{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-537.352","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 537.352","heading":"Precedence of uses.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision of ORS 537.332 to 537.343 and 537.350, the right to the use of the waters of this state for a project for multipurpose storage or municipal uses or by a municipal applicant, as defined in ORS 537.282, for a hydroelectric project, shall take precedence over an in-stream water right when the Water Resources Department conducts a review of the proposed project in accordance with ORS 537.170. The precedence given under this section shall not apply if the in-stream water right was established pursuant to ORS 537.346 or 537.348.","path":["15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food","45. Water Resources: Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation","Chapter 537 — Appropriation of Water Generally"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"e932718266b073bc2c64180b1c7f8e5a5cf85eed9f27642b013e3b2e99437524","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-537.350","next":"us-or/ors-537.354"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}