Cal. Public Resources Code § 3208
Cal. Public Resources Code § 3208
California · California Public Resources Code · Status: effective · Effective 2017-01-01
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- Cal. Public Resources Code § 3208, California, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/898435
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(a) For the purposes of Sections 3206 and 3207, a well is properly abandoned when it has been shown, to the satisfaction of the supervisor, that all proper steps have been taken to isolate all oil-bearing or gas-bearing strata encountered in the well, and to protect underground or surface water suitable for irrigation or farm or domestic purposes from the infiltration or addition of any detrimental substance and to prevent subsequent damage to life, health, property, and other resources. For purposes of this subdivision, proper steps include the plugging of the well, decommissioning the attendant production facilities of the well, or both, if determined necessary by the supervisor.
(b) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2018.