Article 3. Reports of California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 10. >> Article 3.

No person shall undertake to dig, bore, or drill a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, to deepen or reperforate such a well, or to abandon or destroy such a well, unless the person responsible for that construction, alteration, destruction, or abandonment possesses a C-57 Water Well Contractor's License.

(a) Every person who digs, bores, or drills a water well, cathodic protection well, groundwater monitoring well, or geothermal heat exchange well, abandons or destroys such a well, or deepens or reperforates such a well, shall file with the department a report of completion of that well within 60 days from the date its construction, alteration, abandonment, or destruction is completed.
  (b) The report shall be made on forms furnished by the department and shall contain information as follows:
  (1) In the case of a water well, cathodic protection well, or groundwater monitoring well, the report shall contain information as required by the department, including, but not limited to all of the following information:
  (A) A description of the well site sufficiently exact to permit location and identification of the well.
  (B) A detailed log of the well.
  (C) A description of type of construction.
  (D) The details of perforation.
  (E) The methods used for sealing off surface or contaminated waters.
  (F) The methods used for preventing contaminated waters of one aquifer from mixing with the waters of another aquifer.
  (G) The signature of the well driller.
  (2) In the case of a geothermal heat exchange well, the report shall contain all of the following information:
  (A) A description of the site that is sufficiently exact to permit the location and identification of the site and the number of geothermal heat exchange wells drilled on the same lot.
  (B) A description of borehole diameter and depth and the type of geothermal heat exchange system installed.
  (C) The methods and materials used to seal off surface or contaminated waters.
  (D) The methods used for preventing contaminated water in one aquifer from mixing with the water in another aquifer.
  (E) The signature of the well driller.

(a) Reports made in accordance with paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 13751 shall be made available as follows:
  (1) To governmental agencies.
  (2) To the public, upon request, in accordance with subdivision (b).
  (b) (1) The department may charge a fee for the provision of a report pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) that does not exceed the reasonable costs to the department of providing the report, including costs of promulgating any regulations to implement this section.
  (2) Notwithstanding subdivision (g) of Section 1798.24 of the Civil Code, the disclosure of a report in accordance with paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) in the possession of the department or another governmental agency shall comply with the Information Practices Act of 1977 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1798) of Title 1.8 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code).

Every person who hereafter converts, for use as a water well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well, any oil or gas well originally constructed under the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 3200) of Chapter 1 of Division 3 of the Public Resources Code, shall comply with all provisions of this chapter.

Failure to comply with any provision of this article, or willful and deliberate falsification of any report required by this article, is a misdemeanor. Before commencing prosecution against any person, other than for willful and deliberate falsification of any report required by this article, the person shall be given reasonable opportunity to comply with the provisions of this article.

This chapter does not affect the powers and duties of the State Department of Public Health with respect to water and water systems pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116270) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code. Every person shall comply with this chapter and any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, in addition to standards adopted by any city or county.