This file is the central permit document. It contains multiple versions of the Permit 16245 record and resolves the permit number question raised by the 2024 DEH inspection (which references "Permit #29371" — that corresponds to WP0029371 in the state well numbering system, which cross-references to County Permit EH16245).
Original application (p.1): Dated February 26, 1990. Owner: Weber Valley Heights Assn., 44135 Perryman Lane. Driller: L.O. Lynch Well Drilling & Supply, Inc. APN: 571-030-037, annotated "lot 3 - RS 53/47" — this is the Perryman Lane parcel (APN 571-030-037 = 44135 Perryman Lane, the St. Pierre/Franko residence). Physical address of well is marked "same as owner's address" — 44135 Perryman Lane. No mention of 44100 Ginger Circle.
Original permit (p.3): Well Drilling Permit No. 16245, issued February 27, 1990. Physical Address of Well: 44135 Perryman Lane. APN: 571-030-037-0. Signed by Charlene Robbins for L.O. Lynch Well Drilling, Inc.
Amended application (p.5): Marked "Amended" at top left. Same CK#397/Permit#16245 notation — same permit number. APN now shows 571-040-001 (annotated "lot 2 - RS 53/40"). Address of well changed to 44100 Ginger Circle, Hemet CA 92544. Note: APN 571-040-001 is still not Reed's parcel — Reed's is 571-040-002. The amendment attempts to transfer the permit to a different parcel by changing both the APN and the well address on a document bearing the same original permit number.
Well Drillers Report (p.2): State DWR Report No. 353936, marked "Well #2 — Duplicate Driller's Copy." Local Permit No. 16245. Depth: 600 feet completed. Work started approximately April 1990, completed December 5, 1990 — approximately 7–8 months. This is significant: Ordinance 682 voids a permit if work is not completed within 6 months of issuance. The permit was issued February 27, 1990; if the 6-month clock ran from issuance, the permit became void in approximately August 1990 — before the well was completed in December 1990. The Well Drillers Report does not specify 44100 Ginger Circle or APN 571-040-002 as the location — DEH's association of this report with the subject property is an assumption not established by the document itself. Additionally, the well described in this report (600 ft depth) is located approximately 150 feet west of the 1985 Grant of Easement well location — these are two distinct wells.
Permit 16672 was issued June 13, 1990 to F.L. Hutchins for a well at 44240 East Benton Rd., Sage CA. Driller: A&B Water Well Drilling, Inc., 42041 Avenida Alvarado, Temecula. Depth: 200 feet, completed July 25, 1990. This is F.L. Hutchins' private well — it has no connection to Weber Valley Heights Water Association or to APN 571-040-002.
This file also contains the original Permit 16245 documents (pp.4–5), confirming again: original application lists 44135 Perryman Lane, APN 571-030-037. No Ginger Circle, no APN 571-040-002.
The archive therefore contains records for two distinct 1990 wells: (1) the well under Permit 16245, disputed as to location and voided by the 6-month completion rule; and (2) the Hutchins well under Permit 16672, a separate private well unrelated to WVHWA.
Complaint Report No. 6400. Received December 20, 2023. Assigned to Olney. PE: 4700 – Well Ordinance – General. Property address: 44100 Ginger Circle, Hemet 92544. Status: 01-Active. Received by Gutierrez.
The complaint letter (p.2) states the well at 44100 Ginger Circle was drilled after May 1, 1990 without a permit, that Permit 16245 was issued exclusively for 44135 Perryman Lane (RS 53/47 par 3, APN 571-030-037), and asks: "Where is any legally issued paper trail for such a transfer of permit #16245?" The letter also states the well is operating via an illegally run 220v power source originating on APN 571-040-004.
Complainant listed as Anonymous.
Contains December 21, 2023 correspondence involving Casey — see Contradictions page for analysis of its significance.
Ryan Olney email, December 20, 2023, RE: CO0089023: "permit on file shows the wrong APN." Written DEH admission — 11 years after the Riha email confirming the same fact.
Effective December 31, 1989. Section 3 requires a permit before well commencement. The permit void provision requires completion within 6 months. Permit 16245 was issued February 27, 1990; work on the well under that permit was completed December 5, 1990 — approximately 9 months and 6 days after issuance. Under the 6-month void provision, the permit became void before the well was completed.