Or. Admin. Code § 690-507-0750
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024
Section 690-507-0750 - Purpose(1) The Director issued an order on May 15, 1991 declaring the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater Area. The order described the exterior boundaries and divided the area with eight subareas for the purposes of managing the groundwater resource. The response of ground-water levels to pumpage in each subarea is largely independent of pumpage within other subareas.(2) To promote optimum use of the limited groundwater supply in the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater Area, the Commission encourages development of water management plans to maintain a high standard of water use efficiency.(3) The purpose of these rules is to stabilize water levels in the basalt groundwater reservoir in the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater area of Umatilla County. These rules carry out the authority granted to the Commission in ORS 536.900 to 536.935 and 537.505 to 537.745.Or. Admin. Code § 690-507-0750
WRD 6-1991, f. & cert. ef. 6-14-91Stat. Auth.: ORS 536.900 - ORS 536.935 & ORS 537.505 - ORS 537.745
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