Ordinance No. 985
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ORDINANCE NO. 985
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON REVISING ARTICLE II OF
CHAPTER 25 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF
VERNON BY AMENDING VERNON CITY CODE
SECTIONS 25.10 THROUGH 25.26 AND SECTION
25.45 AND BY ENACTING VERNON CITY CODE
SECTIONS 25.40 THROUGH 25.43 FOR THE
CONTROL OF WATER WELL, CATHODIC PROTECTION
WELL, AND MONITORING WELL DRILLING AND
ABANDONMENT; DECLARING THE URGENCY THEREOF
AND THAT IT WILL TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Vernon adopted
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City Council of the City of Vernon, Regulating the Water Supply
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within the City of Vernon, the Drilling, Reconstruction or
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Conversion of Water Wells, and the Closing of the Same, and
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Providing for Permits for the Same, and Controlling the
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Abandonment and Destruction of Water Wells, and Providing for
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Cross-Connection Controls, and Control of Sewage Within the city
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of Vernon"; and
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WHEREAS, said Ordinance set standards for location,
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drilling, conversion and abandonment of water wells in the City
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of Vernon and was codified as Vernon City Code sections 25.10 to
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25.45 by Ordinance No. 827 adopted May 4, 1971; and
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WHEREAS, section 13801(c) of the Water Code of the
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State of California requires each city with a water system to
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adopt an ordinance for control
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protection well, and monitoring well drilling and abandonment"
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by January 15, 1990, otherwise the model ordinance adopted by
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the State Water Resources Control
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California on November 1, 1989, will automatically take effect;
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WHEREAS, the City of Vernon ordinance is required to
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conform to said model ordinance entitled "Model Water Well
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section 13801,"; and
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WHEREAS, there is an urgency in adopting this ordinance
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in order to implement the specific water well needs of the city
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peace, health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare
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WHEREAS, the adoption of a revised ordinance to control
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location, drilling, conversion, and abandonment of water wells
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will protect the health, safety, and welfare of the residents,
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employees, and businesses of the City of Vernon.
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THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON DOES ORDAIN AS
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SECTION 1: Findings.
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The city Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and
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determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true and
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correct.
SECTION 2: Amendment and Enactment.
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Article II of Chapter 25 of the Code of the City of
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Vernon, "Control of Water Supply and Water Wells" is revised by
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amending Code sections 25.10 through 25.26 and section 25.45 and
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by enacting Code Sections 25.40 through 25.43 to read as set
forth in Appendix A which is attached hereto and made a part
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hereof by reference.
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SECTION 3: This ordinance is hereby declared to be
urgently required for the immediate preservation of the public
peace, health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare
of the City of Vernon and its inhabitants, and shall take effect
immediately upon its adoption. The following is a statement of
the facts necessitating the urgency:
(a) In order that the City of Vernon may immediately
provide for the control of water well, cathodic protection well
and monitoring well drilling and abandonment which is vital for
the preservation of the public safety; and
(b) In order that the City of Vernon may conform to
Section 13801(c) of the Water Code of the State of California
which requires adoption of a water well ordinance by January 15,
1990.
SECTION 4: Violation.
Violation of this Ordinance or any part hereof is
punishable by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars
($500), or by imprisonment in the County Jail for a period of
not more than six (6) months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment. Each day or any portion thereof during which any
violation of any provision of this Ordinance is committed,
continued or permitted, constitutes a separate and individual
offense.
SECTION 5: Conflicts.
Any ordinance or resolution or parts thereof that are
found to be in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.
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SECTION 6: Severability.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase
or word of this ordinance is for any reason held to be void or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of
the remaining portions of this ordinance; it being the intention
of the City Council of the City of Vernon to adopt and pass this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that one or more of the
sections, subsections, clauses, sentences or phrases thereof may
be declared void or unconstitutional.
SECTION 7: Posting.
There being no newspaper printed, published or
circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby
directed to certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall
post the same, or cause the same to be posted, within fifteen
(l5) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of
the Government Code, in three (3) of the most public places in
the City of Vernon, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th Street
and Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard
and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin board in the lobby of
the City Hall of said City, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all
in the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles, State of
California.
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SECTION 8: Effective Date.
This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of December, 1989.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk of the City of
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Vernon,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being
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Ordinance No. 985, was duly and regularly introduced at a
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regular meeting of the City Council of the city of Vernon, held
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on Tuesday, December 19, 1989, as an emergency ordinance taking
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on the same date and thereafter duly signed by the Mayor
City of Vernon, by the following vote:
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Councilmen: Malburg, Ybarra, McCormick,
Gonzales, Davis
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Councilmen: None
ABSENT:
Councilmen: None
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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Appendix A
Chapter 25. Water
ARTICLE II.
CONTROL OF WATER SUPPLY AND WATER WELLS.
Sec. 25.10. Purpose and Interpretation.
The purpose of this ordinance is to protect the health,
safety and general welfare of the people by ensuring that water,
including ground water, will not be polluted or contaminated.
To this end, minimum requirements are contained in this
ordinance to protect the water supply and to establish standard
for construction, reconstruction, repair, and destruction of
water wells, cathodic protection wells, and monitoring wells.
(a) As Defined In Other Documents. Except as otherwise
required by the context of this ordinance, the terms used in
this ordinance shall have the same meaning as in Chapter 10 of
Division 7 of the California Water Code and the Department of
Water Resources Bulletin 74-81 and subsequent supplements or
revisions.
(b) Tense or Gender. Words used in the present tense
include the future as well as the present. Words used in the
masculine gender include the feminine and neuter. The singular
number includes the plural, and the plural the singular.
(c) Section Headinas. When contained in this ordinance,
Section Headings shall not be deemed to govern, limit, modify,
or in any manner effect the scope, meaning or intent of the
provisions of any section.
Sec. 25.11. Definitions.
Cathodic Protection Well shall mean a well which uses
cathodic protection.
Cathodic Protection shall mean a technique to prevent the
corrosion of a metal surface by making that surface the cathode
of an electrochemical cell.
Chemical Toilet shall mean a portable structure provided
with a tank into which human fecal matter or urine is to be
deposited, the tank designed to contain a disinfecting or
bacterial chemical solution.
ci tv Council shall mean the City Council of the City of
Vernon.
Enforcement Aaency shall mean the Health and Environmental
Control section of the City of Vernon.
Exploration Hole shall mean an uncased, temporary
excavation or boring whose purpose is the immediate
determination of existing hydrologic conditions at a site.
Heal th Hazard shall mean any faulty operating condition,
water treatment practice, or method of distribution which
creates, or may create, a danger to the well-being of any
consumer.
Health Officer shall mean the city health officer, or his
duly authorized representative. The duties of the health
officer are those set forth in the Health and Safety Code of
the state. Whenever a power is granted to or a duty imposed
upon the health officer in this article, the power may be
exercised or the duty performed by a duly authorized
representative of the health officer unless this article
provides otherwise.
Observation or Monitorina Well shall mean a well
constructed for the purpose of observing or monitoring ground
water conditions.
Person shall mean any person, firm, corporation or
governmental agency, to the extent authorized by law.
Privy shall mean a room or compartment constructed over an
earth pit into which human fecal matter or urine is to be
deposited.
Sanitary Defect shall mean any faulty structural condition,
whether of location, design, or construction of collection
facilities, treatment works, or distribution works, which may
regularly or occasionally prevent satisfactory purification of
the water supply, or cause it to be contaminated or polluted.
Toilet Facility shall mean a water-flush toilet, a chemical
toilet and any other type of toilet.
Toilet Room shall mean a room in which is located at least
a water-flush toilet.
Water Supplv Svstem shall mean and include the works and
auxiliaries for collection, storage, treatment and distribution
of water from the source of supply to the free-flowing outlet of
the ultimate consumer.
Water Well or Well shall mean any drilled, excavated,
jetted or otherwise constructed well which is used or intended
to be used as a source of water for any purpose or any well,
hole, pit or artificial excavation in excess of 50 feet in depth
constructed by any method for the purpose of cathodic
protection, electrical grounding, water table observation or for
any other purpose.
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Sec. 25.12. Permit Applications.
No person shall dig, bore, drill, deepen, modify, repair,
convert, or destroy a water well, cathodic protection well,
observation well, monitoring well, exploration hole, or any
other excavation that may intersect ground water without first
applying for and receiving a permit as provided in this
ordinance unless exempt by law.
Sec. 25.12.1. Same - Penalty for Failure to Obtain Permit. Any
person who shall commence any work for which a permit is
required by this ordinance without having obtained a permit
shall be required, if subsequently granted a permit for this
work, to pay double the standard permit fee.
Sec. 25.12.2. Same - Emergency Work. The above provisions
shall not apply to emergency work required on short notice to
maintain drinking water or agricultural supply systems. In such
cases, the person responsible for the emergency work shall:
(a) Apply for a permit within three working days after
commencement of emergency work.
(b) Satisfy the enforcement agency that such work was
urgently necessary.
(c) Demonstrate that all work performed was in conformance
with the technical standards as designated in Section 25.
Sec. 25.12.3. Same - Application Procedure. Application for
permi ts shall be made to the enforcement agency on forms
approved by the enforcement agency and shall contain all such
information the enforcement agency requires to accomplish the
purpose of this ordinance. The application shall be accompanied
by the required filing fee. If the enforcement agency finds the
application contains all necessary information, it shall issue
to the applicant a comprehensive permit containing such
conditions as are necessary to fulfill the purpose of this
ordinance.
Sec. 25.12.4. Same - Permit Fees. A fee shall be paid to the
enforcement agency by each person who submits an application for
a permit to construct, reconstruct, repair or destroy a well.
The City Council of the City of Vernon shall establish the
amount of the fees by resolution at a level sufficient to pay
the necessary and reasonable costs incurred in administering
this chapter, including but not limited to permitting and
inspection responsibilities. The City Council may provide for
the waivers of fees when a public agency makes an application
for a permit.
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Sec. 25.13. Permit Conditions.
Sec. 25.13.1. Same - Limitations. When the enforcement agency
issues a permit pursuant to this ordinance, it may condition
the permit in any manner necessary to carry out the purpose of
this ordinance. Conditions may include, but are not limited to,
such quantity and quality testing methods as the enforcement
agency finds necessary.
Sec. 25.13.2. Same - Performance Bond. The enforcement agency
may require a performance bond as a condition to the permit.
Sec. 25.13.3. Same - Persons Permitted To Work On Wells. All
construction, reconstruction, or destruction work on wells shall
be performed by a person who possesses an active C-57
contractor's license in accordance with the provisions of the
California Business and Professions Code, Section 7000, et. seq.
and Water Code Section 13750.5 or who possesses a valid license
as a civil Engineer from the State of California.
Sec. 25.13.4. Same - Proper Disposal of Drilling Fluids. The
permit shall contain a clause requiring the safe and appropriate
handling and disposal of drilling fluids and other drilling
materials used in connections with the permitted work.
Sec. 25.13.5. Same - Abandoned Wells. As a condition of a
construction or reconstruction permit, any abandoned wells on
the property shall be destroyed in accordance with standards
provided in this ordinance.
Sec. 25.13.6. Same - Conversion of Industrial Well For Domestic
Use. Any person intending to convert any industrial or
irrigation well for use as a domestic water well, shall first
apply for and secure a permit from the enforcement agency. The
application shall be made on a form prepared by the enforcement
agency which shall include location of existing well, the type
of casing, the manner of sealing and any other data required by
the enforcement agency.
Sec. 25.13.7. Same - Posting of Permit. It shall be the
responsibility of the permittee to maintain a copy of this
permit on the drilling site during all stages of construction or
destruction.
Sec. 25.14. Denial or Termination of Permits.
Sec. 25.14.1. Same - Permit Denial. The enforcement agency
shall deny an application for a permit if, in its judgment,
issuance of a permit is not in the pUblic interest.
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Sec. 25.14.2. Same - Permit Expiration. The permittee shall
complete the work authorized by the permit within the time and
before the date set out in the permit. If there have been
exceptional circumstances, the enforcement agency may grant the
applicant an extension. Upon the expiration of the permit, no
further work shall be done unless and until the applicant has
received an extension or a new permit.
Sec. 25.14.3. Same - Permit Suspension and Revocation. The
enforcement agency may suspend or revoke any permit issued
pursuant to this ordinance, whenever it finds that the permittee
has violated any of the provisions of this ordinance, or has
misrepresented any material fact in his application, or any
supporting documents, for such a permit.
(a) Procedure. Prior to ordering any such suspension or
revocation, the enforcement agency shall give the permittee an
opportunity for a hearing thereon after reasonable notice. The
hearing shall be before the Health Officer or his designated
representative. An appeal may be made as set forth below.
(b) Conseauences. No person whose permit has been
suspended or revoked by the Health Officer shall continue to
perform the work for which the permit was granted until, in the
case of suspension, such permit has been reinstated by the
Health Officer.
(c) Ordered Additional Work. Upon suspending or revoking
any permit, if any work already done by the permittee has left a
well in such condition as to constitute a hazard to the quality
of the underground waters, the enforcement agency may order the
permi ttee to perform any work reasonably necessary to protect
the underground waters from pollution or contamination. No
permittee or person who has held any permit issued pursuant to
the ordinance shall fail to comply with any such order.
Sec. 25.15. Variances.
The enforcement agency shall have the power under the
following specified conditions to grant a variance from any
provision of the standards referenced above and to prescribe
alternative requirements in their place.
(a) Special Circumstances. There must be, in a specific
case, a special circumstance where practical difficulties or
unnecessary hardship would result from the strict interpretation
and enforcement of any standard.
(b) Intent Of Ordinance Not Compromised The granting of
such a variance is consistent with the purposes of this
ordinance.
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Sec. 25.16 Appeals.
Any person whose application for a permit has been denied,
or granted conditionally, or whose permit has been suspended or
revoked, or whose variance request has been denied, may appeal
to the City Council, in writing, within ten days after any such
denial, conditional granting, suspension, or revocation.
(a) Hearina. The appeal shall specify the grounds upon
which it is taken, and shall be accompanied by a filing fee as
set forth herein. The City Clerk shall set the appeal for a
hearing at the earliest practicable time, and shall notify the
appellant and the enforcement agency, in writing, of the time so
set at least five days prior to the hearing.
(b) Action Bv The City Council. After such hearing, the
City Council may reverse, wholly or partly, or may modify the
order or determination appealed from.
Sec. 25.17. Water Wells - Standards
Except as otherwise specified in this ordinance the
standards for the construction, repair, reconstruction, or
destruction of wells shall be as set forth in:
(a) Department of Water Resources Bulletin 74-81. The
California Department of Water Resources Bulletin 74-81 "Water
Well Standards, State of California" except as modified by
subsequent revisions.
(b) All Subsequent Supplements And Revisions. All
subsequent Bulletin 74-81 supplements or revisions issued by the
Department of Water Resources, once the revised standards have
been reviewed at an appropriate public hearing.
Sec. 25.18. Same - Special Ground Water Protection.
The enforcement agency may designate areas where ground
water quality problems are known to exist and where a well will
penetrate more than one aquifer. The enforcement agency may
require in these designated areas special well seal(s) to
prevent mixing of water from several aquifers. Where an
applicant proposes well construction, reconstruction, or
destruction work in such an area, the enforcement agency may
require the appl icant to provide a report prepared by a
Registered Geologist or Registered civil Engineer (California
Business and Professions Code Sections 7850 and 6762
respectively) that identifies all strata containing poor quality
water and recommends the location and specifications of the seal
or seals needed to prevent the entrance of poor-quality water or
its migration into other aquifers.
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Sec. 25.19. Same - Inspections.
The enforcement agency shall make an inspection of the
annular seal construction work. It may make an initial
inspection of each proposed drilling site, an inspection at the
completion of the work, and inspections at such other times as
it deems appropriate.
Sec. 25.19.1. Same - Same - Initial Inspection. Upon receipt of
an application, the enforcement agency may make an inspection of
the drilling site prior to the issuance of a well permit. The
purpose of this inspection is to determine whether there are any
site conditions such that the enforcement agency shall do the
following:
(a) Relocation of Drilling site. Require relocation of
the drilling site should the location shown on the permit
application be too close to potential sources of pollution.
(b) Additional Conditions. Set additional conditions if
needed to remediate any previously unknown ground water quality
protection problems.
Sec. 25.20. Same - Inspection of Well Seal.
The enforcement agency shall inspect the annular space
grout depth prior to the sealing.
Sec. 25.20.1. Same - Same - Required Notice. The enforcement
agency shall be notified by the well driller a minimum of
twenty-four hours prior to sealing the annular space. Drillers
who anticipate completing a well in less than one day shall
notify the enforcement agency twenty-four hours prior to
commencement of drilling and provide the anticipated time to
commence the sealing of the annular space.
Sec. 25.20.2. Same - Same - ShOUld Enforcement Agency Fail To
Be Present. If the enforcement agency wishes to allow a seal to
be tremied or placed without inspection, the driller shall seal
the well in accordance with the standards of this ordinance and
any permit conditions. No seal shall be tremied or placed until
permission to proceed is given.
Sec. 25.21. Same - Final Inspection.
If requested by the enforcement agency, the driller shall
notify the enforcement agency within seven days of the
completion of their work at each drilling site. The enforcement
agency may make a final inspection after completion of the work
to determine whether the well was completed in accordance with
this ordinance.
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Sec. 25.22. Same - Waiver of Inspections.
The enforcement agency may waive inspections should any of
the conditions set forth below exist:
Sec. 25.22.1. Same - Same - Well Inspected By Other Agencies.
Inspections may be waived where the work will be inspected by
the staff of the California Regional Water Quality Control Board
or the California Department of Health Services if these
designated agencies will inspect and report to the enforcement
agency on all drilling features required by the Standards.
Sec. 25.22.2. Same - Same - Monitoring Wells Onder specified
Conditions. Inspections may be waived for monitoring wells that
will penetrate only aquifers containing degraded waters or will
penetrate only formations that normally contain no water.
Sec. 25.22.3. Same - Same - Drilling sites Known To Have No
Threats To Ground Water Quality. Initial inspections may be
waived when the drilling site is well known to the enforcement
agency staff and it is known that no significant threats to
ground water quality exist in the area.
Sec. 25.23. Same - Completion Reports.
The driller shall provide the enforcement agency a
completion report within 30 days of the completion of any well
construction, reconstruction, or destruction job.
Sec. 25.23.1. Same - Same - Submittal Of State "Report of
Completion". A copy of the "Report of Completion" (Water Well
Driller's Report, Department of Water Resources Form 188)
required by California Water Code section 13751 shall be
submitted by the permittee to the enforcement agency within
thirty days of construction, alternation, or destruction of any
well. This report shall document that the work was completed in
accordance with the standards and all additional permit
condi tions. This section shall not be deemed to release any
person from the requirement to file said report with the State
Department of Water Resources.
Sec. 25.23.2. confidentiality Of Report. In accordance with
California Water Code Section 13752, reports shall not be made
available for inspection by the public but be made available for
inspection by governmental agencies for use in making studies.
Reports shall be made available to any person who obtains
written authorization from the owner of the well.
Sec. 25.23.3. Same - Same - Other Agency's Requirements.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be deemed to excuse any person
from compliance with the provisions of California Water Code
Sections 13750 through 13755 relating to notices and reports of
completion or any other Federal, State, or Local reporting
regulations.
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Sec. 25.24. Same - Right of Entry and Inspection.
Representatives of the enforcement agency shall have the
right to enter upon any premises at all reasonable times to make
inspections and tests for the purpose of such enforcement and
administration. If any such premises are occupied, he shall
first present proper credentials and demand entry. If the same
is unoccupied, he shall first make a reasonable effort to locate
the owner or other person having charge or control of same and
demand entry. If such entry is refused, he shall have recourse
to such remedies as are provided by law to secure entry.
Sec. 25.25. Same - Abatement of Abandoned Wells
All persons owning an abandoned well as defined in the well
standards shall destroy it before December 31, 1991 except those
excluded by California Health and Safety Code Section 24440.
Sec. 25.26. Not Osed
(Sec. 25.27 to Sec. 25.39 are existing sections).
Sec. 25.40. Criminal and civil Enforcement.
Sec. 25.40.1. Same - violation A Misdemeanor Any person who
violates any of the provisions of this ordinance is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
Sec. 25.40.2. Same - civil Enforcement - Notice Of violation
(a) Recordation of violation. Whenever the enforcement
agency determines that a well (1) has not been completed in
accordance with a well permit or the plans and specification
relating thereto, (2) has been constructed without the required
permit, or (3) an abandoned well has not been destroyed in
accordance with the standards, it may record a notice of
violation with the office of the county recorder.
(b) Notice. The owner(s) of the property, as revealed by
the assessment roll, on which the violation is situated and any
other person responsible for the violation shall be notified of
the recordation, if their address is available.
Sec. 25.40.3. Same - Appeal. If a property owner or authorized
agent disagrees with the determination, such person may submit
evidence to the enforcement agency indicating that there is no
violation and then shall have a right to appeal an adverse
decision of the enforcement agency to the city Council in
accordance with the provisions of the following Section.
Sec. 25.40.4. Same - Notice of Hearing. Upon receipt of the
notice of appeal, the City Clerk shall, within fifteen days
following the filing of the appeal, set a date for public
hearing thereon.
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Sec. 25.40.5. Same - Evidence at Hearing. The evidence before
the City Council shall consist of records in the enforcement
agency's files and any other relevant evidence which in the
judgment of the City Council, shall be considered to effectuate
and implement the policies of this ordinance.
Sec. 25.40.6. Same - Action by City Council. The City Council
may reverse or affirm, wholly or in part, or modify the decision
or the notice of violation and make such an order as should be
made. Such action shall be final.
Sec. 25.40.7. Same - Removal Of violation Notice. The
enforcement agency shall submit a removal of notice of violation
to the county recorder when (a) it is determined by the
enforcement agency or the City Council, after review, that no
violation of this ordinance exists; or (b) all required and
corrective work has been completed and approved by the
enforcement agency.
Sec. 25.41. civil Enforcement - Nuisance.
violations of this ordinance may also be redressed in the
manner thereinafter set forth by civil action. In addition to
being subject to criminal prosecution, any person who violates
any of the provisions of this ordinance may be made the subject
of a civil action. Appropriate civil action includes, but is
not limited to, injunctive relief and cost recovery.
Sec. 25.42. Remedies Cumulative.
The remedies available to the City Council to enforce this
ordinance are in addition to any other remedies available under
ordinance or statute, and do not replace or supplant any other
remedy but are cumulative thereto.
Sec. 25.43. Reports To The Regional Board
Pursuant to California Water Code Section 13225 (c), the
enforcement agency shall submit a report, not less than
annually, to the California Regional Water Quality Control
Board(s) having jurisdiction in their area. This report shall
contain the following data, unless the Regional Board determines
a lesser amount of information is necessary:
(a) Wells Constructed or Destroyed.
constructed or destroyed.
The number of wells
(b) Abatement Actions. Descriptions of all well
destructions undertaken by the enforcement agency using its
regulatory authority under nuisance abatement powers.
(c) Variances Granted. A description of each specific
case where variances were granted and the circumstances that
made a variance necessary.
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(d) Inspection Waivers Granted. A description of each
specific case where an inspection was waived and the
circumstances that made the waiver necessary.
(Sec. 25.44 is an existing section)
Sec. 25.45. Severability.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid,
or unconstitutional by a decision of a court of competent
jurisdiction, it shall not affect the remaining portions of this
ordinance, including any other section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase therein.
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES SS
CITY OF VERNON )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, CITY CLERK of the City of
Vernon, do hereby certify that I did, on the 19TH day of
December 1989 have posted (3) copies of:
ORDINANCE NO. 985 - An Ordinance of the City Council of
the City of Vernon Revising Article II of Chapter 25 of the
Code of the City of Vernon by Amending Vernon City Code
Sections 25.10 Through 25.26 and Section 25.45 and by Enacting
Vernon City Code Sections 25.40 Through 25.43 for the Control
of Water Well, Cathodic Protection Well, and Monitoring Well
Drilling and Abandonment; Declaring the Urgency Thereof and
That It will Take Immediate Effect.
one in each of the following places, to wit: at the northwest
corner of 38th Street and Santa Fe Avenue; at the northeast
corner of Leonis Boulevard and Pacific Boulevard; and on the
bulletin board in the lobby of the City Hall of the City of
Vernon, located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in said City,
there being no newspaper of general circulation printed and
published in the City of Vernon.
Signed this /yt/- day of f}i2~...;d/-.......- , 19(7.
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Bruce V. Malkenhorst,
City Clerk .
SUbscrib~ and s~h tO~fore~
this ./...i.:!.."' day of ittt/;L ..u.- 19 .
. OFFICIAL SEAL
...... GLORIA J. OROSCO
Notary Public-calilomia
.. LOS ANGELES COUNTY
MrCamnL &po May 26. 1990