Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Division 310 - WATER RIGHT APPLICATION PROCESSING
Section 690-310-0000 - Purpose

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 690-310-0000

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024

(1) The purpose of this division is to establish information requirements, and procedures and standards which shall be applied by the Department in the evaluation of applications for a permit to appropriate surface water, ground water, to construct a reservoir and store water, to use reserved water or to use water stored in a reservoir.

(2) Applicants should be aware that other rule divisions apply to applications for instream water rights (OAR Chapter 690, Division 77), reservations for economic development (OAR Chapter 690, Division 79), water right transfers (OAR Chapter 690, Division 15), use of conserved water (OAR Chapter 690, Division 18), water use for chemical process mining (OAR Chapter 690, Division 78), out-of-basin diversions (OAR Chapter 690, Division 12), drought mitigation (OAR Chapter 690, Division 19), claims for pre-1909 vested water rights (OAR Chapter 690, Division 28), hydroelectric power generation (OAR Chapter 690, Division 51), minimum perennial streamflows (OAR Chapter 690, Division 76) and other uses of water not subject to permit or certificate requirements (OAR Chapter 690, Division 340).

Stat. Auth.: ORS 536.027, 595 & ORS 654

Stats. Implemented: ORS 537.130 to ORS 537.211

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