{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-540.670","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 540.670","heading":"Effect of cancellation of primary water right on supplemental right; change from supplemental to primary right; priority date.","body":"(1) The cancellation of a primary water right for nonuse under ORS 540.641 shall not also cancel a supplemental water right unless the supplemental water right also has not been used beneficially for five or more years.\n      (2) If the Water Resources Commission cancels a primary water right under ORS 540.641 the commission may issue a new water right certificate changing the supplemental water right to a primary right if the commission finds that the change would not result in injury to existing water rights.\n      (3) A supplemental right changed to a primary right under subsection (2) of this section shall retain the priority date of the supplemental right. [1987 c.339 §2]\nPROHIBITED ACTS; INJUNCTIONS","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":"306818777c9847a4f71cc7383528614239dfc84a303831a4e4b3806b764314ba","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-540.660","next":"us-or/ors-540.710"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}