Stockton Municipal Code
Chapter 7
HEALTH AND SANITATION CODE

Part VII
WELLS AND WELL DRILLING

Division III
WELL DRILLING REQUIREMENTS

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SEC. 7-720. SANITARY SEAL:
All wells shall have a sanitary seal.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-721. CONCRETE PLATFORM OR SLAB REQUIRED:
All wells, except cathodic protection wells, shall have a concrete platform or slab constructed to prevent the entrance of surface water from any source into the well or the underground water source.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-722. DISINFECTION:
After the construction or repair of individual domestic or public domestic water wells and prior to the use of said wells, the wells and all appurtenances thereto shall be adequately disinfected.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-723. GROUT SEAL ON INDIVIDUAL OR PUBLIC DOMESTIC WATER SUPPLY WELLS:
Public domestic water supply and individual wells shall have a grout seal in the annular space. (Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-724. HEALTH LIMITATIONS:
The District Health Officer may order changes in the location of water wells and in the methods, means, and manner of constructing water wells in order that the same shall not constitute a menace to the health of human beings or animals, or a detriment to ground water sources. The orders of the District Health Officer shall designate the period within which such changes are to be made.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-725. INSPECTIONS:
The well site, location, material and methods used may be inspected by the District Health Officer at any time prior to or during construction or destruction of any well. The District Health Officer shall be informed when the work is completed and thereafter shall make a final inspection.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-726. ABANDONMENT OF WELLS:
Upon determination that any well is abandoned as provided in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part, that well must be destroyed in the manner prescribed so that entrance of degraded or contaminated water into usable aquifers, or creation of a safety hazard, are minimized.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-727. DESTRUCTION OF WELLS:
The District Health Officer is authorized, after reasonable efforts to eliminate pollution, contamination or a safety hazard to enforce the permanent abandonment by destruction of any well that is polluted, contaminated or is so located as to become polluted or contaminated or is a safety hazard. The District Health Officer is authorized to destroy any such well and to recover the cost of the destruction from the owner of the property on which the well is located.
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)

SEC. 7-728. OUT OF SERVICE WELLS:
If the owner intends to cease use of a well for a period of six (6) months or more, he shall inform the District Health Officer. Such a well shall be protected from any source of contamination while the well is temporarily out of service. The owner shall maintain such a well as required in the rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this Part pertaining to "Out of Service Wells."
(Added by Ordinance 2311-C.S. — Effective Nov. 30, 1972)