Item 07 - Sewer System Management Plan 2025 Update

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Well. Any artificial excavation constructed by any method for the purpose of extracting water from or injecting water into the underground, for providing cathodic protection or electrical grounding of equipment, for making tests or observations of underground conditions, or for any other similar purpose. Wells shall include, but shall not be limited to, community water supply wells, individual domestic wells, industrial wells, agricultural wells, cathodic protection wells, electrical grounding wells, test and exploratory holes, observation wells and salt water (hydraulic) barrier wells, as defined herein, and other wells whose regulation is necessary to fulfill the purpose of this article as determined by the advisory agency. Wells shall not include: (a) Oil and gas wells, geothermal wells or other wells constructed under the jurisdiction of the state department of conservation, except those wells converted to use as water wells; (b) Wells used for the purpose of dewatering excavations during construction, or stabilizing hillsides or earth embankments; or (c) Other wells whose regulation is not necessary to fulfill the purpose of this article as determined by the advisory agency. (Ord. No. NS-1219, § 1, 9-16-74) Sec. 39-62. Acts prohibited; permit required. No person shall, within the City of Santa Ana, construct or reconstruct any well unless such construction or reconstruction is carried out pursuant to and in conformance with a written permit issued for that purpose by the enforcement officer as provided in this article. Nor shall any such person abandon a well unless it has been destroyed pursuant to and in conformance with a written permit issued by the enforcement officer. Nor shall any such person violate the terms of any order issued by the advisory agency or the enforcement officer, issued pursuant to this article. (Ord. No. NS-1219, § 1, 9-16-74) Sec. 39-63. Applications for permits; contents, fee; term, conditions, cancellation of permit. Applications for permits shall be made to the enforcement officer containing such information as he shall require. Each application shall be accompanied by a fee as established by the Orange County Board of Supervisors on the basis of the cost incurred in enforcing the provisions of this article. Fifty (50) per cent of the fee shall be returned to the applicant should the permit be denied or if the permit is cancelled within sixty (60) days after issuance and no work has been done. A permit shall remain in effect for one (1) year from date of issuance. Permits may be issued subject to any condition or requirement found by the enforcement officer to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article. A permit may be cancelled or the conditions amended by the enforcement officer if he determines that to proceed with the work would result in a public nuisance or the permit holder has violated the terms of the permit or this article. (Ord. No. NS-1219, § 1, 9-16-74; Ord. No. NS-2145, § 6, 9-16-91) (Supp. No. 30) Created: 2025-01-29 11:22:14 [EST] Page 41 of 54