Oregon Statutes 520.025 – Permit for drilling well or using well; extension; annual report; grounds for granting or denying permit
(1) A person may not drill or use a well without first obtaining a permit from the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries and posting any bond that may be required pursuant to ORS § 520.095 (1). When drilling has been completed, the well must be maintained under a permit until it is properly plugged and the site is reclaimed.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 520.025
- Person: means any natural person, partnership, corporation, association, receiver, guardian, fiduciary, administrator, representative of any kind, or the State of Oregon and any public body as defined in ORS § 174. See Oregon Statutes 520.005
- Well: includes a well drilled in search of a new or undiscovered pool, or with the intent of extending the limits of a developed pool. See Oregon Statutes 520.005
(2) A permittee maintaining or operating a well shall provide the department with an annual report on a form provided by the department. Subject to the determinations in subsection (3) of this section, a permittee shall renew the permit for a well by paying the fee established under ORS § 520.017.
(3)(a) If upon receipt of the application the department determines that the method and equipment to be used by the applicant in drilling or operating the well comply with applicable laws and rules, the department shall issue the permit.
(b) The department may refuse to issue, refuse to renew or revoke a permit issued pursuant to this section if the department determines that methods or equipment to be used or being used in drilling or operating the well do not comply with applicable laws or rules, or that the well will not be operated and maintained or is not being operated or maintained in compliance with the permit and applicable laws or rules. [1953 c.667 § 5; 1973 c.276 § 2; 1977 c.296 § 3; 1981 c.146 § 1; 1991 c.526 § 1; 2007 c.672 § 4; 2020 s.s.2 c.4 § 7]