It shall be unlawful for any person owning land in fee simple or in possession thereof under lease or contract of sale to knowingly permit the existence on the premises any permanently inactive well, cathodic protection well, or monitoring well, as defined in Ca1. Water Code §§ 13710, 13711 and 13712, respectively, that constitutes a known or probable preferential pathway for the movement of pollutants, contaminants, or poor quality water, from above ground to below ground, or vertical movement of pollutants, contaminants, or poor quality water below ground, and that movement poses a threat to the quality of the waters of the state.
Statutory reference:
Abandoned wells, see Cal. Health and Safety Code, §§ 115700 et seq.