California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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The well drilling permit requirement information contained on this page is provided by Gregg as a courtesy to clients and the general public. Please be advised that we do not guarantee the accuracy of the information and use of this information is at user's own risk. If you should find inaccuracies in the information please email us.

PERMIT INFORMATION

Merced County

County Permitting Requirements as of January 2007

Agency Information

Contact	Esperanza Tevera
Address	385 East 13th Street Merced, CA 95340
Telephone No.	209/381-1100
Fax No.	209/384-1593

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring	$ 124.00	First boring per APN
	Boring	$ 26.00	Each additional boring on same APN
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	$ 124.00	First boring per APN
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	$ 26.00	Each additional boring on same APN
	Initial Monitoring Well	$ 124.00	First well per APN
	Subsequent Monitoring Well	$ 26.00	Each additional well on same APN
	Groundwater Sample
	Vapor Extraction Well	$ 124.00 $ 26.00	First well per APN Each additional well per APN
	Well Abandonment	no fee	With well construction permit
		$ 83.00	Without well construction permit
		$ 264.00	Permit obtained after 30 days of date on written notice
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Neat cement grout, sand-cement grout, concrete or bentonite clay
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Neat cement grout, sand-cement grout, concrete or bentonite clay
Inspection Fees	None

Miscellaneous Information

Does GDT have copies of the County Ordinance available?	yes - please call for a copy
Does GDT have copies of the Permit Applications available?	yes - limited supply