GroundRules
ORS 537.227: Informal resolution of water rights assignment protests; limitations on parties.
Where this section sits in the code
- 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food
- 45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation
- Chapter 537 — Appropriation of Water Generally
(1) In addition to any other authority the Water Resources Department may have, if a protest is properly filed, the department may work with the applicant for the water right assignment and the person filing the protest to determine whether the issues raised by the protest can be resolved informally.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.310, 536.076 and 536.077, the parties to a contested case hearing held under this section are limited to:
(a) The applicant for the water right assignment; and
(b) Persons that timely filed a protest against the proposed order under ORS 537.225 (4).
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