Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Division 78 - APPLICATIONS AND PERMITS FOR CHEMICAL PROCESS MINING
Section 690-078-0000 - Purpose
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
Chapter 735, 1991 Session Laws required the Department to adopt new rules or amend existing rules for the processing of water right applications for use of water for chemical process mining. The purpose of this chapter is to describe:
(1) The required contents of an application for a new water use permit for chemical process mining;
(2) Department and Commission procedures for reviewing, approving, conditioning or rejecting the application; and
(3) Procedures for the management of water use permits for chemical process mining, from approval through issuance of the confirming certificate of water right.
Stat. Auth.: OL 735, 1991
Stats. Implemented: