California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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PERMIT INFORMATION

Riverside County

County Permitting Requirements as of November 2008

Agency Information

Contact	Riverside County Department of Environmental Health
Address	4080 Lemon St. Riverside, CA 92501
Telephone No.	951/955-8980
Fax No.	951/955-8903
Web Site	www.rivcoeh.org

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring	no fee	No permit required. Boring must be destroyed per CA Well Standard requirements within 48 hrs.
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	no fee	No permit required. Boring must be properly destroyed if groundwater is encountered.
	Initial Monitoring Well	$138.72
	Subsequent Monitoring Well	$ 65.28
	Groundwater Sample	no fee	No permit required. Boring must be destroyed per CA Well Standard requirements within 48 hrs.
	Vapor Extraction Well	No fee	permit may be required if groundwater encounter
	Well Abandonment	$154.02	Note: Charged for each well abandoned.
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Bentonite or cement/bentonite or other material approved under the Califonria Well Standards. Must be tremied if deeper than 30 ft or if there is groundwater in the area to be sealed.
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Bentonite or cement/bentonite or other material approved under the Califonria Well Standards. Must be tremied if deeper than 30 ft of if there is groundwater in the area to be sealed.
Inspection Fees	Yes - inspection required. Please provide notice 48 hours in advance of any well destruction or permitted well construction for the sealing of the annular space.