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ORS 540.020: Watermasters; appointment; removal; powers of Water Resources Director.
Where this section sits in the code
- 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food
- 45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation
- Chapter 540 — Distribution and Storage of Water; Watermasters; Water Right Changes, Transfers an
(1) The Water Resources Director shall appoint one watermaster for each water district. The watermaster shall hold office until removed by the director, and shall be subject to any applicable provision of the State Personnel Relations Law. The director shall fill all vacancies which occur in the office.
(2) The director, or any duly authorized assistant, shall have the powers and authority of a watermaster in the distribution of water in any water district.
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