California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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PERMIT INFORMATION

Amador County

County Permitting Requirements as of November 2008

Agency Information

Contact	Amador County Environmental Health
Address	810 Court Street Jackson, CA 95642
Telephone No.	209/223-6439
Fax No.	209/223-6228
Web Site	www.co.amador.ca.us/depts/ehealth

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring	$ 96.00 per boring	No casing, closed within 5 days
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	$ 96.00 per boring	No casing, closed within 5 days
	Initial Monitoring Well	$211.00	First well at site
	Subsequent Monitoring Well	$211.00	Each additional well at same site
	Vapor Extraction Well	$ 211.00 per site
	Well Abandonment	$120.00 per well
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Bentonite or Cement/Bentonite to within 5 ft of surface; cement to surface (depending on conditions) Monitoring Well / Vapor Extraction Well Only
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Annular seals are site specific. Generally, bentonite is allowed in conditions where adequate moisture is available to keep hydrated. Cement is required at surface to depth where above conditions are met.
Inspection Fees	Inspection required
Permit Application Information	None