OAR 690-205-0025: Term of Water Well Constructor License and License Fees

(1) The Department issues all Water Supply Well Constructor licenses. License fees are established by ORS 537.747. A penalty applies to late renewals. (2) Fees for new licenses and renewal licenses are the same. The fee for a two-year license is $150. All licenses expire on June 30 of the second year. (3) A $100 penalty applies when a licensee renews a license within 12 months of the expiration date. There is no charge for a Trainee Card. (4) Water Supply Well Constructors who have not made arrangements with the Water Resources Department to pay civil penalties which are assessed against them shall not be issued a license renewal or a new license until after arrangements for payment have been agreed to by the Department. Water Supply Well Constructors who have made arrangements for payment of civil penalties and have failed to meet the terms of the agreement, except in certain cases of bankruptcy, may not have their license renewed or a new license issued until all outstanding civil penalties owed to the Department have been paid.