California Well Drilling Permit Requirements

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PERMIT INFORMATION

Santa Barbara County

County Permitting Requirements as of November 2008

Agency Information

Contact	Ms. Barbara Fontes
Address	Environmental Health 255 Camino del Remedio Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Telephone No.	805/681-4900
Fax No.	805/681-4901

Permit Information

Permit Fees	Boring	No fee
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	No fee
	Initial Monitoring Well	$ 255.00	No fee if in LUFT/SMU Program
	Subsequent Monitoring Well	$ 51.00 Same Day	No fee if in LUFT/SMU Program
	Groundwater Sample	No fee
	Vapor Extraction Well	No fee	Requires Permit. No Fee.
	Well Abandonment. $ 51.00 for additional wells same day only	$ 153.00	No fee if in LUFT/SMU Program
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Bentonite-cement mixture grout placed from bottom up to ground surface. Must be tremied when falls are greater than 20 feet, unless otherwise approved by LUFT.
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Bentonite-cement mixture grout placed from bottom up to ground surface. Must be tremied when falls are greater than 20 feet, unless otherwise approved by LUFT. Abandonment Required. Well to be completely removed prior to back filling.
Other Information	1. Please contact GDT for a copy of the "Leaking Underground Fuel Tank" (LUFT) Assessment and Remediation Guidance Document. 2. The cities of Santa Barbara and Santa Maria issue their well permits for wells drilled within their city limits. LUFT sites in Santa Maria are usually not required to get permits by the city. Santa Maria looks to EHS to oversee the cleanup of these sites.