Regulatory Requirements and Reporting
Regulatory Requirements and Reporting
This domain tests the paperwork and reporting duties that make a well legal and traceable in Oregon. OWRD relies on well reports, identification tags, and abandonment records to protect groundwater and track water use.
Core requirements
- File a complete well report with OWRD within 30 days after completion, alteration, or abandonment, using the required form and including location, depth, casing, seal, screen, static water level, yield, and formations.
- Attach the well identification tag to the casing and provide the owner a copy of the report.
- Report accurately: grout depth, casing diameter, screen interval, and test yield must match field records; inconsistent entries invite compliance review.
- Keep records that support the report, including drilling logs, grout volumes, and pump-test data.
- Follow current OWRD licensing and continuing-education requirements; a licensed constructor is responsible for the work and the report.
Worked example
A driller completes a 120-ft domestic well on June 1 and mails the well report on July 10. The 30-day deadline expired around July 1. The driller should still file immediately, explain the delay, and correct any missing data; late filing is a compliance issue, not a reason to backdate the report.
Traps
Missing the 30-day window; filing a report that omits the annular seal; sending the report only to the owner instead of OWRD; and failing to report an abandonment because "nothing was installed."