OAR 123-041-0030: Eligible Project Costs and Activities

(1) Eligible project costs include the necessary and reasonable costs, as determined by the Authority, for eligible project activities. (2) Eligible project activities include, but are not limited to: (a) Test pit construction; (b) Borings and soil samplings necessary to design recharge basin or aquifer storage and recovery well size and location; (c) If required by OWRD, aquifer modeling necessary to meet the standards for a request to OWRD for a limited license under ORS 537.143 and 537.144, or to test Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) in accordance with testing criteria under ORS 537.505 to 537.534; (d) Design and engineering necessary to reach the final 50 percent of design and engineering to result in a biddable project for Aquifer Recharge basins, aquifer storage and recovery wells and works, aquifer storage and recovery treatment systems and conveyance works from water source to recharge site; (e) Sampling required by DEQ to establish parameters for monitoring and sampling source water quality and aquifer water quality; (f) Monitoring and sampling plan development associated with permit or limited license requirements of OWRD and DEQ; and (g) Applying to the OWRD for a limited license under OAR 690-350-120 and associated public coordination. (h) For AR projects, applying to the OWRD for a Recharge Permit under OAR 690-350-0120 and OAR 690- 310-0040, and associated public coordination. (i) For ASR projects, applying to the OWRD for an ASR Permit under OAR 690-350-0030, and associated public coordination.