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Arroyo Grande Council adopts updated well rules to protect city water supply
Summary
The Arroyo Grande City Council on March 11 adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 13.08 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code to clarify permitting, definitions and destruction of water wells and to add connection and feasibility standards; the council found the ordinance exempt from CEQA.
The Arroyo Grande City Council on March 11 adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 13.08 of the Arroyo Grande Municipal Code to clarify how new wells are permitted, how abandoned wells must be destroyed and when private wells may be allowed.
The measure, presented by Bridal Pedratti, the city’s community development director, expands the ordinance’s purpose to explicitly include prevention of depletion and other adverse impacts to the city’s water supply and public health and safety. Pedratti told the council staff refined definitions…
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