Or. Admin. Code § 690-217-0015 - Policy Statement
(1) The
owner of a well which is the source of water listed on a water right permit or
certificate shall conduct, or cause to be conducted, pump tests and report the
results to the Water Resources Commission as outlined in OAR
690-217-0005 to
690-217-0055.
(2) The Water Resources Commission delegates
to the Water Resources Director (the Director ) all authority pertaining to
implementation of these rules.
(3)
If there is a reason why a pump test cannot be performed on a well, the owner
may request from the Director an exemption from the pump test requirement.
Requests shall be in writing and include the reason why a pump test cannot be
performed. Exemptions, or conditioned exemptions, shall be granted if the
reasons are found to be valid and eliminating the problem would place an
unreasonable burden on the well owner. Exemptions shall be granted for public
water supply wells if pump testing will cause interruption of service to
customers.
(4) If there is a reason
why a pump test cannot meet all of the specifications outlined in OAR
690-217-0005 to
690-217-0055,
the well owner may request from the Director exceptions to the pump test
requirements. Requests shall be in writing and include the reason why a pump
test cannot meet the requirements. Exceptions, or conditioned exceptions, shall
be granted if the reasons are found to be valid and meeting the full
specifications would place an unreasonable burden on the well owner.
(5) The pump test requirement shall be
waived, if requested, in situations where the water right is for land
temporarily taken out of production under a government program.
(6) Pump tests shall not be required of wells
with diameters greater than 36 inches and depths less than 30 feet.
(7) Pump tests shall not be required of
collector-type wells or infiltration galleries.
(8) Transferring the point of diversion of a
ground water right shall have no effect on the pump testing schedule unless
specifically mentioned as a condition of the transfer.
(9) Pump tests are intended to provide
aquifer and well information for ground water resource characterization and to
help solve well problems.
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