OAR 340-040-0190
Wellhead Protection: Update Procedure
(1)
A Wellhead Protection Plan must be recertified every five years from the date of prior Department certification.(2)
Recertification of the present Plan can take place if all the following conditions apply:(a)
No conditions that could potentially modify the boundaries of the Wellhead Protection Area have occurred;(b)
An updated inventory is completed and submitted which shows that no new potential sources of contamination have moved into the Wellhead Protection Area which are not addressed in the existing Plan;(c)
The management practices outlined in the existing Plan are still appropriate and being implemented;(d)
The existing contingency element in the Plan is still relevant; and(e)
All signatories to the existing Plan agree to recertify the Plan by signing the recertification request letter.(3)
If a certified Plan cannot meet the conditions under section (2) of this rule, then a revised Wellhead Protection Plan must be resubmitted for certification. A revised plan shall require:(a)
Form a Team to develop the Plan. The Team can either be a new group formed for the specific purpose of developing a Plan or it can be an existing group that is assigned the additional duty of developing a Plan;(b)
Identify the elements under OAR 340-040-0170 (Wellhead Protection: Required Elements of A Wellhead Protection Plan) where the Plan is no longer adequate or relevant;(c)
Modify the Plan in those areas identified in subsection (b) of this section to meet conditions outlined in OAR 340-040-0170 (Wellhead Protection: Required Elements of A Wellhead Protection Plan) and 340-040-0180 (Wellhead Protection: Certification Procedure);(d)
Perform and submit a new potential source inventory; and(e)
Submit to the Department for review and certification per OAR 340-040-0180 (Wellhead Protection: Certification Procedure).
Source:
Rule 340-040-0190 — Wellhead Protection: Update Procedure, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=340-040-0190.