Adequate well-head equipment to insure public safety and the protection of the groundwater resource shall be immediately installed on any low-temperature geothermal production well or low-temperature geothermal injection well when the temperature of the fluid being withdrawn from, being pumped from, or flowing from the well bore exceeds 65°C (150°F). A variance from the requirement for well-head protection equipment may be granted if a written request demonstrates that the equipment is not necessary to safely complete the well.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 183, 536, 537 & 540

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 183, 536, 537 & 540

History

WRD 18-1990, f. & cert. ef. 12-14-90
WRD 13-1986, f. 10-7-86, ef. 11-1-86, Renumbered from 690-065-0035
WRD 12-1982, f. & ef. 12-14-82