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A licensed well contractor working in Contra Costa County can post one $5,000 continuous bond with the health officer instead of a new bond for every well permit. One annual premium covers every job permitted under the County's well rules, and the driller keeps $5,000 in cash free.
Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Section 414-4.1023 requires a cash deposit or bond, posted with the health officer before a well permit is issued, guaranteeing compliance with the County water supply chapter and the permit. A licensed contractor may instead deposit a single $5,000 surety bond or cash deposit that the County can draw on to remedy improper work under any permit. Contra Costa County is the obligee.
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Section 414-4.1023 gives two ways to meet the guarantee. The first is a bond or cash deposit for each permit, in an amount the health officer decides is needed to remedy improper work, but never more than $5,000. The second, open to licensed contractors, is a continuous performance bond. The contractor deposits a $5,000 surety bond or cash deposit with the health officer once, and it stands behind every permit the contractor pulls under the chapter. For a driller who works in the County regularly, the continuous bond is far simpler than bonding job by job.
Under Section 414-4.801, anyone who will dig, drill, bore or drive a water well, or rebore, deepen, cut new perforations in or seal the aquifers of an existing well, must apply to the health officer for a permit before starting. If a well driller is hired, getting the permit is the driller's responsibility. The County defines a licensed well driller as someone licensed under the Contractors License Law to drill water wells.
The money is there so the County can fix improper work. If a well is built or sealed in a way that does not meet Chapter 414-4 or the permit conditions and the driller does not correct it, the County can draw on the bond to remedy the work. Abandoned wells must be destroyed to the standards in Department of Water Resources Bulletin 74, and that work falls under the same rules.
A well permit expires 180 days after issuance if work has not started and reasonable progress is not kept up, though the health officer can extend it. A well log goes to the health officer when drilling is finished and before final approval. Confirm the current bond form and filing steps with Contra Costa Environmental Health before the bond is issued.
Not if you are a licensed contractor. Section 414-4.1023(b) lets you post one $5,000 continuous bond that covers every permit you pull under the chapter.
When a well driller is hired, Section 414-4.801 puts the duty to obtain the permit on the driller.
To remedy improper work done under a well permit when the driller does not correct it.
The permit rule covers reboring, deepening, new perforations and sealing aquifers in existing wells, and abandoned wells must be destroyed to DWR Bulletin 74. Ask Environmental Health which permit your job needs.
The surety prices the $5,000 bond from a review of the owner's credit and the business's history. Stronger credit usually means a lower premium.
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