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Findings and Recommendations 2 findings
F1
The director of the Environmental Management Department suspended the Abandoned Wells Program in response to pressure from recalcitrant landowners, not for valid enforcement, personnel management, or discretionary budgetary reasons.
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
Given the environmental threat to Sacramento County citizens’ water supply resulting from the hundreds of abandoned wells in the county, the Sacramento County Grand Jury recommends that the Environmental Management Department revive and fully staff the Abandoned Wells Program and implement the aggressive enforcement program mandated by law, using all available statutory and technical tools to identify and decommission abandoned wells in Sacramento County.
F2
The voluntary reporting and public awareness campaign which replaced the enforcement program has been ineffective in addressing the environmental threat to the county groundwater from abandoned wells.
No recommendations for this finding