall apply to excavations that are greater than twenty feet in depth.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

A. All water wells shall be located at an adequate horizontal distance from potential sources of contaminates and pollutants.

B. The following setbacks shall be maintained:

Minimum Set Back Distances

* 30 feet from the center line of the road or the property line setback, whichever is greater.

** 30 feet from the center line of the road.

C. The director may require the use of setback distances greater than the above minimum distances and the installation of additional protections when adverse conditions or hazards present a potential threat to groundwater.

D. It shall be the responsibility of the well contractor to ensure compliance with setbacks.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

A. The director may designate specific areas as groundwater protection zones, where contaminants or pollutants are known to occur and where the construction of a well would penetrate an aquifer. In areas designated as groundwater protection zones, the director may require the installation of special well seals to prevent the mixing of water between contaminated and uncontaminated aquifers. If an applicant proposes to construct, reconstruct, or destroy a well in a groundwater protection zone, the director may require the applicant to provide a report, prepared by a registered geologist or registered civil engineer (California Business and Professions Code Sections 7850 and 6762 respectively), that identifies all strata containing contaminated or polluted water and recommending locations of any seal or seals that are deemed necessary to prevent the mixing of water between aquifers.

B. It is the responsibility of the well driller to notify the department of the existence of multiple aquifers prior to the grout seal inspection.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).

New wells shall be located so as to be easily accessible by workers to facilitate repairs and to provide adequate clearances for any equipment required for the cleaning, treatment, repair, testing and other maintenance of the new well or associated equipment.

(Ord. No. 2946, § 1, 5-6-2008).