Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT
Division 86 - WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PLANS
Section 690-086-0040 - Definitions for Agricultural Water Suppliers

(1) "Agricultural Water Supplier" means any public or private organization, including but not limited to an irrigation district formed under ORS Chapter 545, a drainage district formed under ORS Chapter 547, a water improvement district formed under ORS Chapter 552, a water control district formed under ORS Chapter 553, a corporation organized under ORS Chapter 554, an unincorporated private association or a ditch company, the primary purpose of which is to supply water to others for agricultural uses.

(2) "Agricultural Water Measurement" means using measuring devices, including but not limited to weirs, flumes, submerged orifices, gaging stations, and meters, to quantify the rate of flow and the volume of water in a water delivery system.

(3) "Water Allocation/Curtailment Element" means a program to equitably allocate, under existing priorities, a reduced water supply among the water right holders dependent on the supply in response to an emergency or other short-term shortage.