Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Division 51 - APPROPRIATION AND USE OF WATER FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER AND STANDARDS FOR HYDROELECTRIC APPLICATIONS
Section 690-051-0060 - Consultation

Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 690-051-0060

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

All applicants shall consult with appropriate government entities. Consultation shall occur before an application for a License or Permit is filed. The first consultation may occur with the agency representatives after the Preliminary Permit application has been accepted. Evidence of the consultation shall be filed with the License or Permit application. At a minimum, applicants shall consult with the Water Resources Department and affected local governments and the agencies under each heading listed below:

(1) Fish and Wildlife Resources:

(a) Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW);

(b) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USF and WS);

(c) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS);

(d) Appropriate Indian tribe(s) identified by the Legislative Commission on Indian services; and

(e) Northwest Power and Conservation Council (NPCC), if the proposed project is within a Protected Area designated by the Columbia River Basin Fish and Wildlife Program (2014); including Protected Areas adopted August 10, 1988, as subsequently amended (September 14, 1988 and August 8, 1990, August 13, 1992).

(2) Water Quality: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

(3) Historic, Cultural and Archaeological Resources:

(a) State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO); and

(b) Appropriate Indian tribe(s) identified by the Legislative Commission on Indian Services.

(4) Forestlands:

(a) U.S. Forest Service;

(b) U.S. Bureau of Land Management; and

(c) Oregon Department of Forestry.

(5) Wetlands:

(a) Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL);

(b) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD); and

(c) U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

(6) Scenic -- Aesthetic Resources,

(a) Planning department of each affected local government;

(b) DEQ (re: noise standards);

(c) Federal managing agency, if public land or a national Wild and Scenic River; and

(d) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.

(7) Recreation Resources:

(a) Oregon Parks and Recreation Department;

(b) Federal managing agency, if public land or a national Wild and Scenic River; and

(c) Planning department of each affected local government.

(8) Land Use and Access:

(a) Planning department of each affected local government;

(b) Appropriate state land management agencies;

(c) Federal managing agency, if public land; and

(d) Landowner(s), if private land.

(9) Threatened and Endangered Species:

(a) ODFW;

(b) USF and WS; and

(c) NMFS.

(10) Natural Areas: OPRD.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 197, 536.025, 536.027, 537 & 543

Stats. Implemented:

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