{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-540.586","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 540.586","heading":"Denial of change in point of appropriation; exceptions.","body":"The Water Resources Department may deny a change in the point of appropriation under ORS 540.505 to 540.586 for a ground water right if the proposed point of appropriation is for a source of ground water restricted under ORS 536.415 and the proposed use is subject to the restrictions, unless the proposed point of appropriation is:\n      (1)(a) In a critical ground water area designated under ORS 537.730;\n      (b) In the same aquifer as the existing point of appropriation; and\n      (c) In the same portion of the critical ground water area as the existing point of appropriation;\n      (2) In an area for which a ground water bank that is established by law or by rule mitigates the effects of the use of ground water; or\n      (3) Related to the recovery of stored ground water under an artificial recharge or aquifer storage and recovery project.","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":"3476e9fb12b4e9cb0920f88958f36638a15ef22779546397bbc7a885994d3304","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-540.585","next":"us-or/ors-540.587"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}