In order to receive a Program forgivable loan, an eligible applicant must submit an application to the Department that:

1. (1) Adequately describes the project’s scope and feasibility;
2. (2) Is in the form provided by the Department;

3. (3) Is accompanied by documentation that the following items have been completed or are available for inspection:

   1. (a) The Applicant has obtained a valid permit or limited license, issued by OWRD under ORS 537.143 and 537.144 or 537.505 to 537.534, or OAR 690-350-0120 or OAR 690- 350-0030, to conduct AR or ASR testing at the site to which the application relates; and

   2. (b) Documentation showing that all or a portion of the basin or aquifer to which the application relates has been:

      1. (A) Restrictively classified under ORS 536.340;
      2. (B) Withdrawn by the OWRD from further groundwater appropriation under ORS 536.410; or
      3. (C) Designated as critical under statute or rule or order of the Water Resources Commission or the OWRD.
   3. (c) Documentation that demonstrates, in the Department’s sole discretion, that all landowners who own property on which injection, infiltration, recovery, or monitoring activities will take place are aware of, and agree to, the work to be completed under the proposal.
4. (4) Satisfies any additional requirements the Department may impose.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 285A.075

Statutes/Other Implemented

OR Laws 2023, Chapter 606

History

OBDD 49-2024, minor correction filed 11/05/2024, effective 11/05/2024
OBDD 22-2024, adopt filed 10/08/2024, effective 10/08/2024