Section 537.765 - Log of constructing, altering, abandoning or converting well; furnishing samples to Water Resources Commission; rules(1) As used in this section, "licensed or permitted person" means a person licensed under ORS 537.747 or permitted under ORS 537.753 (4).(2) The business or activity of constructing new wells or altering, abandoning or converting existing wells is declared to be a business or activity affecting the public welfare, health and safety. In order to enable the state to protect the welfare, health and safety of its residents, any licensed or permitted person shall keep a log of each well constructed, altered, abandoned or converted and shall file a certified copy of the log with the Water Resources Department within 30 days after the completion of the construction, alteration, abandonment or conversion.(3) The department shall provide to a licensed or permitted person acknowledgment of receipt of a well log submitted under this section within 120 days of receipt.(4) Each log that a licensed or permitted person files under this section shall be in a form prescribed by the department and shall show:(a) The name and post-office address of the owner of the well.(b) The name and license number, if applicable, of the licensed or permitted person performing the work.(c) The name and license number, if applicable, of the licensed or permitted person responsible for the work.(d) The name of any person that assisted with the work.(e) The location of the well by county tax lot number, township, range and section, and to the nearest quarter-quarter section, and by the latitude and longitude as established by a global positioning system.(f) The dates of commencement and completion of the work of constructing, altering, abandoning or converting the well.(g) The depth, diameter and type of the well.(h) The kind and amount of the casing and where placed in the well, including the number and location of perforations or screens.(i) The flow in cubic feet per second or gallons per minute of a flowing well, and the shut-in pressure in pounds per square inch.(j) The static water level with reference to the land surface, and the drawdown with respect to the amount of water pumped per minute, when a pump test is made.(k) The kind and nature of the material in each stratum penetrated, with at least one entry for each change of formation, and the thickness of aquifers.(l) The temperature of the ground water encountered and other characteristics of the ground water in detail as required by the department.(5) If required by the department, the licensed or permitted person shall furnish to the department samples of the ground water and of each change of formation in containers furnished and transportation expense paid by the department.(6) Not later than 120 days after a well log is submitted pursuant to this section, the department shall: (a) Review the well log to identify any deficiencies and assess compliance with the standards that were in effect when the well that is the subject of the well log was constructed, altered, abandoned or converted.(b) Notify the licensed or permitted person who submitted the well log that the review has been completed.(7) The Water Resources Commission may adopt rules establishing precision requirements and standards for global positioning system equipment used to obtain information submitted under subsection (4)(e) of this section. The amendments to 537.765 by section 13, chapter 610, Oregon Laws 2021, become operative July 1, 2024. See section 28, chapter 610, Oregon Laws 2021. The text that is operative until July 1, 2024, is set forth for the user's convenience.