San Joaquin County Municipal Code Ch. 2 Permits

No person, as principal, servant, agent or employee, shall dig, drill or drive, repair or destroy any well or shall repair, replace, install or seal a pump for use on any well, whether the well is to be used for domestic, irrigation, testing, geophysical, or cathodic protection or other practices, without having a valid unrevoked or unsuspended permit to do so from the District Health Officer. The permit shall be valid for one (1) year from date of issue. No property owner shall be denied the right to install a well or pump on his property, if work is accomplished in accordance with this Division. No permit is necessary to replace or repair equipment if the sanitary seal is not broken. A fee may be charged for issuing a permit as set by resolution of the Board of Supervisors or the Board of Trustees of San Joaquin Local Health District as directed by the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. 1862; 2665)

Every person proposing to dig, drill, bore, drive, repair, deepen or destroy any well shall, before commencing the work, apply to the District Health Officer for approval of the well site and method of installation or destruction, and for a permit to do the work. Such application shall be on forms furnished by the District Health Officer and contain such information as the District Health Officer may require. Said application is to be submitted at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the proposed commencement of work on said permit application, as prescribed in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Division.

(Ord. 1862)

The Applicant applying for a permit for the construction, repair or destruction of the well shall assume the responsibility of complying with all requirements of said permit and this Division, including such rules and regulations as may be adopted pursuant to this Division.

(Ord. 1862)

Permits shall be granted to any owner or his authorized representative and to those persons having a valid County Business License and a license from the State Contractor's License Board as a well or pump contractor.

(Ord. 1862)

In the event of an emergency, as evidenced by lack of water, repairs may proceed without a permit. Emergency repairs include the construction of a new well, or the repair, deepening or replacement of a well or pump. All work done under emergency conditions shall comply with the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Division. In all such cases, the owner or contractor must file a statement that this was an emergency repair and the reason for the repair. Application for emergency repairs must be made within forty-eight (48) hours after such repairs are begun, excluding weekends and holidays.

(Ord. 1862)

The District Health Officer may grant Special Permits for limited periods of time when, in his opinion, the application of this Division or the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Division would be impracticable or unnecessary. In issuing such Special Permits, the District Health Officer may prescribe such conditions as in his judgment will be necessary to protect the public health.

(Ord. 1862)

Upon completion of a well, the applicant or the Licensed Contractor, shall file a copy of a Well Drillers Report with the Health District. These report forms will be furnished by the District Health Officer.

(Ord. 1862)

The construction, use or installation of well pits shall not be permitted, except under unusual circumstances as determined by the District Health Officer.

(Ord. 1862)