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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 14 - Drugs and Alcohol, Fire Protection, Natural Resources
Chapter 522 - Geothermal Resources
Section 522.080 - Operator liability.
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OR Rev Stat § 522.080 (2025)
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In addition to any other liability imposed by law, the operator of a prospect well shall be liable to any person or public agency that sustains damages from failure of the operator to comply with:
(1) A condition in a permit requiring the operator to provide for the protection of ground water in the area affected by the well; or
(2) Any rules of the governing board of the State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries establishing standards for blowout prevention, equipment and casing design and removal, and any other procedures necessary to shut out detrimental substances from strata containing ground or surface water usable for beneficial purposes. [2009 c.794 §8]
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