Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) In accordance
with ORS 536.220,
536.300,
536.310 and
536.340, the waters of the
Umpqua River Basin are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal,
irrigation, temperature control, power development, industrial, mining,
recreation, wildlife, fish life, with the following exceptions:
(a) Preference shall be given to human
consumption, livestock consumption and irrigation of non-commercial gardens not
to exceed one-half acre in area for all the waters of the Umpqua River Basin
over any other beneficial uses;
(b)
The waters of the natural lakes of the Umpqua River Basin are classified for
the utilization of water for domestic, livestock, power development not to
exceed 7-1/2 theoretical horsepower, and in-lake uses for recreation, wildlife,
and fish life purposes;
(c) The
waters of Roberts Creek and its tributaries were withdrawn by Water Resources
Commission's Order of Withdrawal on October 4, 1991;
(d) The unappropriated waters of Lookingglass
Creek and tributaries are withdrawn from further appropriation except for
domestic and livestock watering uses under 5,000 gallons per day per
appropriation and water legally stored and released from storage from June 1
through September 30 of each year, by the Water Policy Review Board's Order of
Withdrawal dated April 3, 1983.
(e)
The unappropriated waters of the South Umpqua River and tributaries, excluding
Lookingglass and Roberts Creeks, are withdrawn from further appropriation
except for human consumption, livestock consumption, irrigation of up to
1/2-acre non-commercial garden and water legally released from storage from
July 15 through September 30 of each year, by the Water Policy Review Board's
Order of Withdrawal dated April 29, 1985. This limitation shall not affect the
withdrawals previously enacted by the Board for the waters of Roberts and
Lookingglass Creeks.
(f) In
accordance with ORS 538.140, the waters of Diamond
Lake and tributaries shall not be diverted or interrupted for any purpose and
are withdrawn from further appropriation, except for domestic use on contiguous
and surrounding land or other water uses necessary to maintain, increase and
perpetuate game fish and game fish propagation in Diamond Lake and its
tributaries.
(2)
Structures or works for utilization of the waters in accordance with the
aforementioned classifications are also declared to be prejudicial to the
public interest unless planned, constructed and operated in conformity with the
applicable provisions of ORS
536.310; and any such structures
or works which do not give cognizance to the multiple-purpose concept are
further declared to be prejudicial to the public interest.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
536.300,
536.340 &
536.410
Stats. Implemented:
