Upon the submission of a plan to inactivate a well, the Department shall review such plan to ensure that the inactive well will be maintained in a manner such that the inactive well will not become a safety hazard to humans and animals or a conduit for the contamination of the groundwater. The Department shall issue an approval for the owner/operator to maintain the well in an inactive state in accordance with the approved plan. Within five (5) days of the issuance of such approval, the Department shall inspect the inactive well to verify the implementation of approved plan. The Department shall notify the SFPUC of any approval for a water well inactivation issued under this Section.
(a) If the Department determines that the submitted plan does not comply with the requirements of this Article, the Department shall reject the plan and specify deficiencies found in the plan. Within fifteen (15) days of the receipt of such rejection the owner/operator shall (1) request an administrative hearing held in accordance with Section 833 of this Code; (2) submit an application for the destruction of the well in accordance with Section 819 of this Code; or (3) submit a modified plan correcting the deficiencies cited by the Department in its rejection.
(Added by Ord. 113-05, File No. 050547, App. 6/10/2005)