California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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PERMIT INFORMATION

Orange County

County Permitting Requirements as of July 2008

Agency Information

Contact	Mr. Dan Yokoyama Or Mr. John Banoczi
Address	Orange County Environmental Health Water Quality Section 1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 120 Santa Ana, CA 92705-5611
Telephone No.	714/433-6000
Fax No.	714/433-6481
Web Site:	http://www.ochealthinfo.com/regulatory/water/well/index.htm

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring	$ 378.00 initial boring	If greater than 50 feet or going to groundwater
	Boring	$ 181.00 subsequent borings
	CPT/Geoprobe/Strataprobe Boring for lithologic logging, any number at a single site.	$419.00 probe survey
	Initial Monitoring Well	$ 378.00 per well
	Subsequent Monitoring Well at same site.	$ 181.00 per well
	Vapor Extraction Well	$ 378.00 initial well
	Vapor Extraction Well at same site	$ 181.00 subsequent well
	Well Construction (Water)	$ 683.00 per well
	Cathodic Protection Well Construction	$ 593.00 per well
	Well Abandonment	$ 126.00 per well
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Please refer to California Well Standards Bulletin 74-81 & 74-90
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Please refer to California Well Standards Bulletin 74-81 & 74-90
Inspection Fees	yes - inspection required. Please provide 48 hrs notice.
Permit Application Information	The following (5) cities are enforced by city ordinances: Anaheim, Buena Park, Fountain Valley, Orange and San Clemente. Fullerton must sign off by the City of Fullerton. Contact individual cities for requirements.