California Water Code

§ 13800.5

WAT § 13800.5 Effective Jan 1, 1997Div. 7 · Ch. 10 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)(1) The department shall develop recommended standards for the construction, maintenance, abandonment, or destruction of geothermal heat exchange wells.

(2)Until the department develops recommended standards pursuant to paragraph (1), a local enforcement agency with authority over geothermal heat exchange wells may adopt temporary regulations applicable to geothermal heat exchange wells that the local enforcement agency determines to be consistent with the intent of existing department standards to prevent wells from becoming conduits of contamination.

(3)The department, not later than July 1, 1997, shall submit to the state board a report containing the recommended geothermal heat exchange well standards.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 581, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1997.