In order to help protect public health, groundwater quality and groundwater quantity, it is important for wells to be properly constructed, maintained, and sealed when no longer in service. The County has long recognized the importance of our groundwater resources and entered into a delegation agreement with the state in 1989 to regulate and inspect the construction, reconstruction and sealing of wells.
This agreement authorizes the County to enforce the State Well Code and County Ordinance for residential/domestic water wells, non-community public water supply wells, irrigation wells & industrial or commercial wells. In accordance with the Water Well program, the County has the authority and responsibility to: