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Agencies and basin groups back study to streamline aquifer recharge and storage procedures
Summary
Agency and basin representatives told the committee HB 2988 should be used to modernize how Oregon evaluates and authorizes large-scale aquifer recharge and aquifer storage and recovery projects, citing technical complexity and inconsistent permitting expectations as barriers.
The Oregon Water Resources Department and representatives of Northeast Oregon water interests described House Bill 2988 as a directive to modernize permitting and interagency coordination for artificial recharge and aquifer storage and recovery (ASR).
Doug Woodcock, Deputy Director of the Oregon Water Resources Department, outlined the two primary methods used in Oregon — surface infiltration basins (artificial recharge) and injection wells (ASR). He described both as technical authorizations that rely on limited-license testing, monitoring and a transition to permanent…
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