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

Sonoma County

County Permitting Requirements as of June 2006

Agency Information

Contact	Mr. Cliff Ives
Address	Sonoma County Department of Health Services Environmental Health Division 475 Aviation Blvd., Ste. 220 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Telephone No.	707/565-6574
Fax No.	707/565-6525

Permit Information

Permit Fees * (Non LOP only)	Boring/Direct Push	$ 250.00 per boring $ 66.00 each add.
	CPT Boring for lithologic logging	$ 51.00 per boring
	Geotechnical Boring	$250.00
	Environmental Assessment	$ 470.00 per site
	Monitoring Well	$ 168.00 per well
	Nested Monitoring Well	$161.00 per request
	Remediation Well Investigation or Remediation	$ 312.00 first well
	Groundwater Sample	$ 38.00 per site
	Vapor Extraction Well/Air Sparge	$ 255.00 per site
	Well Abandonment/Destruction	$ 312.00 per well $ 66.00 each add. well
	Permit Extension/Alteration	$155.00 per request
	Legal enforcement/Administrative Hearing	$ 118.00 per hour
Backfilling Requirements for Borings	Neat cement, cement grout, betonite grout or concrete
Backfilling Requirements for Monitoring Wells	Overdrill, neat cement, cement grout, betonite grout or concrete
Inspection Fees	Included in permit fees
Permit Application Information (Non LOP)	Submit plot plan, 2-page application. Need approval of work plan from RWQCB.

Note: No permit fees required for Local Oversite Program (LOP)

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 - please call for a copy