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Plan reviews are mandated by
OAR 333-061-0060 (PDF), and must be submitted to and approved by the Drinking Water Program before construction of a new system or major additions or modifications to existing systems can occur. View the
Water System Plan Review Requirements (PDF) for more details. Resources related to plan review requirements are listed below:
- Fee Schedule: See Table 1 for the schedule of plan review fees. All appropriate fees are required to be submitted before the plan review process can begin. Please make checks payable to "OHA Drinking Water" and mail all plans, required information and fees to the address below:
Attention: Marsha Fox
OHA Drinking Water Program
800 NE Oregon St, Ste 640
Portland, OR 97232-2162
Table 1. Plan Review Fee Schedule
| Nature of Plan |
Community
Water System |
Non-Community
Water System |
| Water Source |
$600 |
$150 |
| Water Treatment (full) |
$600 |
$150 |
| Disinfection only |
$150 |
$45 |
| Corrosion Control only |
$150 |
$45 |
| Distribution & Storage: |
|
|
| Distribution only |
$600 |
$150 |
| Storage only |
$600 |
$150 |
| Combination two or more |
$750 |
$150 |
| Master Plan |
$750 |
$150 |
| Corrosion Control study |
$750 |
$150 |
| As-built plans & certification statement |
No fee if original plans reviewed |
- Land Use Statement: Certain plan review approvals for drinking water projects affect land use with city and county comprehensive plans and land use regulations. Download the land use form (PDF).
- Plan Review Information Packages:
The Water System Plan Review Requirements (PDF) (mentioned above) is a document generic to all plan reviews. To provide more focused assistance, especially for submitters having little or no experience with the plan review process, the Drinking Water Program is developing "information packages." These packages are provided below:
- New Well Instructions (PDF): Plan review submittal information for new wells along with a description of the plan review process are available in short and long versions in New Well Instructions. For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0050(2)(a) (PDF).
- Disinfection: In development
- Storage (Reservoirs): In development
- Distribution: In development
- Corrosion Control: In development
- Surface Water Treatment: In development
- Other Treatment: In development
- Springs: In development
- Master Plan: In development
- Plan Review Exemption: Plan review exemption for water main extensions may be available for some community water systems.
- Waiver from Construction Standards: As provided under OAR 333-061-0055 (PDF, end of page 26), the Drinking Water Program may grant waivers from construction standards under some conditions. The construction standards waiver application is available as a fillable MS Word or PDF document.
UV, Membrane, & Cartridge/Bag - Verified Models
The Drinking Water Program reviews validation tests and challenge studies from vendors of UV, membrane and cartridge/bag technologies in order to determine if they are compliant with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (LT2) criteria. Lists of reviewed and verified models are provided below:
