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Public Health & Human Services
FAX:360-427-7787
03/29/2023
HARTMAN KELSEY ANNE
2111 SE WALKER PARK RD
SHELTON, WA 98584
RE: WATER SYSTEM PERMIT: TWO-PARTY
WEL2023-00009
2111 SE Walker Park Rd
320215005003
The above mentioned permit has been reviewed by Environmental Health and found additional
information is required.
Well cap should be replaced with a screened and vented well cap. Contact a licensed well driller to
have satisfactory replacement well cap installed and submit proof of installation or notify
environmental health for a reinspection.
Well head extends 3.5 inches above ground level. The permanent casing for groundwater wells
should project 18 inches above the natural ground surface. Contact a licensed well driller to have
your well head extended to at least 18 inches above ground level and submit proof of installation or
notify environmental health for a reinspection.
Well cap is missing one of the four mounting bolts. Replace missing mounting bolt to ensure a proper
sanitary seal and submit proof of installation or notify environmental health for a reinspection.
RV with sewage line within 50 feet of well head. Please submit septic design for the RV so
Environmental Health can verify applicable setbacks.
Well head does not have a well identification tag. A well identification tag is recommended. See
enclosed information about well identification tags and contact the Department of Ecology for a tag.
If you have any questions, please contact me at or email at Danderson@masoncountywa.gov
Since ,
David Anderson
Mason County Environmental Health
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Focus on Well Tagging Requirements
For Well Operators&Homeowners Water Resources Program
WASHINGTON STATE
DEPARTMENT OF
ECOLOGY Background information
For more The well identification program creates a standard system to identify all newly
information: constructed or existing wells, so that property owners and various agencies can readily
Online visit: share well data. In addition, Ecology field staff use the well tag to identify your well.
https://ecology.wa.gov/ Licensed drillers must place a well tag on all new or reconstructed wells. It is also the
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on wells homeowner's responsibility to place a well tag on every well they own.
To leave a recorded
call tag program Before the well went into effect, it was difficult for the public to collect or
message,
1-800-468-0261 maintain records for their wells. There was no easy way of connecting existing
records to a particular well. Connecting records to a particular well can be used in a
Dept of Ecology, HQ
PO Box 47600 variety of ways.
Olympia,WA 98504
• When property is bought or sold.
Bellingham
Field Office 913 Squalicom Way#101 • To collect and maintain data on water quality and water use.
Bellingham WA 98225
(360)255-4400 • To collect, store, and maintain data from wells. This information includes
Bellevue geologic data, static water levels, bacterial analysis, and contaminant tracking.
Northwest Region Office
3190— 160th Ave. SE General instructions relating to well tagging
Bellevue WA 98008
(425)649-7000
This is an example of a well tag
Olympia banded to the casing with a
Southwest Region Office stainless steel strap.
PO Box 47775
Olympia WA 98504 ' P R1M1I
(360)407-6300 UMW':
Vancouver
Field Office
12121 NE 99th St. 0 MMi H(
Ste. 2100
Vancouver,WA 98682
(360)690-7171 14
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Union Gap -
Central Region Office
1250 W.Alder Street
Gap,WA 98903
New well identification tags consist of a stainless steel plate containing a six-character
Union
(509)575-2490 identification number. In most cases,the tag is secured by strapping it to a well casing
(six inches or larger)using a radiator clamp or stainless steel strap. The well
Spokane identification tag should be placed in a readily visible,reasonably permanent location.
Eastern Region Office
N.4601 Monroe,#202 Whenever possible,do not remove or damage it during service to the well or pump. If
Spokane WA 99205 the well has no exposed casing,or it is difficult to access, attach the tag to the most
(509)329-3400 permanent feature of the well. This could be a nearby post,the well house, or the
concrete pad at the wellhead.
January 2019(Revised) 98-1805-WR
ice)Original printed on recycled paper
Documenting well identification numbers
Ecology's Water Well Report and Resource Protection Well Report forms have a space for the
well identification tag number. These forms are available at Ecology's regional offices(see
sidebar on page one)and are typically filled out by the well driller. The driller submits the
appropriate form to Ecology's regional office well drilling coordinator in the area where the well
is located. Drillers may also present the well owner with a form letter that explains the well
identification tag program,along with their copy of the well report.
Homeowners or drillers tagging existing wells must locate the Water Well Report or Resource
Protection Well Report form for the well(s). When the original well report is located,contact
Ecology Headquarters office(see sidebar on page one)to receive a Well Tagging Form. Attach
the Well Tagging Form to the original well report and send it back to Ecology.
If no Water Well Report or Resource Protection Well Report exists for the well, contact the
Ecology Headquarters office(see sidebar on page one)to receive a Well Report for an Existing
Well form. The form provides Ecology with information about the construction of the well and
its location.
When decommissioning a well,the driller is required to remove the well identification tag and
attach it to the Decommissioning Well Report before sending the form to Ecology.
Important things to remember
• Never disturb the integrity of the well seal when attaching the identification well tag.
• Write the well identification tag number on all pertinent forms. For example,homeowners
should reference the well identification number on their water quality lab reports.
• Make sure to write the full well identification tag number on all forms.
If you need this publication in an alternate format,please call the Water Resources Program at
360-407-6872. Persons with hearing loss can call 711 for Washington Relay Service. Persons
with a speech disability can call 877-833-6341.