Oregon Revised Statutes

Or. Rev. Stat. § 468B.155 (2026)

State goal to prevent ground water contamination

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      468B.155 State goal to prevent ground water contamination. The Legislative Assembly declares that it is the goal of the people of the State of Oregon to prevent contamination of Oregon’s ground water resource while striving to conserve and restore this resource and to maintain the high quality of Oregon’s ground water resource for present and future uses. [Formerly 468.692]

 

      Note: See note under 468B.150.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2000–2000 · leading case: Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson Cnty., 4 P.3d 748 (Or. Ct. App. 2000).
Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson Cnty., 4 P.3d 748 (Or. Ct. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “525(11) contemplates that "[a]ll activities in the state that affect the quality or quantity of ground water shall be consistent with the state's ground water quality goal set forth in ORS 468B.155." Indeed, OAR XXX-XXX-XXXX expressly recognizes that the commission's water well…”
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