OAR 690-240-0500: Completion of Monitoring Wells

(1) A Monitoring Well Constructor or permitted landowner constructing their own well shall not remove the drilling machine from a monitoring well site, unless it is immediately replaced by another monitoring well drilling machine in operating condition, prior to completion or abandonment of the monitoring well in compliance with OAR 690-240-0005 through 690-240-0540. (2) Installation of the protective metal posts does not require a Monitoring Well Constructor's License, providing the surface seal is not disturbed. (3) Installation of the protective posts described in OAR 690-240-0420 shall be completed within one week of placement of the seal. (4) If installation of the protective measures as described in OAR 690-240-0420 are not completed within 24 hours of seal placement, the monitoring well shall be marked using one of the following methods: (a) Placement of three stakes around the well connected with fluorescent survey tape; (b) Placement of construction barricades around the well; or (c) Use of other protective measures as approved by the Water Resources Department.