The Environmental Management Department (EMD) Well Program is responsible
for oversight of the construction, modification, repair, inactivation and
destruction of wells in Sacramento County, pursuant to Chapter 6.28 of the Sacramento County Code and Section 13801
of the California Water Code.
The Well Program regulates Water Supply Wells, Monitoring Wells, Exploratory
Soil Borings, Geothermal Heat Exchange Wells, Cathodic Protection Wells, and
other special use wells. Any well constructed in Sacramento County must
have a permit from EMD prior to the
start of construction unless it is specifically exempted in the Code.
Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the documents referenced on
this page and plan ahead for your well construction to avoid any possible delays
in the construction process.
Well Program Staff:
- Issue permits
- Inspect well construction, modification, repair, inactivation, and destruction activities
- Maintain a database that includes information on permitted wells in Sacramento County
- Conduct enforcement actions against persons that violate provisions of the well Code
- Approve plot plans during building permit issuance
Well Program Related Links:
More Information:
For more information please contact the Wells Program staff at:
Sacramento County Environmental Management
Department
Environmental Protection
Division
11080 White Rock Rd., Suite 200
Rancho Cordova, CA 95670
916-875-8400
916-875-8513
(fax)
wells@saccounty.gov
