Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Division 507 - UMATILLA BASIN PROGRAM
Section 690-507-0770 - General Requirements

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 690-507-0770

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

(1) The use of water from the basalt groundwater reservoir within the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater Area shall be limited to the sustainable annual yield.

(2) The Commission delegates to the Director the authority to implement these rules.

(3) Water from the basalt groundwater reservoir in the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater Area shall be used for irrigation only during the irrigation season. The irrigation season shall begin on the 1st of March and end on the 30th of November. Water for all other authorized uses may be used at any time :

(a) A water user who wishes to use water for irrigation at any time other than the irrigation season designated in this section shall make a written request to the Department in Salem;

(b) If the request is authorized, the Department may require the water user to submit to the Department in Salem a static water level measurement for each well authorized to be pumped. Water level measurements shall be made by a Certified Water Rights Examiner, Licensed Water Well Driller, Registered Geologist, Licensed Land Surveyor, Registered Professional Engineer, pump installer, or the water user.

(4) The Department shall not accept any new applications for appropriation of water from the basalt groundwater reservoir within the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater Area.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 536.900 - ORS 536.935 & ORS 537.505 - ORS 537.745

Stats. Implemented:

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