Kern County Water Supply Systems Ordinance

Water well permit applications submitted to the Kern County Environmental Health Division (KCEHD) should be sent to the Kern County Water Agency (Agency) for review when the permits meet any of the following conditions:

• Proposed well site falls within the northern extent of the Corcoran Clay as described by Metz, et al, 1991 (Figure 1).
• Proposed well site falls within the extent of the shallow groundwater conditions (Figure 1).
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of a public drinking water supply well.
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of the sphere of influence of any Kern County municipality (Figure 2).
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of an established or proposed groundwater recharge/recovery facility (figure 3).
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of an active or proposed dairy or feedlot operation (Figure 4).
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of a biosolids composting, disposal, or land application area (Figure 4).
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of a known or suspected hazardous waste site, active or inactive sanitary landfill, burn dump, hazardous materials facility.
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of a known area of poor water quality (refer to Groundwater Quality Report San Joaquin Valley Kern County, California; March 1982).
• Proposed well site is within 1 mile radius of an active or proposed fruit or vegetable processing facility.
• All water well destruction permit applications should be reviewed by the Agency and water district having jurisdiction for the site.