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HomeWater CodeDiv. 7Ch. 10Art. 4§ 13800 Well Construction Standards Report

§ 13800 Well Construction Standards Report

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§ 13800 Well Construction Standards Report

Key Takeaways

  • •The government studies wells to keep water clean and safe.
  • •If they find rules are needed for building, fixing, or closing wells, they tell the water boards.
  • •The rules help make sure drinking water and other useful water stays clean.

Example

A farmer digs a new well near a town’s drinking water source.

The government checks if the well is built safely so dirty water doesn’t mix with the town’s clean water. If not, they make rules to fix it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 13800 Well Construction Standards Report

The department, after the studies and investigations pursuant to Section 231 as it finds necessary, on determining that water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction standards are needed in an area to protect the quality of water used or that may be used for any beneficial use, shall so report to the appropriate regional water quality control board and to the State Department of Public Health. The report shall contain the recommended standards for water well, cathodic protection well, and monitoring well construction, maintenance, abandonment, and destruction as, in the department’s opinion, are necessary to protect the quality of any affected water. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 288, Sec. 53. (SB 1169) Effective January 1, 2011.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

water wellcathodic protection wellmonitoring wellconstructionmaintenanceabandonmentdestructionwater quality

Related Statutes

  • § 13802 Well Construction Standards
  • § 13803 Local Well Construction Standards
  • § 13805 Local Well Standards Enforcement
  • § 13753 Oil Well Conversion Rules
  • § 13801 Well Standards Public Hearings

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 13800.
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