ORS 537.795: ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supplementary.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
ORS 537.505 to 537.795 and 537.992 are intended to be supplementary and in addition to and are not intended to repeal any law relating to the surface waters of this state. [1955 c.708 §35]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-013-0005: Introduction — implements
- OAR 690-013-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-013-0030: Eligibility to Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0050: Individual Applications — implements
- OAR 690-013-0070: Interim Transfers — implements
- OAR 690-013-0100: District Petitions — implements
- OAR 690-013-0110: Requests for Additional Information — implements
- OAR 690-013-0150: District Shall Certify Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0310: Processing of Petition — implements
- OAR 690-013-0350: Field Verification of the Petition and Map — implements
- OAR 690-190-0005: Purpose and Applicability — implements
- OAR 690-190-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-190-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-190-0100: Recording Requirements — implements
- OAR 690-190-0100: Recording Requirements — authority
- OAR 690-190-0200: Compliance and Enforcement — implements
- OAR 690-190-0200: Compliance and Enforcement — authority
- OAR 690-200-0005: Basis for Regulatory Authority — implements
- OAR 690-200-0005: Basis for Regulatory Authority — authority
- OAR 690-200-0020: General Statement About the Standards — implements
- OAR 690-200-0020: General Statement About the Standards — authority
- OAR 690-200-0021: Special Standards — implements
- OAR 690-200-0021: Special Standards — authority
- OAR 690-200-0027: Restrictions on Water Supply Well Construction and Use in Critical Groundwater Areas or Areas Withdrawn by Commission Order — implements
- OAR 690-200-0027: Restrictions on Water Supply Well Construction and Use in Critical Groundwater Areas or Areas Withdrawn by Commission Order — authority
- OAR 690-200-0028: Designated Special Area Standards — implements
- OAR 690-200-0028: Designated Special Area Standards — authority
- OAR 690-200-0046: Perched Ground Water — implements
- OAR 690-200-0046: Perched Ground Water — authority
- OAR 690-200-0050: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-200-0050: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-205-0005: License or Permit Required to Construct Water Supply Wells — implements
- OAR 690-205-0005: License or Permit Required to Construct Water Supply Wells — authority
- OAR 690-205-0010: Water Supply Well Constructor License Examination — implements
- OAR 690-205-0010: Water Supply Well Constructor License Examination — authority
- OAR 690-205-0020: Water Supply Well Constructor’s License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — implements
- OAR 690-205-0020: Water Supply Well Constructor’s License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — authority
- OAR 690-205-0025: Term of Water Well Constructor License and License Fees — implements
- OAR 690-205-0025: Term of Water Well Constructor License and License Fees — authority
- OAR 690-205-0045: Continuing Education Requirement — implements
- OAR 690-205-0045: Continuing Education Requirement — authority
- OAR 690-205-0175: Landowner Well Construction Permit, Fee and Bond — implements
- OAR 690-205-0175: Landowner Well Construction Permit, Fee and Bond — authority
- OAR 690-205-0200: Water Supply Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — implements
- OAR 690-205-0200: Water Supply Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — authority
- OAR 690-205-0205: Start Card Reporting Requirements — implements
- OAR 690-205-0205: Start Card Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 690-205-0210: Well Report Required (Water Supply Well Log) — implements
- OAR 690-205-0210: Well Report Required (Water Supply Well Log) — authority
- OAR 690-210-0130: Sealing of Wells in Unconsolidated Formations Without Significant Clay Beds — implements
- OAR 690-210-0130: Sealing of Wells in Unconsolidated Formations Without Significant Clay Beds — authority
- OAR 690-210-0140: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Unconsolidated Formations with Significant Clay Beds — implements
- OAR 690-210-0140: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Unconsolidated Formations with Significant Clay Beds — authority
- OAR 690-210-0150: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Consolidated Formations — implements
- OAR 690-210-0150: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Consolidated Formations — authority
- OAR 690-210-0155: Additional Standards for Artesian Water Supply Wells — implements
- OAR 690-210-0155: Additional Standards for Artesian Water Supply Wells — authority
- OAR 690-210-0160: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells with Surface Casing — implements
- OAR 690-210-0160: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells with Surface Casing — authority
- OAR 690-210-0170: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells without Surface Casing — implements
- OAR 690-210-0170: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells without Surface Casing — authority
- OAR 690-210-0180: Additional Standards for Driven or Jetted Wells — implements
- OAR 690-210-0180: Additional Standards for Driven or Jetted Wells — authority
- OAR 690-210-0190: Steel Casing — implements
- OAR 690-210-0190: Steel Casing — authority
- OAR 690-210-0220: Plastic Casing Joints — implements
- OAR 690-210-0220: Plastic Casing Joints — authority
- OAR 690-210-0230: Inner Casing — implements
- OAR 690-210-0230: Inner Casing — authority
- OAR 690-210-0240: Casing Shall be Centered — implements
- OAR 690-210-0240: Casing Shall be Centered — authority
- OAR 690-210-0270: Pitless Well Adapters and Units — implements
- OAR 690-210-0270: Pitless Well Adapters and Units — authority
- OAR 690-210-0280: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — implements
- OAR 690-210-0280: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — authority
- OAR 690-210-0290: Liner Pipe — implements
- OAR 690-210-0290: Liner Pipe — authority
- OAR 690-210-0320: Methods of Placement of Cement Grout or Concrete — implements
- OAR 690-210-0320: Methods of Placement of Cement Grout or Concrete — authority
- OAR 690-210-0380: Disinfection of a Well — implements
- OAR 690-210-0380: Disinfection of a Well — authority
- OAR 690-210-0400: Construction of Dug Wells — implements
- OAR 690-210-0400: Construction of Dug Wells — authority
- OAR 690-210-0410: Buried Slab Construction — implements
- OAR 690-210-0410: Buried Slab Construction — authority
- OAR 690-210-0420: Surface Curbing — implements
- OAR 690-210-0420: Surface Curbing — authority
- OAR 690-215-0005: Prevention of Groundwater Contamination, Health Hazard, and Waste — implements
- OAR 690-215-0005: Prevention of Groundwater Contamination, Health Hazard, and Waste — authority
- OAR 690-215-0017: Down Well Continuous Water Treatment and Back-Siphon Prevention Devices — implements
- OAR 690-215-0017: Down Well Continuous Water Treatment and Back-Siphon Prevention Devices — authority
- OAR 690-215-0055: Well Identification Label Maintenance — implements
- OAR 690-215-0055: Well Identification Label Maintenance — authority
- OAR 690-215-0060: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — implements
- OAR 690-215-0060: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — authority
- OAR 690-215-0070: Pressure Gauge — implements
- OAR 690-215-0070: Pressure Gauge — authority
- OAR 690-215-0201: Dedicated Measuring Tube — implements
- OAR 690-215-0201: Dedicated Measuring Tube — authority
- OAR 690-220-0050: Abandonment of Uncased Wells — implements
- OAR 690-220-0050: Abandonment of Uncased Wells — authority
- OAR 690-225-0020: Investigation of Alleged Violations — implements
- OAR 690-225-0020: Investigation of Alleged Violations — authority
- OAR 690-225-0030: Enforcement Actions — implements
- OAR 690-225-0030: Enforcement Actions — authority
- OAR 690-225-0110: Schedule of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 690-225-0110: Schedule of Civil Penalties — authority
- OAR 690-240-0005: Introduction — implements
- OAR 690-240-0005: Introduction — authority
- OAR 690-240-0006: Special Standards — implements
- OAR 690-240-0006: Special Standards — authority
- OAR 690-240-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-240-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-240-0024: Well Identification Label — implements
- OAR 690-240-0024: Well Identification Label — authority
- OAR 690-240-0026: Well Identification Label Maintenance — implements
- OAR 690-240-0026: Well Identification Label Maintenance — authority
- OAR 690-240-0060: Monitoring Well Constructor License Examination — implements
- OAR 690-240-0060: Monitoring Well Constructor License Examination — authority
- OAR 690-240-0065: Monitoring Well Constructor License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — implements
- OAR 690-240-0065: Monitoring Well Constructor License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — authority
- OAR 690-240-0070: Terms of Monitoring Well Constructor License and License Fees — implements
- OAR 690-240-0070: Terms of Monitoring Well Constructor License and License Fees — authority
- OAR 690-240-0210: Continuing Education Requirement — implements
- OAR 690-240-0210: Continuing Education Requirement — authority
- OAR 690-240-0340: Landowner Well Construction Permit, Fee and Bond — authority
- OAR 690-240-0375: Monitoring Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — implements
- OAR 690-240-0375: Monitoring Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — authority
- OAR 690-240-0385: Start Card Reporting Requirements — implements
- OAR 690-240-0385: Start Card Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 690-240-0395: Monitoring Well Report Required (Monitoring Well Log) — implements
- OAR 690-240-0395: Monitoring Well Report Required (Monitoring Well Log) — authority
- OAR 690-240-0410: Monitoring Well Construction: General — implements
- OAR 690-240-0410: Monitoring Well Construction: General — authority
- OAR 690-240-0560: Investigation of Alleged Violations — implements
- OAR 690-240-0560: Investigation of Alleged Violations — authority
- OAR 690-240-0580: Enforcement Actions — implements
- OAR 690-240-0580: Enforcement Actions — authority
- OAR 690-240-0640: Schedule of Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 690-240-0640: Schedule of Civil Penalties — authority
- OAR 690-260-0030: Notice of Violation — implements
- OAR 690-260-0030: Notice of Violation — authority
- OAR 690-260-0040: Classification of Violations — implements
- OAR 690-260-0040: Classification of Violations — authority
- OAR 690-260-0060: Notice of Assessment of Civil Penalty — implements
- OAR 690-260-0060: Notice of Assessment of Civil Penalty — authority
- OAR 690-300-0010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-410-0070: Water Allocation — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 537.505 — resolved
- 537.795 — resolved
- 537.992 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 390.835: Highest and best use of waters within scenic waterways; prohibitions; authority of various agencies; water rights; conditions; recreational prospecting; placer mining.
- ORS 522.025: Application.
- ORS 536.050: Fees; rules; refunds; waiver and reduction of certain fees.
- ORS 536.760: Cessation of actions taken under ORS 536.750.
- ORS 537.505: Short title.
- ORS 537.515: Definitions for ORS 537.505 to 537.795 and 537.992.
- ORS 537.535: Unlawful use or appropriation of ground water, including well construction and operation.
- ORS 537.545: Exempt uses; map; filing of use; fee; rules.
- ORS 537.615: Application for permit to acquire new right or enlarge existing right to appropriate ground water; plans and drawings.
- ORS 537.630: Time allowed for construction work under permit; extension; certificate of completion; survey; ground water right certificate; requirements for supplemental water right.
- ORS 537.720: Violation of terms of law or permit or certificate; action by Water Resources Commission.
- ORS 537.735: Rules designating critical ground water area.
- ORS 537.745: Voluntary agreements among ground water users from same reservoir.
- ORS 537.746: Mitigation credits for projects in Deschutes River Basin; relationship to water made available; rules; annual report.
- ORS 537.747: Water well constructor’s license; rules; fees.
- ORS 537.753: Bond or letter of credit; landowner’s permit and bond; fee.
- ORS 537.769: Local regulation of wells and water well constructors.
- ORS 537.775: Wasteful or defective wells; permanent abandonment of old well.
- ORS 537.777: Regulation of controlling works of wells and distribution of ground water.
- ORS 537.780: Powers of Water Resources Commission; rules; limitations on authority.
- ORS 537.783: Reinjection of geothermal fluids; rules and standards; water pollution control facilities permit.
- ORS 537.785: Fees.
- ORS 537.787: Investigation of violation of ground water laws; remedies for violation.
- ORS 537.992: Civil penalties; schedule of penalties; rules.
- ORS 540.060: Arrest by watermaster; complaint against offender.
- OAR 690-002-0023: Agency Representation by Officer or Employee
- OAR 690-008-0001: Definition and Policy Statements
- OAR 690-009-0010: Basis for Regulatory Authority, Purpose, and Applicability
- OAR 690-010-0160: Content, Filing, and Review of Adopted Critical Groundwater Area Rules
- OAR 690-200-0005: Basis for Regulatory Authority
- OAR 690-200-0050: Definitions
- OAR 690-205-0045: Continuing Education Requirement
- OAR 690-205-0055: Documentation
- OAR 690-240-0010: Definitions
- OAR 690-240-0210: Continuing Education Requirement
- OAR 690-240-0220: Documentation
- OAR 690-310-0260: Water Rights Within or Above State Scenic Waterways
- OAR 690-507-0670: Butter Creek CGWA: Distribution of Sustainable Annual Yield
- OAR 690-507-0810: Stage Gulch CGWA: Distribution of Sustainable Annual Yield
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html