California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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PERMIT INFORMATION

Mendocino County

County Permitting Requirements as of November 2008

Agency Information

Contact	Ginger Black
Address	Environmental Health Division 501 Low Gap Road Room 1326 Ukiah, CA 94582
Telephone No.	707/463-4466
Fax No.	707/463-4038
Web Site	www.co.mendocino.ca.us Permit Applications: www.co.mendocino.ca.us

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring	$129.00 each	15 ft or less
		or $ 129.00	first (3) borings less than 15 ft
		$ 38.00 each	each additional boring
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	same as above	same as above
	Initial Monitoring Well	$ 390.00 per well
	Subsequent Monitoring Well	$ 390.00 per well
	Groundwater Sample	same as soil boring	same as soil boring
	Vapor Extraction Well	$ 195.00 per well
	Well Abandonment	$ 165.00 per site
	Monitoring Well Destruction Each additional well same site	$ 355.00 $ 112.00	first 3 wells
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	As per California Well Standards Bulletins 74-90 and 74-81 and chapter 16.04 of the county code.
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	As per California Well Standards Bulletins 74-90 and 74-81 and chapter 16.04 of the county code.
Inspection Fees	yes - inspection required. Minimum (5) days after permit is issued.
Permit Application Information	Refer to California Well Standards 74-81 and 74-90.