ORS § 264.335

Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective April 17, 2024
Section 264.335 - Authority to exercise powers of sanitary district

In addition to the other powers granted to districts under this chapter, a district may exercise the powers granted to sanitary districts under ORS 450.005 to 450.245 when:

(1) The district obtains all or part of its supply of water from a watershed;
(2) The watershed is located in a sole-source aquifer designated prior to September 29, 1991, by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et seq.);
(3) The watershed is recognized under rules of the Environmental Quality Commission as a watershed requiring protection from contamination in order to maintain high water quality; and
(4) The district adopts a resolution declaring that the health of the residents of the district and the general public interest requires the district to protect the water quality of the watershed.

ORS 264.335

1991 c.665 §2; 2005 c. 22, § 191; 2009 c. 11, § 25