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 Sutter County
 Code of Ordinances
 Appendix 700. HEALTH AND SANITATION
 Chapter 765. WATER WELLS

  § 765-060. PERMITS  

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  • (a)

    APPLICATIONS: Applications for permits shall be made to the Health Officer, shall be made on forms furnished by the Health Officer, and shall provide such information as the Health Officer may require.

    (b)

    FEES: Each application shall be accompanied by a fee in an amount which shall be set from time to time by ordinance of the Board of Supervisors.

    (c)

    CONDITIONS: Permits shall be issued in compliance with the standards provided in this Chapter except that such standards shall be inapplicable or modified as expressly provided by the Health Officer in such permit upon his or her finding that such modifications or inapplicability will accomplish the purposes of this ordinance. Permits may also include any other condition or requirement found by the Health Officer to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter.

    (d)

    GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL OF PERMIT: The Health Officer may refuse to issue a permit for any of the following reasons:

    (1)

    Permit application is not in proper form.

    (2)

    The proposed construction, repair, reconstruction, or destruction of a well would create a water pollution problem or would aggravate a pre-existing water pollution problem or would violate any of the standards established by this Chapter.

    (e)

    TERM, COMPLETION OF WORK: Permits shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issuance, except that permits may be issued for shorter or longer duration if the Health Officer finds that such is necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Chapter. The permittee shall complete the work authorized by the permit within the time and before the date set out in the permit. The permittee shall notify the Health Officer upon completion of the work and submit a copy of the Well Driller's Report (log), as provided in §§13751 et seq. of the California Water Code, and no work shall be deemed to have been completed until such notification and a copy of the Well Driller's Report have been received. A final inspection of the work shall be made by the Health Officer unless such inspection is waived by him or her, and no permittee shall be deemed to have complied with this Chapter or the permit until such inspection has been performed or waived.

    (f)

    REVIEW AND APPEAL: Any person aggrieved by the refusal, revocation, or suspension of a permit or by the terms of a permit required by this Chapter may appeal to the Environmental Health Appeals Board established under section 700-040, subsection C. When hearing appeals under this section, the Appeals Board shall follow the procedure set forth in section 700-040, subsection C, with the following modifications:

    (1)

    The written appeal shall include plans and specifications for the water well to be constructed, repaired, reconstructed, or destroyed, rather than plans and specifications for a proposed septic system. In addition, the written appeal shall include a site evaluation report describing the location and physical characteristics of the well site.

    (2)

    The Appeals Board need not visit the well site.

    (3)

    The Appeals Board shall not waive any of the requirements of this chapter 765 if such waiver would result in a violation of mandatory state laws or regulations.

(Ord. 933, Sec. 1; Dec. 27, 1983; Ord. 1096, Sec. 2; Apr. 30, 1991)