California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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PERMIT INFORMATION

Contra Costa County

County Permitting Requirements as of January 2009

Agency Information

Contact	John Wiggins
Address	Contra Costa Environmental Health 2120 Diamond Blvd., Ste. 200 Concord, CA 94520
Telephone No.	925/692-2500
Fax No.	925/692-2504
Web Site	http://www.cchealth.org/groups/eh/

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring / Per APN	$ 488.00	per parcel
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	$ 488.00	per parcel
	Monitoring Well	$ 531.00	per well
	Subsequent Monitoring Well	$ 531.00	per well
	Groundwater Sample	$ 531.00
	Vapor Extraction Well	$ 531.00
	Well Abandonment	$ 327.00	includes one hour of staff time
	Well Abandonment	no fee	if done at same time of inspection of replacement well
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Bentonite/Neat Cement
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Bentonite/Neat Cement
Inspection Fees	yes - inspection required $ 193.00 an hour