Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 350 - AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY (ASR) AND ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE › Section 690-350-0020 - ASR Testing Under Limited License

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Testing Purposes. To store and use water
			 injected into an aquifer for aquifer storage and recovery testing purposes
			 requires a limited license. Only after completion of an ASR testing program
			 under a limited license may an applicant apply for a permanent ASR permit. The
			 testing approach shall be designed to provide information as needed to evaluate
			 the ultimate capacity anticipated for the project. The limited license may
			 allow for a bene-ficial use(s) of the recovered water.
(2) Pre-application Conference. The
			 Department requires at least one pre-application conference with a prospective
			 licensee prior to filing an application requesting the right to use water under
			 a limited license for ASR testing. The purpose of the conference is to describe
			 and discuss the processes and requirements which the Department associates with
			 water storage and recovery in the ASR Program. The conference may serve as a
			 point of review for the apparent adequacy of the applicant's hydrogeologic and
			 other information. The Department shall invite personnel from both the DEQ and
			 HD to the conference.
(3) Limited
			 License Application. A request for a limited license for a period of up to five
			 years shall be submitted on a form provided by the Department. The application
			 shall consist of the following:
(a)
			 Information on, and Attachments to, the Form:
(A) Name, address, and telephone number of
			 the applicant;
(B) The proposed
			 source for injection water, maximum diversion rate, maximum injection rate at
			 each well(s), maximum storage volume, maximum storage duration, and maximum
			 withdrawal rate at each well(s);
(C) License Duration. The term or duration
			 for which the limited license is sought;
(D) Proposed Use or Disposal of Recovered
			 Water. The proposed beneficial use or the intended disposal method for the
			 recovered water. In the event of contingencies which preclude the beneficial
			 use, the application should propose an alternate use or disposal. If an
			 existing water right is cited in the application for the injection source
			 water, the use of the recovered water shall be the same as that allowed under
			 the existing water right;
(E)
			 Ultimate Project Size. The ultimate capacity anticipated for the final project
			 to be tested including the proposed source for injection water, maximum
			 diversion rate, maximum injection rate at each well(s), maximum storage volume,
			 maximum storage duration, and maximum withdrawal rate at each
			 well(s);
(F) Water Availability or
			 Water Right Statement. Access to water shall be evidenced by a completed water
			 availability statement from the local watermaster on forms provided by the
			 Department, results from the Department's water availability model or citation
			 of the existing water right (permit or certificate) which is available for use
			 in ASR testing under the limited license;
(G) Water Right Holder Agreement. If the
			 applicant is not the holder of the water right for the proposed ASR testing as
			 may be cited in (F) above, a statement from the water right holder shall
			 indicate permission for use of the water for ASR testing;
(H) Legal Land Use. Evidence that land use
			 and development approval from a local government is sought, obtained, or
			 unnecessary;
(I) Map. A site map of
			 reproducible quality, drawn to a standard, even scale of not less than 2 inches
			 = 1 mile, showing:
(i) The locations of all
			 proposed points of diversion, injection wells, recovery wells, and observation
			 wells for the limited license and the final project referenced by coordinates
			 or by bearing and distance to the nearest established or projected public land
			 survey corner;
(ii) The general
			 stream course of the source for the proposed use, if applicable;
(iii) Other topographical features such as
			 roads, streams, railroads, etc., which may be helpful in locating the diversion
			 points in the field.
(J)
			 Applicants that are public supply systems as defined by the Health Division
			 (OAR 333-061-0020(68)) shall acknowledge the need to comply with the Health
			 Division's plan submission and review requirements (OAR 333-061-0060);
(K) Other Information. The
			 applicant shall provide any other information the Department believes necessary
			 to evaluate the ASR testing.