ORS 448.131: Water quality, construction and installation standards; rules; effect on existing facilities; fees.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt water quality standards that are necessary to protect the public health through insuring safe drinking water within a water system. (2) In order to insure safe drinking water, the authority shall prescribe: (a) Construction standards governing the performance of a water system insofar as they relate to the safety of drinking water. (b) Standards for the operation of water systems insofar as they relate to the delivery of safe drinking water. (c) Other standards and requirements considered necessary by the authority to insure safe drinking water. (3) The authority shall require that construction and installation plans be submitted and approved before construction begins on new systems or substantial improvements are made to old systems. The authority may adopt rules exempting certain water systems from the plan review process. (4) The authority may impose and collect a fee from a water supplier for reviewing construction and installation plans. (5) Nothing in this section authorizes the authority to require alterations of existing facilities unless alterations are necessary to insure safe drinking water. [1981 c.749 §6; 2009 c.595 §840]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-061-0005: Purpose — authority
- OAR 333-061-0010: Scope and Applicability — implements
- OAR 333-061-0010: Scope and Applicability — authority
- OAR 333-061-0015: Adoption by Reference — implements
- OAR 333-061-0015: Adoption by Reference — authority
- OAR 333-061-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-061-0020: Definitions — authority
- OAR 333-061-0025: Responsibilities of Water Suppliers — authority
- OAR 333-061-0030: Maximum Contaminant Levels and Action Levels — implements
- OAR 333-061-0030: Maximum Contaminant Levels and Action Levels — authority
- OAR 333-061-0031: Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels — implements
- OAR 333-061-0031: Maximum Residual Disinfectant Levels — authority
- OAR 333-061-0032: Treatment Requirements and Performance Standards — implements
- OAR 333-061-0032: Treatment Requirements and Performance Standards — authority
- OAR 333-061-0034: Treatment Requirements and Performance Standards for Corrosion Control — authority
- OAR 333-061-0036: Sampling and Analytical Requirements — implements
- OAR 333-061-0036: Sampling and Analytical Requirements — authority
- OAR 333-061-0040: Reporting and Record Keeping — authority
- OAR 333-061-0042: Public Notice — implements
- OAR 333-061-0042: Public Notice — authority
- OAR 333-061-0043: Consumer Confidence Reports — authority
- OAR 333-061-0045: Variances — authority
- OAR 333-061-0046: Permits — authority
- OAR 333-061-0050: Construction Standards — implements
- OAR 333-061-0050: Construction Standards — authority
- OAR 333-061-0055: Waivers from Construction Standards — implements
- OAR 333-061-0055: Waivers from Construction Standards — authority
- OAR 333-061-0057: Voluntary Drinking Water Protection Program — implements
- OAR 333-061-0057: Voluntary Drinking Water Protection Program — authority
- OAR 333-061-0060: Plan Submission and Review Requirements — implements
- OAR 333-061-0060: Plan Submission and Review Requirements — authority
- OAR 333-061-0061: Capacity Requirements for Public Water Systems — implements
- OAR 333-061-0061: Capacity Requirements for Public Water Systems — authority
- OAR 333-061-0063: Environmental Review Process for The Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Program — authority
- OAR 333-061-0064: Emergency Response Plan Requirements — implements
- OAR 333-061-0064: Emergency Response Plan Requirements — authority
- OAR 333-061-0065: Operation and Maintenance — authority
- OAR 333-061-0070: Cross Connection Control Requirements — implements
- OAR 333-061-0070: Cross Connection Control Requirements — authority
- OAR 333-061-0071: Backflow Prevention Assembly Installation and Operation Standards — authority
- OAR 333-061-0072: Backflow Assembly Tester Certification — implements
- OAR 333-061-0072: Backflow Assembly Tester Certification — authority
- OAR 333-061-0073: Cross Connection Specialist Certification — implements
- OAR 333-061-0073: Cross Connection Specialist Certification — authority
- OAR 333-061-0074: Cross Connection Training Programs, Course, and Instructor Requirements — implements
- OAR 333-061-0074: Cross Connection Training Programs, Course, and Instructor Requirements — authority
- OAR 333-061-0075: Sanitary Surveys of Watersheds — authority
- OAR 333-061-0076: Sanitary Surveys — implements
- OAR 333-061-0076: Sanitary Surveys — authority
- OAR 333-061-0077: Composite Correction Program & Comprehensive Performance Evaluations — implements
- OAR 333-061-0078: Coliform Investigations — implements
- OAR 333-061-0078: Coliform Investigations — authority
- OAR 333-061-0080: Role of Counties — authority
- OAR 333-061-0085: Supplemental Fluoridation — authority
- OAR 333-061-0087: Product Acceptability Criteria — implements
- OAR 333-061-0087: Product Acceptability Criteria — authority
- OAR 333-061-0090: Penalties — implements
- OAR 333-061-0090: Penalties — authority
- OAR 333-061-0095: Severability — implements
- OAR 333-061-0095: Severability — authority
- OAR 333-061-0098: References — authority
- OAR 333-061-0100: Requirements for Oregon Very Small Water Systems — implements
- OAR 333-061-0100: Requirements for Oregon Very Small Water Systems — authority
- OAR 333-061-0210: Operator Certification: Scope — authority
- OAR 333-061-0220: Classification of Water Treatment Plants and Water Distribution Systems — authority
- OAR 333-061-0225: General Requirements Applying to Water Suppliers and Water Systems — authority
- OAR 333-061-0228: Certification Requirements for Small Water System Operators — authority
- OAR 333-061-0230: Contracting For Services — authority
- OAR 333-061-0232: General Requirements Applying to Water System Operators — authority
- OAR 333-061-0235: Operator Certification Requirements, Levels 1–4 — authority
- OAR 333-061-0245: Applications for Certification Levels 1–4 — authority
- OAR 333-061-0250: Examinations for Certification, Levels 1–4 — authority
- OAR 333-061-0260: Certificate Renewal Levels 1–4 — authority
- OAR 333-061-0265: Fees — implements
- OAR 333-061-0265: Fees — authority
- OAR 333-061-0270: Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of Certification — authority
- OAR 333-061-0272: Suspension of Certification — authority
- OAR 333-061-0305: Domestic Well Program: Purpose — authority
- OAR 333-061-0310: Scope — authority
- OAR 333-061-0324: Area of Public Health Concern — authority
- OAR 333-061-0325: Domestic Well Tests — authority
- OAR 333-061-0330: Accredited Laboratories — authority
- OAR 333-061-0335: Sample Collection — authority
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