Well Abandonment, Repair, and Replacement Fund Grant

Well Abandonment, Repair, and Replacement Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Oregon Water Resources Department
Amount: Up to US $40,000
Last Updated: December 12, 2025

Summary

The Well Abandonment, Repair, and Replacement Fund Grant, offered by the Oregon Water Resources Department, provides financial assistance to low- and moderate-income homeowners facing well supply issues. This grant helps cover costs associated with repairing or replacing dry wells or those damaged by wildfire, ensuring access to safe drinking water for essential household needs. Eligible applicants include homeowners and members of federally recognized tribes in Oregon.

Overview

Vision The vision of the Water Resources Department is to assure sufficient and sustainable water supplies are available to meet current and future needs. Mission Statement The Department's mission is to serve the public by practicing and promoting responsible water management through two key goals: To directly address Oregon's water supply needs.To restore and protect streamflows and watersheds in order to ensure the long-term sustainability of Oregon's ecosystems, economy, and quality of life. Well Abandonment, Repair, and Replacement Fund Grant The Oregon Water Resources Department’s Well Abandonment, Repair, and Replacement Fund (WARRF) provides financial assistance to low to moderate income homeowners experiencing well water supply issues. Grants assist landowners with dry wells, including those that are experiencing severely declining water levels, and wells damaged or destroyed by wildfire. Updates and Announcements OWRD invites qualifying low-to moderate-income homeowners or members of a federally recognized Tribe in Oregon experiencing well water supply issues to apply for a Well Abandonment, Repair, and Replacement Fund Grant. Grants can help cover the cost of repairing or abandoning and replacing a dry well –including those with severely declining water levels– or a well damaged or destroyed by wildfire, when the well no longer provides enough water for essential in-home uses like drinking, cooking, and bathing.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To qualify for funding, you will need to meet ALL the following eligibility requirements: Your well is connected to your home (or was connected if damaged by fire) to supply water for drinking, cooking, washing, bathing, or other household uses.Your well is dry or was damaged by wildfire and can no longer provide enough water for household use.Your well is not a public water supply well, community well, or very small water system.Another source of water is not available for your property.You own the property and live there full-time (unless displaced by wildfire).It is the only property you own, and:If your well is dry, you have owned the property for at least one year.If your well was damaged or destroyed by wildfire, you owned the property before the fire.Your household is low to moderate income.

Ineligibility

​Unfortunately, you do not qualify for WARRF funding if a domestic well does not supply water to your home. While you are not eligible for WARRF funds, other resources that you could pursue include: USDA low-interest loans for rural low-income homeowners - Single Family Housing Repair Loan,Low-cost home repair loans from Community Action Networks or other non-profit organizations for low-income homeowners, orHome equity loans, personal loans, or veteran loan.