ORS 264.335: Authority to exercise powers of sanitary district.

In addition to the other powers granted to districts under this chapter, after holding a public hearing on the question, a district may exercise the powers granted to sanitary districts under ORS 450.005 to 450.245 if:

      (1) The district obtains all or part of its supply of water from a watershed and:

      (a) The watershed is located in a sole-source aquifer designated prior to September 29, 1991, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);

      (b) The watershed is recognized under rules of the Environmental Quality Commission as a watershed requiring protection from contamination in order to maintain high water quality; or

      (c) The district adopts a resolution declaring that the health of the residents of the district or the general public interest requires the district to protect the water quality of the watershed; and

      (2) The district obtains written consent to its exercise of such powers from any sanitary district or other service provider that has been providing sanitary service to territory that will be served by the district pursuant to such exercise.