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Tulare County weighs updates to well‑construction rules; staff told to return with interim GSA consultation language
Summary
After a technical presentation on six options to update the county well‑construction ordinance, the board directed staff to draft an interim ordinance to codify GSA consultation within the state-designated basin and to return later with a full package after state standards are final.
Tulare County public health and environmental health staff presented six options on Jan. 28 for updating the county's well construction permitting ordinance and associated processes in areas that are not under local Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA) jurisdiction. The Board of Supervisors directed staff to return with an interim ordinance codifying consultation with GSAs for permits within the state-designated basin (800 feet elevation and below) and to include updated definitions; staff will pursue a larger, final ordinance after state well‑construction standards are issued.
Public Health Director Karen Elliott introduced the topic and said environmental health had reviewed the code because of 2021–22 changes in law and executive guidance and a state Supreme Court decision…
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