Or. Admin. Code § 690-380-0010

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 690-380-0010 - Purpose

(1) The rules in OAR chapter 690, division 380 establish requirements and procedures that shall be used by the Department to evaluate an application to change a water use subject to transfer. The rules describe the requirements for permanently changing the character of use, place of use, point of diversion or point of appropriation of a water use subject to transfer and for temporarily changing the character of use of stored water and the place of use of a water use subject to transfer.

(2) A water user may make the following changes without filing a transfer application pursuant to ORS 540.520 and OAR 690-380-3000:

(a) The allocation of conserved water, however, an application for allocation of conserved water is required pursuant to ORS 537.455 to 537.500 and OAR chapter 690, division 18 and notice of a change in place of use of conserved water is required pursuant to 537.490;

(b) Use water at an additional or different place of use under a water use subject to transfer issued to a municipality, rights conferred by ORS 538.410 to 538.450, or under the registration system set forth in 537.132 provided the water use complies with the requirements under 540.510(3)(a)(A) to (C) and 540.510(3)(b);

(c) Use water at a different place of use under a permit or certificate issued to a district pursuant to ORS 540.570 to 540.580 and OAR Chapter 690, division 385, however, a petition for the change must be submitted to the Department by the district;

(d) A change in point of diversion pursuant to ORS 540.510(5) and the diversion is provided with a proper fish screen, if requested by ODFW;

(e) A change in point of diversion in response to government action pursuant to ORS 540.510(6) provided that the owner notifies the Department before changing the point of diversion;

(f) A change in point of diversion or appropriation or a change in place of use under a water use permit through a permit amendment for which an application has been filed and approved by the Department pursuant to ORS 537.211(4) to (9);

(g) Water right changes made for lands not described in a permit when the Department issues a certificate pursuant to ORS 537.252;

(h) An exchange of water that meets the criteria in ORS 540.533 and 540.537 if the exchange is approved pursuant to OAR 690-380-2260;

(i) A change in character of use from a specific industrial use to general industrial use provided notice is provided to the Department of the change and the change is consistent with the criteria in OAR 690-380-2340; and

(j) Any change of use if the beneficial use authorized by the water use subject to transfer is irrigation and the owner of the water right uses the water for incidental agricultural, stock watering and other uses related to irrigation use, so long as there is no increase in the rate, duty, total acreage benefited or season of use.

Or. Admin. Code § 690-380-0010

WRD 7-1987, f. & ef. 6-11-87; WRD 10-1988, f. & cert. ef. 8-10-88; WRD 5-1996, f. & cert. ef. 7-11-96; WRD 2-2003, f. & cert. ef. 5-1-03, Renumbered from 690-015-0001; WRD 8-2004, f. & cert. ef. 11-5-04; WRD 5-2006, f. & cert. ef. 10-6-06

Stat. Auth.: ORS 536.025 & 536.027

Stats. Implemented: ORS 540.510 - 540.532