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- ORS 537.791 · Request for well identification number.
- ORS 537.792 · [1985 c.615 §6; 1985 c.673 §200; 1991 c.734 §52; renumbered 537.992 in 1993]
- ORS 537.793 · Effect of failure to comply with ORS 537.789 or 537.791.
- ORS 537.795 · ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supplementary.
- ORS 537.796 · Rules regarding low temperature geothermal appropriations.
- ORS 537.797 · Criteria for certification to determine work completion; rules.
- ORS 537.798 · Water right examiner certificate; regulation of profession; rules; fees.
- ORS 537.799 · Survey for issuance of water right certificate.
- ORS 537.800 · Waste, spring and seepage waters; laws governing.
- ORS 537.801 · Definitions; findings.
- ORS 537.803 · Application proposing use of water outside of basin of origin; contents.
- ORS 537.805 · Processing of application; hearing; action on application.
- ORS 537.807 · [1989 c.939 §6; repealed by 1991 c.200 §3]
- ORS 537.809 · Reservation of water in basin of origin.
- ORS 537.810 · Diversion or appropriation of waters from basin of origin without legislative consent prohibited; terms of consent; exceptions.
- ORS 537.820 · Application of provisions to waters forming common boundary between states.
- ORS 537.830 · Condemnation of waters for use outside basin of origin.
- ORS 537.835 · City of Walla Walla, Washington, may appropriate, impound and divert certain waters from Mill Creek.
- ORS 537.840 · Legislative consent; filing of certified copy; appropriation rights and procedure.
- ORS 537.850 · Suits to protect state interests; right of redress to private persons.
- ORS 537.855 · Domestic water supply district permitted to divert water out of state; conditions.
- ORS 537.860 · Vested rights protected.
- ORS 537.870 · Out-of-state municipalities; acquisition of land and water rights in Oregon.
- ORS 537.872 · Place-Based Water Planning Fund.
- ORS 537.873 · Place-based water planning grants; rules.
- ORS 537.875 · Reports evaluating certain funding programs.
- ORS 537.880 · Policy; log requirement; reporting.
- ORS 537.885 · Licensing or registration required for drilling of geotechnical hole.
- ORS 537.890 · Report form; rules; fees.
- ORS 537.895 · Water Resources Department Geotechnical Fund.
- ORS 537.896 · Water supplier records; rules.
- ORS 537.897 · Records of purchases from water suppliers; rules.
- ORS 537.898 · Hauling water used for Cannabis plants.
- ORS 537.990 · Criminal penalties.
- ORS 537.992 · Civil penalties; schedule of penalties; rules.
- ORS 538.010 · Waters diverted from Ditch Creek; rights of use and appropriation; certificate; time limitation.
- ORS 538.020 · Acquisition of property necessary for storage and diversion.
- ORS 538.110 · Tumalo Creek, Deschutes County; diversion prohibited; excepted uses; existing rights.
- ORS 538.120 · Silver Creek, Marion County, and Brushes Creek, Curry County, and tributaries; diversion prohibited.
- ORS 538.125 · Certain appropriations vested notwithstanding ORS 538.120.
- ORS 538.130 · Condemnation of lands for park; vested and riparian rights not affected.
- ORS 538.140 · Diamond Lake and tributaries; diversion, interruption or appropriation of waters prohibited; excepted uses.
- ORS 538.150 · Hackett Creek, Clackamas County, and tributaries; appropriation, condemnation and diversion prohibited; protection of fish.
- ORS 538.160 · Hackett Creek; vested rights not affected; condemnation of land for park not prevented.
- ORS 538.170 · Johnson Creek in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties; limitations on appropriation or diversion.
- ORS 538.180 · Johnson Creek; existing rights; condemnation of land for park.
- ORS 538.190 · Lake of the Woods and tributaries, Klamath County; diversion, interruption or appropriation of waters prohibited; excepted uses.
- ORS 538.200 · Streams forming waterfalls near Columbia River Highway; withdrawal from appropriation or condemnation; diversion or interruption prohibited.
- ORS 538.210 · Condemnation of lands for park not prevented; vested and riparian rights not affected; condemnation of lands or appropriation of waters for fish culture not prevented.
- ORS 538.220 · Waters of Mill and Barr Creeks, Jackson County, withdrawn; exceptions.
- ORS 538.230 · Vested water rights not affected; condemnation for park not prevented.
- ORS 538.240 · [Repealed by 1963 c.95 §1]
- ORS 538.250 · [Repealed by 1953 c.222 §3]
- ORS 538.251 · Tributaries of Columbia River; limitations on appropriation or diversion.
- ORS 538.260 · Existing rights not affected; appropriation and use for certain purposes permitted.
- ORS 538.270 · Rogue River; withdrawal from appropriation; excepted water uses; tributaries.
- ORS 538.280 · McNulty Creek; withdrawal from appropriation; exceptions.
- ORS 538.290 · McNulty Creek; existing rights not affected.
- ORS 538.300 · Milton Creek and tributaries; withdrawal from appropriation; exception; existing rights.
- ORS 538.410 · Confirmation of water rights acquired prior to February 24, 1909, for municipal supply; rejection of applications injurious to municipal supply; statements of supply.
- ORS 538.420 · Portland’s right to waters of Bull Run and Little Sandy Rivers; vested rights not impaired; applicability of law.
- ORS 538.430 · Medford and Eagle Point Irrigation District; right to waters of Big Butte Creek; generation, sale and distribution of electric energy by irrigation district.
- ORS 538.440 · Bend; right to waters of Tumalo Creek.
- ORS 538.450 · Pendleton; right to waters of Umatilla River; notice of intent; agreement with tribes.
- ORS 539.005 · Purpose of chapter; rules.
- ORS 539.010 · Protection of water rights vested or initiated prior to February 24, 1909.
- ORS 539.015 · Certification of statements of claimants; oaths.
- ORS 539.020 · [Repealed by 1987 c.541 §1 (539.021 enacted in lieu of 539.020)]
- ORS 539.021 · Determination by Water Resources Director of rights of claimants; transfer of action to director.
- ORS 539.030 · Notice of investigation of stream.
- ORS 539.040 · Notice of hearing by director.
- ORS 539.050 · [Amended by 1955 c.669 §3; repealed by 1987 c.541 §10]
- ORS 539.060 · [Repealed by 1987 c.541 §10]
- ORS 539.070 · Hearing by director; adjournments.
- ORS 539.080 · [Amended by 1971 c.621 §37; 1975 c.607 §40; 1979 c.67 §3; 1981 c.627 §2; 1983 c.256 §2; repealed by 1987 c.541 §6 (539.081 enacted in lieu of 539.080)]
- ORS 539.081 · Fees for registration statement or statement and proof of claim; exemption; disposition.
- ORS 539.090 · Notice of right to inspect evidence, and of place of court hearing.
- ORS 539.100 · Contest of claims submitted to director; notice by contestant; service on contestee.
- ORS 539.110 · Hearing of contest; notice of; procedure.
- ORS 539.120 · Examination by director of stream and diversions in contest; record; map.
- ORS 539.130 · Findings of fact and determination of director; certification of proceedings; filing in court; fixing time for hearing by court; notice; force of director’s determination.
- ORS 539.140 · Water right certificates.
- ORS 539.150 · Court proceedings to review determination of director.
- ORS 539.160 · Transmittal of copy of decree to department; instructions to watermasters.
- ORS 539.170 · Division of water pending hearing.
- ORS 539.180 · Bond or irrevocable letter of credit to stay operation of director’s determination; notice to watermaster.
- ORS 539.190 · Rehearing by circuit court.
- ORS 539.200 · Conclusiveness of determinations as to water rights.
- ORS 539.210 · Duty of claimants to appear and submit proof; nonappearance as forfeiture; intervention in proceedings.
- ORS 539.220 · Procedure when rights to same stream have been determined in different proceedings.
- ORS 539.230 · Notice of need to file registration statement; publication requirements; additional methods of providing notice.
- ORS 539.240 · Claim to undetermined right to appropriate surface water; registration statement; contents; effect of failure to file; recognizing changes to right; rules.
- ORS 539.300 · Legislative findings.
- ORS 539.310 · Negotiation for water rights.
- ORS 539.320 · Agreement; submission to court.
- ORS 539.330 · Notice to persons affected by agreement.
- ORS 539.340 · Court decree; effective date of agreement; remand.
- ORS 539.350 · Procedures after remand of agreement.
- ORS 539.360 · Participation in management of Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement.
- ORS 540.010 · Water districts; creation; purposes.