San Bernardino Municipal Code Ch. 13.04 Wells

It shall be the duty of the City Board of Water Commissioners to cause measurements to be taken of all water naturally flowing out of the San Bernardino artesian basin and also of all water artificially taken and transported out of the San Bernardino artesian basin or any of its tributaries; to cause measurements to be taken of the flow of water from artesian wells in the San Bernardino artesian basin and also the depth to water in such wells that do not naturally flow to the surface of the ground; to cause to be taken measurements of the pressure of water at the surface of the ground flowing from artesian wells in the San Bernardino artesian basin; to cause to be taken measurements of all water used in the water system of the city; to keep a record, in the office of such Commissioners, of all measurements of water and water pressure hereinbefore referred to; and also to keep a book in which all persons employed in or engaged in taking any of such measurements shall record a true copy of such measurements and the person so taking such measurements shall be required in such book to state the time of taking such measurement and by some proper designation the place of such measurement and when so recorded, the person shall sign his or her name to such record.

(Ord. 677, passed 6-1-1917)

The City Board of Water Commissioners shall procure and cause to be recorded in a proper book a true and correct log of all wells that have been bored in the San Bernardino valley subsequent to the first day of August 1916, or that may hereafter be bored therein.

(Ord. 677, passed 6-1-1917)

The City Board of Water Commissioners is authorized and directed to procure such books necessary to preserve the records herein required of them to be taken and kept and to do all other things and to make such rules and regulations necessary and proper to carry this chapter into effect in order to preserve a true record of all the matters herein referred to and in order to be fully advised as to the condition of the water level and the flow and pressure of water from and in wells within the San Bernardino artesian basin, and also to preserve a true and correct record of the quantity of water being taken from said basin and conveyed to lands not overlying the same, as well as a true and correct record of all of the other matters hereinbefore referred to. The measurements and other things herein provided to be taken and done shall be taken and done at such time and in such manner as the Board of Water Commissioners shall, from time to time, direct.

(Ord. 677, passed 6-1-1917)