Laguna Woods Municipal Code Ch. 4.18 Well Standards

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 24-08, § 3, adopted Sep. 18, 2024, repealed the former Ch. 4.18, §§ 4.18.010, 4.18.020, and enacted a new Ch. 4.18 as set out herein. The former Ch. 4.18 pertained to water conservation and derived from OCC §§ 4-5-1—4-5-3, 4-5-14—4-5-19, 4-5-25—4-5-31.

The purpose and intent of this chapter to satisfy the requirements of California Water Code Section 13800.5(c), which requires cities to adopt a geothermal heat exchange well ordinance that meets or exceeds the recommended standards developed by the California Department of Water Resources, and California Water Code Section 13801(c), which requires cities to adopt a water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well drilling and abandonment ordinance that meets or exceeds the standards contained in California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 74-81. This chapter is further intended to comply with California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 74-90, which supplemented Bulletin 74-81.

(Ord. No. 24-08, § 3, 9-18-2024)

The County of Orange Well Ordinance adopted by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on July 18, 1972 (Ordinance No. 2607) is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference, as if set forth at length herein, as the Well Ordinance of the City of Laguna Woods. Not less than one copy of said ordinance has been filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be made available for public inspection. Should there be a conflict between the Well Ordinance as adopted and other Laguna Woods Municipal Code requirements, the more restrictive shall govern.

(Ord. No. 24-08, § 3, 9-18-2024)

All persons drilling wells or abandoning wells shall comply with the Well Standards Ordinance adopted by Section 4.18.020 including, but not limited to, securing permits from the County of Orange Well Standards Advisory Board and County of Orange Health Officer when required.

(Ord. No. 24-08, § 3, 9-18-2024)