{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-540.010","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 540.010","heading":"Water districts; creation; purposes.","body":"The Water Resources Commission shall divide the state into water districts, which shall be so constituted as to secure the best protection to the claimants for water and the most economical supervision on the part of the state. Water districts shall not be created until necessary.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors540.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:15Z","sha256":"50a02cb43bfbb3a096883f025343323a04a579058533077a418a808b4ad31640","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-539.360","next":"us-or/ors-540.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}