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.
Payment Options:
- Pay by check: Make checks payable to "OHA Drinking Water" and mail it with all plans and required information to:
Attention: Plan Review
OHA Drinking Water Services
800 NE Oregon St, Ste 640
Portland, OR 97232-2162
- Pay by credit Card: You can mail all plans and required informaiton to the address above, or email documentation to dws.planreview@dhsoha.state.or.us
Table 1. Plan Review Fee Schedule
Effective January 1, 2016
| Nature of Plan |
Community Water System
serving ≥ 300 connections |
Community Water System
serving <300 connections and
Non-Community Water System1 |
| Water Source |
$3300 |
$825 |
| Water Treatment: |
|
|
| Surface Water Filtration |
$3300 |
$825 |
| Disinfection |
$825 |
$248 |
| Corrosion Control |
$825 |
$248 |
| Other2 |
$825 |
$248 |
| Distribution |
$3300 |
$825 |
| Storage |
$3300 |
$825 |
| Combination two or more3 |
$4125 |
$825 |
| Master Plan |
$4125 |
$825 |
| Corrosion Control study |
$4125 |
$825 |
| As-built plans & certification statement |
No additional fee if original plans reviewed |
1 Number of connections is based on water system size not on how many connections are served by the project
2 Examples include: arsenic or nitrate removal, disinfectant residual maintenance, coagulant injection.
3 Projects submitted jointly will be issued joint conditional and final approvals. |
Land Use Statement
Certain plan review approvals for drinking water projects affect land use with city and county comprehensive plans and land use regulations.
Plan Review Information Packages
The 
Water System Plan Review Requirements (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, Drinking Water Services is developing "information packages." These packages are provided below:
- New Well Instructions: 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).
- New Disinfection Instructions: Plan review submittal information for new disinfectant systems (chlorine, mixed oxidants, ozone, chlorine dioxide) along with a description of the plan review process are available in short and long versions in New Disinfection Instructions. For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0050(5).
- Storage (Reservoirs) Instructions: Plan review submittal information for Storage Reservoirs along with a description of the plan review process are available in short and long versions in Storage (Reservoirs) instructions. For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0050(6).
- Distribution System Improvements Instructions: Plan review submittal information for Distribution System Improvements along with a description of the plan review process are available in short and long versions in Distribution System Improvements instructions. For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0050(7,8).
- Corrosion Control Treatment Instructions: Plan review submittal information for Corrosion Control Treatment along with a description of the plan review process are available in Corrosion Control Treatment instructions. For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0034 and OAR 333-061-0050.
- Surface Water Treatment Instructions: Plan review submittal information for Surface Water Treatment along with a description of the plan review process are available in Surface Water Treatment instructions. For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0050 and OAR 333-061-0060.
- Other Treatment: In development
- Springs: In development
- Master Plan Requirements: Plan review submittal information for Master Plan along with a description of the plan review process are available in short and long versions in Master Plan instructions.
- For specific rule requirements, see OAR 333-061-0060(5) .
- A seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan must be included in the Master Plan if the water system has any facilities in Areas VII to X on this map.
- Seismic water system references, compiled by Yumei Wang, May 2014.
- Frequently asked questions about the seismic risk assessment and mitigation plan.
Plan Review Exemption
Plan review exemption for water main extensions may be available for some community water systems.
Project Final Approval Request Form
To close out a project and request final approval from DWS, fill out the request form and email it to the appropriate DWS plan review engineer.
Waiver from Construction Standards
As provided under OAR 333-061-0055 (end of page 26), Drinking Water Services 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
Drinking Water Services 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: