Private Drinking Water Wells

I live in Los Angeles and you want to dig my own water from private wells in my backyard. Is it possible for me to do this?

No, this kind of thing is regulated by the state, and they certainly would not let you dig a well within the city of Los Angeles.

Even if you want to dig a pit outside the city, you must hire a licensed well driller. Water wells are all registered with the state. It is too dangerous to let people dig their own wells because of contamination of groundwater. We all drink from the same source.

When you buy land in California you buy only the surface. You can use the land to grow things (well. .. things, anyway), and you can - with permission - to develop. Upon this subject.

To access all the water from beneath the surface you need something called water rights. "Usually water rights in a region are held by local government (in this case LADWP). They are the only people who would be allowed access to water - through wells, tapping springs, either. They often hire contractors to do the actual work, but they are the ones with authority.

The same could be true if you have found oil or gold or something on your property. You do not own the mineral rights, so that you can not mine.