OAR 690-205-0200: Water Supply Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card)

(1) Each bonded Water Supply Well Constructor licensed to operate in the State of Oregon and each landowner holding a landowner's permit shall provide a start card as required in ORS 537.762 before commencing the construction, alteration, or abandonment of any water supply well or conversion of any monitoring well, geotechnical hole, or other hole to a water supply well. The start card shall contain the following information: (a) Name, telephone number, electronic mail address and post-office address of the owner of the well; (b) Street address of the well. If property does not have an address, then the street address nearest to the proposed well; (c) The approximate location of the water supply well by county tax lot number, township, range, section and nearest quarter-quarter section; (d) The latitude and longitude of the well as established by a global positioning system; (e) The proposed depth and diameter of the well; (f) The proposed purpose or use of the groundwater from the proposed well if the well is new, altered, or converted; (g) The time frame proposed for beginning and completing the construction, alteration, abandonment or conversion; (h) The time frame proposed for annular seal placement. If the actual date of seal placement is not the date proposed on the start card, the licensed or permitted person shall notify the department of the change at least four (4) hours before placing the seal. Notification shall be submitted: (A) Electronically by department approved methods; or (B) By mail, or hand, delivery to the region office where the well to be drilled, altered, converted, or abandoned is located. If this method is used, then the notification must be on a department approved notification form and received by the region office at least four (4) hours prior to placing the seal; or (C) By electronic mail. If notification is sent by electronic mail, then the electronic mail shall include a completed copy of a department approved notification form. If department approved notification form is not attached to the electronic mail, then original notification form must be submitted to the Department within three (3) working days of the date of electronic mail notification. (i) The well identification label number, if assigned; (j) The water right application, permit or certificate number, if applicable; (k) The original well log number, if applicable; (l) The type of work proposed; (m) Notification of any need for special standards; (n) The signature and license number, if applicable, of the bonded and licensed or permitted person who would undertake the work; (o) For an existing well, the current purpose or use of the well and the existing depth and diameter of the well. (2) In addition to the information required pursuant to OAR 690-205-0200(1)(a)–(o), a start card may also contain information regarding the type of proposed alteration. (3) Forms for making these reports and submitting fees shall be furnished by the Department. (4) Landowners who construct, alter, convert, or abandon a water supply well shall also comply with OAR 690-205-0175. (5) On the day that work on the well commences, the licensed or permitted person shall, before commencing work, notify the department that the work is about to commence. Notification shall be submitted: (a) Electronically by department approved methods; or (b) By mail, or hand delivery, to the region office where the well to be drilled, altered, converted, or abandoned is located. If this method is used, then the notification must be on a department approved notification form and received by the region office prior to beginning construction, alteration, conversion, or abandonment work; or (c) By electronic mail. If notification is sent by electronic mail, then the electronic mail shall include a completed copy of a department approved notification form. If department approved notification form is not attached to the electronic mail, then original notification form must be submitted to the Department within three (3) working days of the date of electronic mail notification. [ED. NOTE: Forms referenced are available from the agency.]