Excerpt from Water Well Standards: State of California, February 1968 State Regulation Legal Basis Existing Laws Other Powers and Duties of State Agencies Proposed Legislation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Water Well Standards, State of California Our ground water resources are becoming increasingly important to all Californians. In an ordinary year, about 40 percent of the water used in the State is derived from underground sources. During the 1976-77 drought, however, that figure rose to 53 percent. To ensure the continued utility of our underground resources, they must be protected. Standards for both the construction of water wells and the destruction of abandoned wells can help protect ground water quality. Furthermore, deficiencies in the design and construction of wells usually result in higher operating and maintenance costs. The establishment and implementation of well standards in an area provide more assurance that wells are likely to require less maintenance and will have longer useful lives. Since the initial printing of these standards in February 1968, 30 counties and 132 cities have enacted ordinances, based on Bulletin 74, governing the construction, alteration, and destruction of all water wells within their boundaries. (At that time, three other counties already had ordinances in effect.) These ordinances specify that water wells be constructed, or destroyed when their useful lives are over, in accordance with the guidelines contained in the Department of Water Resources' standards. Changes in the field of well construction (methods, equipment and materials), together with the experiences of applying the 1968 standards, warrant revising and updating them. As a result, this new edition is being issued. Counties and cities that have not yet done so are urged to consider enacting well construction standards to protect the quality of ground water supplies for the benefit of their citizens. Where standards are in effect, consideration should be given to revising them to reflect the modifications presented in this bulletin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from California Well Standards: Water Wells, Monitoring Wells, Cathodic Protection Wells During an average year about forty percent of California's water supply comes from ground water. Ground water is used for agricultural, industrial, domestic, and municipal water supplies. Protecting the quality of California's ground water is essential to California's future. Improperly constructed wells can allow pollution of ground water to the point that the water is either unusable or it requires expensive treatment. The California Water Code requires the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to develop minimum standards for water wells, monitoring wells, and cathodic protection wells to protect ground water quality. This bulletin is a supplement to DWR Bulletin 74-81, Water Well Standards: State of California, December 1981. Standards in Bulletin 74-81 and this bulletin are minimum requirements for construction, alteration, maintenance, and destruction of water wells, monitoring wells, and cathodic protection wells in California. This bulletin was prepared in cooperation with the State Water Resources Control Board. The Board adopted a model water well, monitoring well, and cathodic protection well ordinance that implements DWR well standards. All California cities and counties, and some water agencies are required to enact local well ordinances that meet or exceed DWR standards, or they must enforce the Boards model ordinance as if it were their own. Sometimes well standards adopted by local agencies must be more stringent than DWR's statewide standards because of local conditions. Local agencies play a critical role in protecting ground water quality. Continued cooperation is needed between the public, industry, local agencies, and the State to ensure that these well standards remain adequate and are put into practice. California's water supply future depends on this cooperation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from The Resource Agency Department of Water Resource: Cathodic Protection Well Standards State of California Wells are commonly excavated to extract ground water or inject water into the ground. There are other types of wells, how ever, less common than the water well, constructed for other purposes which penetrate and pass through the underlying aquifers. One of these is the cathodic protection well, or deep anode as it is called in the corrosion industry. Cathodic protection wells house devices used to alleviate electrolytic corrosion of pipe lines, tanks, and similar installations. Water wells have been recognized as a means whereby the quality of underground waters can be polluted or otherwise impaired. Such impairment is usually the result of inadequate design or construction or of improper destruction when the well is no longer in use. Actually the construction of any type well, regardless of its purpose, tends to disrupt the geologic environment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Water Well Standards, Central, Hollywood, Santa Monica Basins, Los Angeles County: Final Supplement; August 1968 This supplement provides specific recommendations to form the basis of such local ordinances for protecting the quality of the State's water resources in compliance with the provisions of the California water Code. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Excerpt from Water Well Standards: Del Norte County Bulletin No. 7h-3, Recommended Minimum water well Construction and Sealing Standards for the Protection of Ground Water Quality, Del Norte County, gives the results of a comprehensive Ground water Quality Investigation conducted throughout Del Norte County. This is the final report incorporating the comments and recommendations of cooperating agencies and individuals on our preliminary edition of March l96h. The investigation was conducted under authority of Section 231 of the water code and at the request of interested agencies operating in the County. This is one of a series of reports designed to formulate and recommend water well construction and sealing standards for particular localities of the State where regulation is deemed necessary for the protection of ground water quality. In Del Norte County, where no such regulation exists, many water wells which have been improperly con structed or abandoned are contributing to quality impairment of ground water. The report concludes that water well construction and sealing standards should be adopted and enforced. The recommended standards presented are based on geologic, hydrologic, and water quality condi tions and well construction practices found in Del Norte County. These standards are similar to and should supplement the minimum standards presented in Bulletin No. 7h entitled, Recommended Minimum Well Con struction and Sealing Standards for the Protection of Ground Water Quality, State of California. The report recommends adoption of water well construction and sealing standards in Del Norte County. The report also recommends continuation of investigational work by the local agencies, leading to the identification and correction of existing improperly constructed and abandoned water wells. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
