HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1674 N.C.S. 01/20/1987_ ,
~_FE6 ~9 197 ORDIN°AN.GE N:O. 1674. N.C.S.
Introduced by Seconded by
Vice Mayor Tenter Michael Davis.
AN ORDINANCE_ TO .AMEND THE PETALUMA MUNICIPAL
CODE BY REPEALTN~G CHAPTERS 15.20, 15.24 and 15.28
AND. ADDING A NEW CHAPTER 15.20 TO INCORPORATE
CHAPTER 25 B OF ORDINANCE No. 2326 .AND
ORDINANCE 3150 AMENDING` CHAPTER 25B-4 OF THE CODE OF SONOMA COUNTY
BE IT ORDAINED. BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PETALUMA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Petaluma Municipal 'Code is her-eb:y amended to repeal
Chapter 15.24 pertaining. to the general regulations; for water wells.
Section 2.. The ,Petaluma Municipal Code is hereby amended to repeal
Chapter 15..28 pertaining th'e technical construction r-equirements for wells .
Section, 3. The 'Petaluma .Municipal-,'Code is .hereby amended by adding a
new Chapter 15 .'20 thereto to read as follows
"II WATER WELLS
Chapter 15.20
Chapter 25B of the Code of Sonoma County and Ordinance No.
315.0 amending Chapter 25B-4 of the Code of Sonoma County are hereby
incorporated herein by reference in their entirety and made a part hereof."
Section 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or
word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional by a
court of competent ,jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Courncil of the City of
Petaluma hereby declares. it would have passed and.. adopted this ordinance
and each and all provisions thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or
more of said provisions be declared unconstitutional.:
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Section 5. The City Clerk be, and she is hereby directed to
post/publish this ordinance for the period and in the manner required by
the City Charter:
Introduced and ordered posted/published this 5th day of January ,
198`7.
ADOPTED this 20th day of January 198;7 by the following vote
AYES: Davis, Sobel, bloolsey, Cavanagh, Balshaw, ®ice Mayor Tencer,
Mayor xilligoss
NOES: 0
ABSENT : 0
ATTE .
City Clerk
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• ORDIN~~iCE N0. ' .3Z~_ AU6 4
BUILDING DIV.
A~' ORDI~iwvCE OF THE. COUNTY OF SONO.!~lA, STATE OF CALIFaRNIA, REPEALING ORDINANCE 1'IJ:~48E:tS
159, ~I658, 1932 and -215'9 A~fD C<-L4pTER '25B OF THE CODE OF S~~V!Jidr'1 COUNTY AND ADDIIv'G
CHAPTER ~S'~ TO TriE' CODE QF SOUQ4SA 'COUNTY TO PROTECT THE GROLP.v'D jti;~TEF2 BY REUULF~Ti~iG
THE CONSTRUCTION, `PLt1CE.•IENT', RiCONSTRUCTI~~ AA~iD DESTRUCTI'O N OF ,~'~:aTER SVELLS A:vD TEST
HOLES ~~ITHI:ti TcIE Lf~'INCORPORt1TcD PORTION 'OF THE COUi~"fY OF St~VO~tA.
T'rii SOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SOI30~tA, STATE Oc CALI~FORVIA DO ORDAIN AS
FOLLO~~S
SECTION 1. Ordinance numbers 159.4, 1658, L932 and 2159 and Chapter 25B
of the Code of Sonoma County are,~repealed.
SECTION 2. Chapter~25B;is added to the Code of Sonoma County, California
as follows: -
A,-ticle 1. In General
25-B-1. Purpose.
25-B-Z. Definitions.
Article II. Proc~_:ire
25-B-3.
?S-B-4.
Per;nits .
Co.~struction Requre*~ents.
Article III. A:oan~onment .and Destructio:~ of ':,ells
25-B-5. Abandoned wells, test wells or holes and .destruction of wells.
Article Id. Board.
25-B-6: 1Ve11 Standards Advisory and Appeals Board.
ARTICLE I . IN GE.'VE RP.L
Sec. 2SB-1. Purpose.
(a) The purpose of this Chapter is to pro-feet the groundwater by regu3atinE the
construction, placemen~, =e~onstruc*_ion and destruction of mater wells, test wells,
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test holes and observation wells within the ;inincorporat~d portion of the County of
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Sono~3, prescribing' gez~its Tenured Therefor; iroos:g fzes rea;uir°`d t~:=='efor;
applying vernzlt=es fir the rriol3ion `rereo~; a?d crez~n'g a .+Ie '1 Standards Acvso~-y
aTd Appeals Board to as~ss2 in the ~le*~entaton of 'the Chapter.
trotecton of Ground tlat:er - No ?erson sik:Il ~:'*~osvn~Ty install or ~aiz=zin a
~, ~ bsertiaton c~:~ll i:~ zzy mz,ner: thaw ;rill result in the
well., testweil, test hple, or o
pollution or contamination, of ~.he potable ground ~rzter, and/or a,rhich a'__Iows the e:~tranee
of surface graters into the. potable or usable ground :~zter.
Cc) burin; well cons-ucrion or dentrsct~.on any str3tu:n of o Ol1T1E~, ~r2ter found to
be polluted, cont3'ninated or otherwise unfit or human consuaption shall be so sealed
off'to preclude co~n;ii~o.wtfi.otzer hater bearing strata.'
.. "dministra-rive ?~t'~ori~f ta`:at
If evidence is presented to 'the satisfaction of t:1e
a-~y e:tist~ -.g well., test well, test hole °or obserraton well i.s polluting or contaw.izat-
ing w'~e notable ground ;rater,, thz Ae?~nistrati~~e At:t:lority s:^^2.i1 require that such well„
test hell, test hole or obser.~ anon well be ~ s ==off"ed iz aecordanc° ~r=`h the p-ovis~~ns
AI'tiCSe I_I, Or repairs be dace t0 such '•'lell 0 test hole t0 ~l~mrste tiZe Uolluton
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02 conta:aation or the E? tr321'Ce 'of SurfZCB FJ8~°_= nto `~ ~ potable Or Usable e OL^.3.
wade'r'.
,B~~~DO:~IcD ~~iELL: tilzans any :J,ell crhose oTigiza: ?L-~osz ~Zd use line been. per_:az?:.t'_y
discontinse3 or :r'rich is z -suc:-~ a state of c~sr.rair that it cannot be used for its
Sec. L53-2. Definitions..
ADti1I'ZI~STRATIVE ALiriORITY. 1:'henever the t°=-n "Adr~nistzatve I~uthority" is used in
t is C:zap.t~r, it "shall be cons~t-led to mein t::e ~oze~a County ?~,sil~c health 0=fiver or
original p;,.--.Jose .
his authorc°'d represensative.
ANNULAR S?AC h:eans ~:he mace :between 2n e::C~~iat7:OF2 ca'1d the c25iilg Ot a t-e11 Or
t.'~e space betke~~ ttiao concentric casings.
A.1V'.~`L.A. Nte2ns American .9ater t7or~s .4ssoc_at:or..
CO~DUCT02 CASIf~'G.
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'rieans anouter casing .instal"led in the upper part of the. i:el'3 to
control a ".caving formation "during the well cons~t~-uc~on.
CO~~iTtL'~lI'~ATIO:~. means .an mparnent.-of the quality of the- undergroun3 waters of the
'State by sewage or industrial waste to a degree whica creates<< hazard to toe public
through poisoning or through the pread of disease.
GROUTING ,OR SEALING PdATERIALS.
(I) Additives -Quick setting cement, retardents,. hydrated iiae (tip to 1Q~ of
the volume of semen"t) and bentonte (up to 5~}, used. in neat cement, cement grout or
concrete.
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{2} Concrete - "Crass A" shall mean. concrete wth~6 acxs of Portland Ce~enx."per
yard., "glass B" shallmean .concr,ete "with S sacks ~ of PorHand Cement per yard., AlI
concrete shall have .:a maxi;mim size ..aggre,gate of three-fourths (3/4} inch oz• less. ~ _
(3) Concrete group -Shall:meam a mixture composed of `not more than t~~o parts .of
-sand and one part of Pcrtlan3`Cenent, and .not less"than 5 nor more than 7 oaZlans~
of i~rater per sack. of cezen ~ (9~ Ibs .) .
(4) Neat cement -Shall mean s mixture composed of one sack~of Portland Ceme:~t
(~4 lbs ) to not-less than 5 nor more than 7 ga_lons of`water.
(S) Paddled clay - Shall mean bentonite clays (muds) , silts or clay :nixed ~,rith
ti~ater into a.dense mass, in suchmanner as to be;.~~e i~ermeable in place. Silts or
clay must :hare a coeff:ciznt" or permeability of less tan 100 reef per year.
POLLUTIOiv. ~~ieans an alternation: of the quality of the staters of 'th'e State by waste
to a degree which unreas"onably affects (1) such waters for beneficial uses; or (2} fac-
ilities w,hc;~ serve"such beneficial uses. "Pollution" nay include "conta~ination".
OBSERVATION tVELL. A•Ieans any e:~ccavaton 1~ €eet or gr-eater in depth or ectending
into a v~ater bearing stratum irheh is constructed .for the purpose of .studying the
hjdrolooiC conditions,
POTABLE GROWD :9ATER. -Means water below the surface of -the: ground at a depth suc:~
that it has been protected from surface pollution or coraani:nation by an i;npervious
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soil stratw~ or c,hch ha.s rE~e~ved an acceptab~e aeo_
tion t~rou~l a considerab a ~:nount of soil.
PUBLIC ~~1TEr~ SYSTE:•t. ~+.e~-ls a system fo t~:e provision. o wiped water for huma.Z c~n-
suction w~:ich has fi:*e ar more services connect=ors or Te,;slirly series an average of
at least 25 individuals daihy at least 60 days out of tae ,year.
Sa,~tIT~.?Y t'tELL SE.L. gleans a devi ce placed into tie toozost part o= well casing ~:Zic.~l
.. - r = i -- ezterinQ the top of the
by ;.leans of exaanai.no gasket excludes Foreign mater:.a_ ~~o~
well casing or a device producing ~n equivalent effect. Suez device shall prevent w e
entrance of surface water to the well.
SE=_P:~GE PiT.~ ` tileazs any excavation in the ground 00 inc~ies or more in depth which
receives liquid :caste from. se:;rage, .domestic or industrial uses'., and disposes of the ~s~e.
SE~iIAGE DiSPDSrCL SYSTzT•f. ~lea-is .a septic tank and subsu~~'ce disposal field or ogler
type Of SySteIIl Or 3tpur ~°-IldZ1Ce' "t;1~Iet0 ~ whether 'pL~1~C or•pzivate, recei~ring doibe5~c
or industrial sewage waste. !sewage disposal .system.does sot inc3*.ide a sewer pipe lsae.~
SEi~JER PIPE LIivE. ~iea-ls a pipe conveying sewage waste ma.*_-ter from zzy builair_g_ or
presises to a point of dispas3l such as to a septic tarl• or sewage treatmant or dis-
posal plant.
s i~' dept ~ .
Sri~;;~L~7~ «ELL. `Aleans any wel'1 S0 feet e: _ s
TEST ~~'ELL. ~•learls a test boring to deter^..ine t?~e geological stractLre. oL the under-
grou-ld stratum for the pu-•z+ose of ccnst=-.lcti :; c water :•°ell.
'BEST 13()5..:. ~le~-l5 ally exG3V3t10n COT15tTC1Cted i:l the ~Z= ~:1 e=~CeetL'~o a d°p}tl Of 15
feet below ~:Ze Ori~Inal 0 3Llld S11rfaCe for the pur'JOS,e Of' exp? Orat7:On Of tine 51JS:Ir~aCe
of the earth for oiiil;~i~g or structu=e foundation, presence of water,. or any ot:~=r
p~~-pose ogler t~:an for. ,constrsction of a water :~e.ll.
~Y;4.STE. I.-lc7.udes' sewage an3 any other waste substances, liq:id, solid,, gaseous, or
radioactive, associated wit's hu~~an habitation, or of ~ii:.^~n or ar:na.I or=gir., or Eton
any producing,;~anufacturag or processing oaeration of k::atever nature.
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', ..~ t a*~ met~od~
;:{tLL, ,ae;~, any artificial exc3vauon c~nst~-uct..d in,.o' t'~e earb?~ by Y
r of e:cCractin;
for the p;u-nose or :r ec~aron;• or.~und' ~ ater , exclu^ in g oil , gas , and
;eot:~ernal 'veils:.
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to cover the toprost dart of a '
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must be so constract_d to: be structurally sound, secueiy attahed, alza Prevent t';e
entance of foreio material..
YELL DESiRUCTIO~. Certain
work done to an ecsting ti; at
==.well,
the inter:. of which
is to effectively seal the er_tzre we31 up to the sur`~ce,
intersected i;at_T stratum is sealed and isolated f:'oII eve r:n such
ry otter a manner that each
stratums and from
- surface water. - _ - .
;YELL RECONSTRUCTION. Csrtan work done to an exi.stao Ovate. ;yell in order to restore
its production, replaee~ defective casing, seal off' c-ertsn strata or SlL''faCe eater o=
siriilar +rork, not to include .the •.cl°anzg out. of se~.~ ~erts or surging.,,- or mai~iten~zce
to the pug or ap~u*_ena~ces «here t1e i*~teority oT the annular seal or water beariz;
strata are not violated.
tiVELL STA~JA~S z~VISOR'i ?~\D APPE.aI.S BOAA~. :•1_ans a fi~+e-ne:~ber board atPaizted by
the Board of Supervisors to advise t:^.e ~d.,,iZist==ti:"- ~_thority on the i~le~en~taioz
to .hear arpeals, aid to ac"t on suC:7 'Ot1e~ II2tters properly referred
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Sec. 250-3. permits,. .
Required ;Io cons t'-uctio^• cr recorst-~ct_on of a wel? s;_al'_ be co;~enee--'.
on any property ;tor s~all "aay well be destroyed until a pe*-aiit to do such: wor?c shall
nave been first obtzsn~d f2oII the nd.*nnistrztive ~u`~-~ori ty, eYCept in the evert of • an
emerg°ncy, aff6eti`;1g heylth, 11fe Or CTCps, Or 11'lestOLk, 3 license3 contractor *n3}'
start work immeetiately° .and shall. aoti~y the .aa~zstrati~~e ;antzo;-ity by telephone of
for a perua on .t:~e nett re;alar
the l~or: being done -ar.3 maI•e wr2tt_n zpplycatio~.
ousiness day th'eeater.
~b~ Issurslce of Per.ZZts - \O per:n:.t Sall be iss'~ed t0 GCIIStrL:Ct Or reCOnstr'1Ct Or
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destroy a well except to a contractor, licensed as a well drsller in accordance with
tiie provisions of the California Contractors Law (Chapter°9, Division .3; of the Business
and Professions Codej; howeuer, a permi may be issued to the~oc;rner of record of any
property, in the event that said owner shall agree to personally purchase all ;aaterial
and perform all Iabor.n connection with the construction, reconstruction or destruction
of a ke~ll located on Said_ prODerty or that s-hall employ a licensed :~re13 drilling con-
tractor to perform such wok.
(c) Classes of Permits -There shall be three types of pernits, namely: Class I,
Class II, and destruction.
(a) Class IPermts -Shall be issued for the installation or„reconstruction of a
well, test well, test hole or observation well., where suc.?i~tisell location .conforms with
the :ainmum distances set forth yin. Table 1, .and where she Administrative authority
deems no conditions exist wiii~ch would result zn a pollution-or contamination of the
potable grow:d water.
(e) Class II Permits -Shall be required for the inst~llztion or reconstruction of
a well, test well., test ho3e or obserti~aton well, where such s.e11 location is closer
thane the :sni;nu-~ distances set forth in. Table 1, or where :she ~.dministrative Autnorit;•
deems conditions may exist which may result in .a contamination or pollution of the
po.tabie g_-ol.md water unless special cons;~~-sctor_ features .are included in the well
constzuction. In no instance shall wells be less than 50'.feet f_om septic tanks or
sewage. disaosal systems,
(f) Reconstruction per•.t -Shall be 'issued for any urell, test well., test hole or
obser~.~ation well reconstruction work.
(g) Destruction Permits - ShzLl be 'issued for any well, test well, test hole or
observation well destruction work.
(h) Applicat-ion. for Permit -Any person Legally entted to apply .for and receive a
permit-shah make such application or. fo ~. provided for that purpose. He shall give
a description of the character of the work proposed to be done, aad the location and
o~arcrship of the iob site.
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Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as provided in this Chapter. Fifty
percent (S0~).of the fee shall be returned to the applicant should the permit be dznie3
o,f if the permit is cancer ed crthn 60 days after issuance and no wor?c has been done.
A permit shall r.eaiain in effect :for one year from date of issuance.
The Administrative Authority may require the. applcazt~or his duly .authorized agent
to submit plans, specifications or dr-airings, and such other information as he may
deem necessary.
If the Administrative Authority determines that the plans, specifications, drawings.,
descriptons,,or information furnished•by the .applicant are in compliance with this
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ordinance he shall issue the ,permit applied for upon pay~ent of the required€ee as
herinafter ..fixed.
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(i) Obtaining, Permit -Any person who' shall co~saence any wort for which a per~.it is
required by thin Chapter without first having obtai_*~ed a pest therefor, shall if
subsequently permitted to obtain a permit, pay double t:~e,permt fee for such work,
provided however,. that this 'provision shall not 2~ply tb emergency irork when it shall
be proved. to "the satisfaction of the Adminis*_at_~%e ~u~aorty that such work eras urgently
necessary .and that it was .not practical to obtain a permit before commencement of the
tirork. In all. cases a permit must be obtained as soon as it is possible to do so, and if
there be an unreasonable delay as determined ti"y the Ad.*~inistrative. Authority in
obtaining suc~ perin:t., a double fee as herein provided shall be charged. .
(j). Cost Permit -Upon making application fo;r a permit the applicant shall pay a
fee as established by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.
(k) Inspection -All we is or ,test holes constructed or reconstructed, or destroyed
shall be subject, after issuance of the permit, to inspection by the Administrative
.Authority to ,insure compliance with all the require:~ents of thin Chapter. If, after
notice is given b'et~leen 8°:ff0 and 9:00 a.m. (normal County workin; days) frith a minimum
of one hour -lead time to the Administrative Authority, inspection is not made during
normal orocess of construction, t~~or;: shall cor.t'inue; howe~~e:, compliance with the code
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shall roe strctl;;~ zdhered to °by the permit holder and%or 3~D11C°~l`.:.
Sec. 253-~. Constructaa requsremen.ts.
(a) Req~.:.i.rements for ~YeLl Construction - A11 i;~.ter_sls and :~.^^-a^s~? shall be
no less than the o•. ley specified herein. The reCUi~sWents or t~.ese standards are
minimal only and any material or nethod deteraLned by the Ads*,s:.ratve Authority to
give eouivalent, or better 'results:, may be required. Materials or ,:~ethods zot covered
by these standards mist receive xhe written aparoval of t~.,a Admizis•t='at=ve authority
prior to use. Wells intended as a water supply source 'fo= a Public lti'ater~System as
defined in Article I of this chanter shall be constrt:ctec in acco=dance with the stand-
ards r°commended by the Calfo-za Depart^ent of iYA`Qr. Resources - Sull. ;r'o. 74 - ~Yater
Plell Standar.~.s: State of California.
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(b) Location - :0ells shall Abe located as prescribed in Tsb1e 1.
Table 1. .. ..~. .. ..
~Z..-iimu,-n Distances
Fr^~a ProYerty Line 5 feet
100 feet
From Septic Tangy:-Sewage D15i.,QSaI System
ewer P.'pe :.ine of ?~ feet
From Pub"e or Pr~va~s S
approved „atertioht pining and joining :r:~terial: .
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From Other Public or `Privat;z Se:J:er P_pe Line SO et
From Subs-.:r:ace Disposal ~iel$ 100 reet
From Seepage Pit 150 feet
(c) zYe:apton -. A:w.ell may be installed closer t~:an L;~e ;.L;zimum cis~an ces ,prescribed
i:n Table I if. t:*~e :4dmnis`tratve Au~;~ority ~izd:s that compliance is i:~ractic3l because
of wzusual cend eons and if he finds that stecial ~staZdards -ay be apali°d to the ::vs.ll
constrsct_on so that in~ h"is op~on ro danger of cor.,tamination or pall~.aion to the
potable o o~d :vat'er will, resuT:t, however, ~.inder :nc circumstances shall a well be
constrscted less than 50 leet frets a septic tsn?c or sewage disposal system. Such:
saeci al standards of c~nst~-ucton s'nall be approved :vy the A.^ristrative :~ut?:ority arc
additional insaecticns I~lar b° r~~L'::~°C t0 355e:ie Strl~~ c~nfO:~.~aT1c2 wlth Si1Ch S?eCial
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. tandards. 3ucn 3 we11,`test well,.test hole; or o:p erraton well shall require a
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('d) Protection., -_ .At ah times during the- prggress ~of t::z ':nor-~ the :tie:Il shall be
. prd tected in suca a ma*~~er_ as to prevent, ~s far as poss~3le, ta.-nperng «th tie zaell,
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tne entrance of foreign matter .into the well or- the entrance ~f drilling and into
streams, etc. ti9ater and drilling 'mud used in drilling shall be free fron cont~naton,
or rendered free €~om contamination, by chlorination or other approved methods_ Pits
constructed for recirculation of drlliag.mud during construction s:~all be so protected
that no undue safety haard is created for maZ. or' animal's. .
(e) Casings - All metal .casing used in well construction shall be ^.ew and shall have = ,
a minimum thicI~ess of 12 gauge for 'wells 'up to and i:~cluding 5 inches in diameter,
and a minimum thicrness of 'T0 gauge for wells l0 nczes r.daneter or over.
All casings shall be placed with suf.fieient care to avod-~ariage to casing sections
or joints. The uppermost per-forations shall be at least 25-feet-below the groun3 sur-
face, except in '+.he .case of a shallow well and :beloc~ an impervious stratum whenever
passible.
~I1 concrete pipe casing used is weal aozst-~_tc.io:~ shall. De zasa, free of dafects ar"d
shall ¢onforn ~o the latest revision of the foLo;~Zg specifications (aj~'IVA C301)
(1) State of California Specifie3tions for concrete culvert pipe (1;ST-I C-14} plain
concrete pipe or equal. -
{2) State of California Specifications foT reinforced concrete culvert.; reino-reed
concrete .pipe specs,.; (:4ST?~I C-76 and/or ASS'rI0 hI-170) or equal.
All polyvnylehlorde 'casin'g us.ed.n well const:uct~'on shall be new, free of defects,
and shall becl.ass 160 or equivalent, and shall meet aST~•1 2241-73 ana 1754-69 standar-ds.
Other casing material may be accepted upon reco~nenaaton of the jVell Standards
.advisory and Appears' $oard.
The casing shall extend at least 6 inches above=the .o ound sur--face, and at least one-
half (1/2) inch above tie surface of any surroun.~'.ing concret° slab. E_~cceptiors m<~y be
allo:+ced by the Administrative ~uthozity.
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(f) Grouting. - T~ •• arL-ular s I'1 oe ---`1 ea ,;,_ ~ci acs; _pt~.:, _ _ grout
o ~i•• 7.C0' s13a fi 1 '~ i+' -c ~-1 ~ hat'~ng 3
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2 ~ Zc:~es except ~n t. ° r
minimum t:uckness of tiro () ~, ~`., c-as'e. o~ a eonc.ete p?pe cased well,
ti.hich shall be tree (~) .inches.
The grouting :~ateral shall consis~ of neat :.cement,,,. c~:~ert grout, fuddled clay, or
concrete,
The grout sh311 'extend from. the ground surface to zt Ieast 2~ feet below the grownd
surface, except in the caste of shallow wells where no 'watzr bearng.stra~.tm is encouZ~_~-~:~
below ZO feet, the grout ~snall e:ctend to a depth of I0 feet,.
Prior to grouting, a picker of ce~eat, concrete, or steel ~aay be installed at the
bottom of the annular space:tube grauted. T:~e o out sza1l be a_plied ilZ one c ontinc:aus
rocess either b
p y pressure or bygravity
in accor~.azce .. ~ _
tiff"ith groper cons traction
pract=ce
,
in such a manner as to .exclude surface and ether undesirao2e wale. f_or~ the will.
(g) Conductor Casing - Wrien a conductor casing is used, the :grout seal shall extend
at least four (4) feet belo:~ the lcctiest point- of sucz conductor casing, ar a mini.-~:ra
of 20 fEet.
(:~) Gravel - ?'he gTa/el ued shall be cie~~ se_e~ted a.~.d .free of cort3minz_nts. I:~
5i1C.. SO'?aL10:15 :vi:°.2e ap~Z'?Ci3Dle aaZiCLLZtS OS 5oia~ OI' ~Z1'~ ~3J ?e d23:r:1 fTOm tale :{ey].
a pipe _oT the addition of addt:~onal o avs3 tic e pa•.?: day be installed and cao~ed.
('_) trell PltS' - Nell pits Or belOSr o Oil:id G'~C.:aro2 7iD8s ';da'f be peT.ui:tted at the
disc==ton of~ the Administratiue authe~ty, ivhe=e t!:e we1.= casing t:rm_ra;.es in. a
pit be'loiy the ground s;:rface, the pit shall be coast=lcted of .~oroii,thic, rein=arced
Clzss A concrete, or equal, watertight in all respects. The top of such pit shall be
covered either t;r:t?i a concrete s`Iab or ~aua1 uaterial, o~ with a hosing of satis_ac_oz-`r
construction. T:1e Iasi-ng shall be carried at least ei$.ht (3) inches 2tiove the tit
floor. The well :pit sha.il be so coast ~cte3 an3 arotected t'rat ~i~ .~ ,-` = e
waters cznnot en•_zr the pit. The pat shall be trori~ed •,ti•~z a drainage sum a^.d ;~. auto-
matiC sll'T1J pU2ap' '(Or =~' to~oaQraphy pzr.:uts, a "tree" diSC}2asg2 72'Ot°C~ed agaiIlst e:7t~a::Ce
of rodents, insects or flooding) . T'ne dscha.r.ge pine from t~:e ~••.
-~^.n t•.:~o s::all pct be
C'Jt1i12CtGC t0 aTry 52':~`~r Or uiae dT2i^i. k~it5 si~ali Pa'e e3s~' aC^.e55 Or irC~e:' 0~8r ti iii ~.
-il-
' maintenance and inspection of tie equipment and shall 'hswe a locked hatch. Door:~rays
or hatches shall at :all times: effecti ve,l'y keep ;dater out of the ait.
. .
{~) Access,Openzng Into WeI3 Casmg.-Access openings into the well casing or con-
doctor pipe :for addition of gravel to a r3ve1 paced cell, for soi~ang the well,
for air release; for disinfection, and 'for aay other purpose necessary for ~ntenanee
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and operation of the well ar"e peim.tte3, but must terminate a`~:otle flood and ~hioh water
1'evels, or have.a watertight seal.. These openings- shall de prctected<by,.caps against-
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entry of small animals, :nse'cts; flood water, drainage or pump drpnage, and other
contaminating. matter.
(k) Disinfection -Newly :constructed or reconstrscted .veils shall, be adequately
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treated .in- such a manner as ~to dsi:~€ect all parts. of° -the ~i~ell upon completion with
chlorine or an equal disinfect-ng chemical. _~
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1 .Completion-- Upon. comoleton`of'a well, the driller "sha.ll be responsible for
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the abandonment of. pit used for circulation of drillir.~ ~.zd and- the installation of a
well cover. .Final. approval of the water well by the. Adisinis~.r~tive Authority requires
submission to the. ~Ad~ninstratve Authority wi train sD ;,rork°ng dzys ~ of completion of the
,.ell, a eo..r],eted water well drller's repor~ ~: c~ c•.
,.t ~:. detail on the State Depart-
ment of plater cZesources~ repbrtrig form or equal.
Article i3I. Ab.ordonment and Destr.~c*_~~ ~1 ~.els,
'Sec. 253-5. :9bandoned wells, test w~lTs or holes, aZd destru:aion of. wells.
(a) Abandoned.Wela_s -the owner of any .property shall be responsible-for .destroying
any. abandoned °wel`l, test kole'; test well, or obser~raton ;~eII located thereon. Upon
determination that a .weal is p'ohluted or contaminated, oris a potential -haiard to the
purity of the :underground waters, and reasonable effo is to clear the pollution or con-
tamnation have 'been usuccess.ful the Administrative .authority shall have the authority
to en-force the.pe~manent abandonment of said well in accordance with the procedures
listed in this sect-ion.. The burden of expense ~_ one abandonment of such wells or test
.holes shall b,e the responsibility of the property o;aner. ~ _
(b) ~ iVells, 'Test Wells, Test Hones or Obsen~a-lion ~~lells - A,-ey well:, test well, test
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r, zi hed ~.; ei i shall be abard.zed
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' ~~ell ''~_" 1 z not 'co;^p..~e
hole, or obser ~ta:on. • ~~~ ici s h.e s
she hell d~lle. ~.,or ;o l-avng t, ite~.
~cardance ,~~a the`approve~ Pro.cecur_s ^Y ._ .
. in a_ ~ be ,~~d for one
- °lls s..al'1 not.
;~'~~'.-'ldOied tisells, ~~s~ holes, :tZSt wei.~.5 ~ OJSerV3ton •r •.
_ - 'stance or l~,lid t'rat ~aY co*~t3~;v:naLe ar pollute he' o ound. rater .
disposal of, .any sua
i' or observation ~+eils: are to be oac~c_~e`d n.,.n "the sa3s soil
Test 2ulss, test w~e_ls
• days of per con- '
A l~hich is to b,e cozZpact..d to suc:i a ae~re- th?t nZnety(90)
exc~vat.:d, .-
of `bac.__1, sLC.h baekf;.11 is at or above surrouzdiz~ g='oun~ prefe~-
;.~- i T
pletion
. ._ o ;f water ~r~atzoas zze
able 'alternate is to fill such. -Boles ~•rith C? ass 3 conc.et..
-°,- '•n the test wel"1 and the pest well is not cased an3 sealed; t~~' tDD ~~`
encoun~...-ed i
' • - ~. - o ~ , ~^T or out in; ^_a*_e_als as l~s wed
3= .
feet of t°St well -shall be "sealed w~R prop..r sea •.,, .
-- iIl Section ?S-b
~'nole ~~re11 is co:~lete, a rercrt
well tea ~ observation -
.~fter such- destru~tior, •o=' a ,test ~ ..
. ~ ~• , , wiic~.~ sl:al`1 'inclu3e a to or soil;
• s?all be submitted to the Administrative ?.uuzority ..
,. ~ e:~cotmtered and t,1e 3e"tried anc~ ~'•ater.1l o€ backfilling o-
~02'a3ti'Jns .a'ld Wate_ st.2t.. ~ <
sealing the test hole in co~lance with this orzin~nce.
_. ,~e1i a de,~ailed e;r3luati on and
(c) ~est~uct~cn of ke11s - Prior to destr~;r-•"=,~ a -~
Authori ;r by a l iceas ed
,oll S;~a;1 ~oe submi*te:: •=
reao't on :e ti, -
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,t:e -° t~~e of we11 to be sealed, al_ k~o~~rn
well contractor. Such =e?ort sham zzd_c_ - _
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d
° ~ condi _iQns qi t e soil. 3*I~ the TPt~1'J s and naterials
inioratoa of t"e ~-olo~i;c? 1
-~ and ~a _e:-ials used in
aZd se2lir~ pros°ss. T"^°: ;aetho`s
ying '_
to be usea ~n t e dsstro
u~'a~1. ~~.=~d `t~atsr
destroying 'c:ell's .:~~d test holes s!~all be such tia~ tr.° totavae or ~-
,. ,;3mihaton or the eat:-3.nce of ,,u-far. water thereto..
is :protectec fr5s~ Pollution or con*.
al? ab~,-~-,~~~^'ed ti~rel _ shall be des ;:rov=d !as follows
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{1) ~zy obs =actor. in the yell s~:all _be Fe ovea ~h"en possible.
possible.
(?) ?s much c3s~n~ shall be re:~oved as '
- ~~. `r." Os510:1e (~eDe~dlr.~ OTl file t}'~B O Cis='Z~~ ~:1e 2~:?`~1;1Zn~ CS51:1~ „1~_
be- ri~oe3 or ~~e'-'orated- .
_ _ feet f c;~ the ssrface .. ~ _.
1, ., tin ^ot ^:ore thar~ ~0
(,;) The. ~reli shall 'fie fi :ed. to l
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,' u~icc:ita.::snated clay, s;nd or other ror3azc Nater_al t^eZ seale3 to a 3eptri of at
least 50 fe°t :pith ?perl~ous materials such as Glass B concrete,, concrete group., neat
ces^.~nt or pud~Iled clay. ,
(S) The placement of u^e msterlals sh all he don° is sscz a ,cay as to assure. a
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dense sell, free of voids, in oraer to exclude surrace ::meter. .
(d) Altenatiti•e 2,ietho,ds -Other methods or destroying :tells and test holes ;aay. be
approvz:i by the Administrative Authority if in ~h.s opinion an equivalent effect will
result, and no cozta~*~ination or polIutionto the ~ota~Is or usaale sound tiaater will
occur.
Article Ib'. Neil Reports
Sec. 25-B-6.: iVel1 .Reports ~ - -
Every person who hereafter digs, bores or d=ills a water well, test :cell, test hole,_
observation well or cathodic protection well, or ahande:is or ~destrw, s any such well _
or test hole, or :,rhb deepens or.reperforates any such :~e~ll.or test hole, shall file
:~rith the Ad~.iistrative Aut?lority a report of c~rplet~on of such well or zest hole
withr. 30 days after its construction or aTter:atoa has been comp3eted.
T"e report shall be made on for;as furnished by t^e Depa_ ,.-gent or ".ater Resources
or the Ad~-unistratye ~.utnority and shall conta_-: such izfor~a~ion as the D=pa.~ent
OI ;Valet ResOTlrces Or t}'ie :~C^1n15tratll'e .-L`1t:?O~it'+ shall r°~111=e, includi;~?~ bui n0~
11.2L1tB t0: (3) d25'C~7.~tlon Of tjle well ~r teSt .'10:10 sltz suf~l6ientlV e aCt t0
permit location and identification of the well or test noes ('~) detailed log of
.::e wel'_ or test hole; (.c) description. of the t.-e of cons`.r_'ctier:; (d) ae~tails -
of perforination; ,a_nd (e) methods used for sealing off ssface pr contaminated waters.
Article V. Boards
Sec. 25-B-i. ,Nell Standards :advisory Board.,
:~ ZVell stanaar:is Aavisorr Board appointed by the 3oard o€ Su~erv-ysors shall, consist
of five ,zenbers: Qne licensed well drilling contractor.; an agricultural represe^t2_-
live; a auali-lied sanitary e:~gneer or registered geologist qualified in the field
of ground :rater hydrglo;y; a Calfornis Registered Sa-:~ta~:az eaverienced in Sell
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• `~ construction; and a me:rber at large.
Members shall serve for .a tar.ee-year term and; until..t~ie qualification 'of a successor,
e~ccept that the firs ~me~d'ers shallserve :tagoered` "t-'er-his, as eetezrined by drawing of
lots, z the foYlot~ng.,~anners one nemi~er shall serve fora one=year term of office.;
tsvo memb'ers' Shall sense for a trap-year .term of office; tcto members shall serve for a_
three-year term or" office. All such terms. shall end on ~he~first :-londay of the yes
in tiahich such germ is to expire.
Traveling and other e.~penses inc-~,-red by each.Board ~aember in the performance of his
official duties shall be .rembursed.at a rate to be:determined by the Board'of Super-
.visors. ~ .. .. - ~. _ - ..
Sec. 25-B-7(a) . Function- of th'e iYell Sta*~dasds Advi+sory Board ~-
The '~Vell Standards -Ad~ri pry Board:_s established to advise ,the :4dminstratve Authorsty
on the acceptability of-altern3`e materials and. well dr lln~ practices.. - -
The Fubli:. Health 'Officer as.the Adriiris~rative :authority shall be an ex officio
:ember and sha_'I~act as secretary of the Nell Standards Advisory Board.
Seca 25-B-7('o). Fuh,li-c Cons~,tu~'ed
's'he Board or Supervi.scrs 3eclares that the indi~i''~~al's ;avpoZted to the office of
me~aber of the S~1e11 Standards Advisory Board are it~nded to represent the public
interest by preservation of t~:e 'ground water res:o~rce. ~lccor3ngly, the Board of
Supervisors finds for purposes of •pers'ons c~ho cold' such of~ce, the will :industry
is t3nta~not.^~t to and constitutes the ,public g_e:ierally ,~rit'hi'n the. nzar.ing of Secpon
87103 of the Gover•unent Code..
Sec. 25-B-8, tV-ell !Sta~3ar~s Appeals 3'oard
The Board- of Supervisors shall ;serve as Yell Standards :Appeals Board,
Sec. 25-B=9 (a) . Function, .qf th;z G'I;ell_Standards AppPal.s Board
The Nell Standards Appeals Board shall hear. appeals from d"ecisions" of the Adninistra-
tive Authoty for approp:-a.ate .applia3tion of regulations and procedures established
under this Chapter.
?Yt:i_z 30 days after the decision by the AdMin_strative• Authority, appeal *nay be
.
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aAen t~ the 'fie? 1 Standards ~~peals 3oa~-a, inz. ap~lid~tor: o` appeal. s.'~all be filed
,~Jth t:~e administrative :autlor~ty. appeal ~iay Vie; 'ta:en 'or. any app3.caa;~, the oe~rner
" of DrO;Dert;' ';.o which `the application relates, 'or t'.:° o:Vaer of property con~igu~us to
the property 'to which the application relates. For purposes of determnizg~conti~uity.,
the property line shall- be projected to th`e center of ~u::li`:. sr+eets or hign~:ays.
At hearing, tie ~ppl:i~cants and the Administratvz :~.athor_ty s'rall be oven reasonable
.opportunity to be heard and present evdene~., After an e~ress~ fne~ng of pact,
decisions shall be in ~~rrtzzg and sIzall _~e .delivered bo she a~I-icazt. in person or by
r~ailin; to. the address stated. on the applies ion, aTd .to the Adnirsstr=atve. Authority.
Decisions of the ;Nell Standdds Appeals Board are fiz31. Snould no decision be r.~ndered
within. '~nir-cy (~o). Sys af~~- hearing on appeal, the appeal is denied unlzss time""is ~;-~°
ezten~ed by action of the Board. `~';== •-
Artiche `JI~. Penalties, SeveTabilzty, Effective Date
Sec. 25-B-9: Penalties
,~-:y person, fi:^a, ~or corporation or agency or enp3oy~e of any person, frri or eorpor3-
t;:gin :rho violates any rsle,s or regulations cor ~ ea ?:~reTa, sZail be ~ul~y of a us-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereor shall be pL~=shed. ~y a fine of not less than
~,aenty-five dollars ($25) nor :yore than five :und_ed .~~a ar"s ($SOJ), or by imnrson^~ent
in the Cot:nty Jail for not ~-nore than six (6) mont:s, or Toy 'ooth such fine and. imprison-
ment. Eac'~ .person shall be deemed gu+lty of a separate :gffense for each. day du.zo
~y portion of which any violation of any of`the provzsiors of this Cnaptsr is committed.
Sec. 25=b-IO'. Severabli-ty
1~ -:.>y s;eeton,; subsection, sentence, clause, or ph-rase of this ordinance is for any
reason Held to he tmconstitutonal or invalid, such dz~son sh3I1 not affect the
validity of the remansn; portions of this or-.dinares. T'.:e B'oa_d o~ SupeTrisors herby
declares that it. would have: p"assed this ordinance. and ,every section,,, subsection., sentence,
clause or phrase thereot, ir.espectve of the fact that any~on'e or sore sections,.sub-
sections, clauszs, or phrases be 3eclared u,.ccnstitu_ionzT or in~-alid.
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Sec. 25-B-11: off°et-ys Date
This Ordinance shafil be and the s'a~e is hereby declared to be in full force and
effect from -and after tY+.rty (SO) days after f7e date of its :passage .and shall be
,published once before the expiration of fifteen (15;) days after staid passage, ~,rth
the na;aes of the Supervisors votiZg for and against same'in ~a ne:Yspaper of general
circulscion.
In regular session of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma, State of
Califorzi.a, finally passed this day of ~ 19 -, on regular
roll call of the members~~ of said Board :by the follotivng 'vote: ~-'
Supervisors ..._ .. ._ __ ~ ... . - .. _ . _ .... ...
ue~Long Rudee Johnson Koengshofez _ Kahn
ayes Noes ~ ,abstain ~ ~ Abs-tent
S0 CP.DE~~.
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ORDINANCE 'k0„ 31.50:
•• An ordi"nance of the Coun y ,of Sonoma, State, of California, amending Section
25B-4 of the 'Sonoma County code to Permit Shallow Sealing of Agricultural
wells."
The Board of Supervisors of 'the County of Sonoma, State of Cahifornia, do
ordain as follows:
Sec. 258-4. Cons ruction requirements.
(a) Requirements for°1de11 Construction - All materials and.wockmanship
shall be no .less than the:qualitry specified herein. ?he requi~remeats of these
standards are minimal only,and 'any material or method de'tenained by the
`Adminis rative Authority 'to give equivalent, or better results, may be
permitted. Materials or methods not covered by these standards must receive
the wribten approval of the Administrative Authority pr:i!or to use. 6de11s
intended as a xater supply source for a Public Hater Sys tem. as defined in
Article Z of this chapter shall be constructed in accordance with the
standards recommended by the California Department of -Hater Resources - Bull.
No.. 74 - 6later bdell Standards: State of California.
(b) Location - idells shall be located as prescribed in Table 1..
Table 1.
Hinimum Distances
From Property Line S feet
From-Sept'i.c Tank-Sewage Disposal System 100 -feet
From Publ~;c or Priawat,e Sewer Pipe ;Line of 25 feet
apprpved watertight.. pip;i-ng and joining materials
From Other Public or Private Sewer Pipe Line 50 feet
From Sub§'ur€'ace Disposal Field 100 feet
From Seepage Pit ~ 150 feet
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(c) Exemption - A well ma_y be %nstalled closer than the minimum distances
prescribed in Table 1 if the Admi~nis,tr-ativ.c I1uLh~r'ity Ends tfiat compliance is
impractical because. of unusual cond'i'tions and if he finds that special
standards may be appL~ed to the well construction so that i;n h;is opinion no
danger. of contam:ina"t ion or 'pollution to the potable ground water will .result,
however, under no; ciacumstances shall a we1T" be cons ructed less than 50 feet
"from a septic tank or sewage dispoal system: Such special standards of
construction shall be approved by t~he~Adm;n:istrative Authority and addit"ional
inspections may 'be required to assure strict conFoc:nance with such special
standards. Such a well;, test wel'1, test hole oc observation well >sh-all
require- a Class II permit.
(d) Protection - At all times :during the. progr"ess .of the work the well
shall be protecfed i;n sorb a manner as to .pceuent, as far as possible, .
tampering with the well, the entrance of foreign mat er into the well or the
entrance of dri'll'ing mu.d i"nto streams, a c. Wate:c and drilling mud used in
drilli°ng shah be free from contamination,~or rea`deced Free from contamination
by chlorination or oEher approved methods. Pits constructed for recirculation
of drilling mud during c'onstcuc ion shall 'be so protected that no undue safety
hazard is created For man or animals..
(.e~) Gasings:° - All metal casing used in well cons^truction shall be new and
shall have 'a minimum thickness of 12 gauge for wells up
inches .n d-ame..,ter, and a minimum thickness of 10 gauge
diameter or over.
All.. cas,~ngs shal'1 be placed' wi t`h suf.f iaier.l :case to
sections or joints. The uppermost perforation shall be
the ground sod€~ace; ezce"pt in the case o,f a steal ow weft
impervi"ous stratuia whenever possible.
to and including 8
for wells .10 .inches in
avoid d'amagr_ to casing
at least 25 feet below
I and below an
All concrete pipe casing used in well_ ronstrue~tion shall be: new, free of
defects and shall conform to the late t rey.isi~o,n of the fol owing'
specifica'ti;o.ns (A{~141A C301) .
(1) State of,Califormia Specifications foc concre a .culvert pipe (ASTH
C-14") plain concrete pipe or equal.
(2) State of California Specifications for reinforced concre a oulvert;
reinforced concrete pipe specs. (ASTH x:•76 andior ASSHO H-170) or equal.
.All polyvinychlorde~casi,ng used in~well construction shall be new, free
of defects, and shall he class 160 or equivalent. and shall mee;t:ASTM 2241-73
and 1:784-69 standards.:
Other casing material may be accepted upon recommendation -of the Well=`==
Standards Advisory and Appeals Board..
The casing shal'1 extend at least 6 'i"nc'hes above 'the ground surface, and at
least one-half (1/2) inch above the surface of any surround'ing concrete slab.
Exceptions may be allowed by the Administrative Authority.
(f) Grouting - the annular space shall be filled with acceptable grout
having a minimum thicknes of two (2) inches., except in the case of a concrete
pipe eased well, which shall 'be three (3) inches.
The grouting material shall con"sist of neat cement; cement grout, paddled
clay, or concrete.
The grout shall e'xten-d from the ground suer,face to at leant 20 feet below
E'he ground surface, except in the case of shallow wells where no water bearing
stratum is encountered .below 20 feet, the grout shall extend to a depth of 10
feet.
Prior to grouting, a packer of cement;, concrete, or saeel may be installed
at the bottom of the annular space to be grouted. Zhe grout shall be applied
in one continuous process either by pressure or b.y ~rawity in accordance with
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proper construction practice, in such a manner as to exclude surace and other
undesirable water from the `well..
(g) Conductor'Gasing -when a conductor casing is used, the. grout seal
shall extend at least four. (4) feet below the lowest point of such conductor
casing, oc' a minimum of ~20 feet.
(h) Gravel - The gravel used shall be clean, se.l,erted and. free of
contamnan,„ts. Zn such formations where appreciable amounts of sand or silt
may be d'r.awn from ahe well..., a pipe for the addition of addit-ional gravel to
the pack may be ins'talYed and capped. _ ,
(i) GIeIl Pits -dell p'i_ts or below ground discharge pipes may be
permuted at the discretion of the Admi.nstrati:ve Author°ty, t~Jhere the well
casing terminates in a pit below the ground surface., 'the•pit shall be _~
constructed of. monoli`thi'c, reinforced Class A concrete, or equal, watertight
in all respects. The top•of such pit shall be covered either with a concrete
slab or equal material, or wi"th a housing of sati,sf_ac~.tory construction. The
casing shall be carri.ed~at least `eight (8) inches above the pit floor. The
well pit shall be so constructed and protected that .flood., rain., or surface
waters cannot-enter 'the pit. The .pit shall be pr,ov~ided with a drainage sump
and as automatic sump pump. (or if topography permits, a "free'" discharge
protected against entrance of rodents, insects. or floodingJ,. The discharge
pipe from 'the sump pump shall not be connected to any sewec.or pipe drain.
Pita shall have, easy access for proper operation, maintenanr.e and inspection
of the equi;pmen',t an`d shall 'have a locked hatch. Doorways or hatches 'shall at
ail times' efPect~i,vely 'keep water out of the pit .
(,j) Access~Op.enisng-Into Well Casing - Access openings 'into- the well
casing or conductor- pipe for addition of gravel to a gra el packed well, for
sounding fhe well, for air release, for disinfection .and for any other purpose
nec~tieary Por maintenance and operation of the well are permitted, but must
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terminate: a'oov:e fao.od. and 'high water leye'ls, or have a watertight seal. The
openings shali'be ,protec'ted by caps against entcy of smal-l `animals, insects,
flood wafer,. drainage or pump drippage, and other contamination matter.
(~k) Oisinfec ion - Newry consitcurted or ceconstcuated' wells shall be
adequately freaGed in such a manner as to' disinfect all parts of the well upon
completion with chlorine or an equal disinfecting chemical.
(1) Complexion -Upon comp et-,ion of a well, the driller shall be
resgonsi:ble.for khe abandonment of the ,pit used for cirrula+ton of drilling
mud and Ehe installation iof a weal rover'. Final apQ,roval of the water well by
the Adminisxrative Authority requires submiss'i.on to the Administrative
Authority within 30 working days of completion of the well., a completed water
well driller's report made ouf in detail on the State U'ePartment of Slater
Resources reporxing form or..equal.
(m) Exemption - Ag~r.icultural well-s are exemp,t`from.the grouting
requiremenxs as defined in Section 25'B-4(F) of tfi;i§ or,di°nance. Agricultural
wells are: defined as wells used to supply water for crop or vineyard
irrigat_on or ofher agricultural purposes and not. for human consumption or
other domesaic uses, and which are. located in shallow river and stream
underflow areas. Exemp io~s'are subject to the submittal of adequate
justificat.i,on by ahe applicana, 'consisting, of bu not necessarily limited to:
1.. Kell log data indicatin'g' that a deeper seal. would adversely affect the
prod'uct_on of .E~he well in supoly,ing the quan'tit.y oz water required `during the
time of year :of anti`cipa`ted agricultural use, .and-,
2. thaw the. reduction in sealingdepth would have no adverse effect on
the quality of wat'e'r in adjacent wells, or on the ~und'erground aquifer.
An agricultural well shall be seaaed to no Iess than 5 feet.
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This ordinance shall be .and the same is' hereby dec aced to be in full
force and is effect from and after thirty .(30`) days after its .passage.,. and
before the expiration of fifteen C15Y -days after its ado,pti.on shall be
published once arith the names of 'the Supervisors voting for or against the
Press DemOCrdt ., a news" a er of eneral circulation
same, in _ ,- P P. g
published: in the .Gouaty of Sonoma, State of California.
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Ia regular sess on of the Board' of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma,
'. introduced on :the.,, 24. day :of.MdY 1983, aad finally passed and adopted
.this 1 day of June: 1983.., on :regular role call of _t_he members of ~`'~
said Board by the follosing voter
Supervisors
- Adams Aye Putnam AY.e Rudee Aye.. Esposti _ ~Ye Carpenter AYe
Ayes~_ Noes~_ -Abstain _~ Absent. 0 -
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£ha'irman,, Board of Supervisors .
ATTEST
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Eeve T. Lewis, County Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk, of the
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Board of Supervisors.
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