Oregon Administrative Code

690-508-0020 Middle Grande Ronde Subbasin (1) Classifications: (a) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Middle Grande Ronde Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefi…

690-508-0030 Lower Grande Ronde Subbasin (1) Classifications: (a) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of waters of the Lower Grande Ronde Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of t…

690-508-0040 Wallowa River Subbasin (1) Classifications: (a) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Wallowa River Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the sta…

690-508-0050 Imnaha River Subbasin (1) Classifications: (a) The maximum economic development of the state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Imnaha River Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the state …

690-508-0100 Application Process to Store Reserved Water (1) Reservations of water for economic development are established pursuant to ORS 537.249 and 537.356 to ensure sufficient surface water will be available in the future to meet expected needs. Economic development includes…

690-508-0110 Upper Grande Ronde Subbasin Reservation Unappropriated water is reserved for storage in multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priority date of the reservations is November 6, 1992. The quantity and source of reserved water are as follows: (1) F…

690-508-0120 Middle Grande Ronde Subbasin Reservation Nine thousand (9,000) acre-feet of unappropriated water of Catherine Creek and tributaries above Ames Creek are reserved. The water is reserved for storage in multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priori…

690-509-0000 Classifications (1) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Powder Basin, and attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the state as a whole will be furthered through…

690-509-0010 Out-of-Basin Appropriations To support present and proposed Powder Basin resource developments no out-of-basin or out-of-state appropriations of water shall be made or granted by any state agency or public corporation of the state for the waters of Pine Creek, Eagle …

690-509-0030 Water Quality Rights to use of water for industrial or mining purposes granted by any state agency shall be issued only on condition that any effluents or return flows from such uses shall not interfere with other beneficial uses of water. Statutory/Other Authority: …

690-509-0100 Reservation Applications and Process (1) Reservations of water for economic development are established pursuant to ORS 537.249 and 537.356 to ensure sufficient water will be available in the future to meet expected needs. Economic development includes, but is not li…

690-509-0110 South Fork Burnt River Reservation Seventeen thousand eight hundred (17,800) acre-feet of unappropriated water of the South Fork Burnt River and tributaries upstream of Unity reservoir are reserved for storage by the Burnt River Irrigation District in multipurpose re…

690-509-0120 North Fork Burnt River Reservation Six thousand five hundred (6,500) acre-feet of unappropriated water of the North Fork Burnt River and tributaries upstream of Unity Reservoir are reserved for storage in multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The p…

690-509-0130 Burnt River Subbasin Reservation Two thousand (2,000) acre-feet of unappropriated water are reserved for storage in reservoirs to be constructed on the Burnt River and tributaries. The priority date of the reservation is November 6, 1992. Statutory/Other Authority: O…

690-509-0140 Pine Creek Subbasin Reservation Ten thousand (10,000) acre-feet of unappropriated water of Pine Creek and tributaries above Long Branch, tributary to the Snake River, are reserved for multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priority date of the r…

690-509-0150 Eagle Creek Subbasin Reservation Four thousand three hundred (4,300) acre feet of unappropriated water of Eagle Creek and tributaries upstream of gage 13288200 at Skull Creek are reserved for multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priority date …

690-509-0160 Powder River Subbasin Reservation Unappropriated water is reserved for multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priority date of the reservation is November 6, 1992. The quantity and source of reserved water is as follows: (1) Three thousand nine …

690-510-0010 Classifications (1) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Malheur Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the state as a whole will be furthered th…

690-510-0020 Water Quality Rights to use of water for industrial or mining purposes shall be issued only on condition that any effluents or return flows from such uses shall not interfere with other beneficial uses of water. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 536 & 537 History: WRD 7…

690-510-0100 Application Process to Store Reserved Water (1) Reservations of water for economic development are established pursuant to ORS 537.249 and 537.356 to ensure sufficient surface water will be available in the future to meet expected needs. Economic development includes…

690-510-0110 Malheur Reservations Unappropriated water is reserved for storage in multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priority date of the reservations is November 6, 1992. The quantity and source of reserved water is as follows: (1) Thirty five thousand …

690-511-0010 Classifications (1) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Owyhee Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the state as a whole will be furthered thr…

690-511-0020 Water Quality Rights to use of water for industrial or mining purposes shall be issued only on condition that any effluents or return flows from such uses shall not interfere with other beneficial uses of water. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 536 Statutes/Other Imple…

690-511-0100 Application Process to Store Reserved Water (1) Reservations of water for economic development are established pursuant to ORS 537.249 and 537.356 to ensure sufficient surface water will be available in the future to meet expected needs. Economic development includes…

690-511-0110 Owyhee Reservations Sixty thousand (60,000) acre-feet of unappropriated water of the Owyhee River and tributaries are reserved. The water is reserved for storage in multipurpose reservoirs to be constructed in the future. The priority date of the reservations is Nove…

690-512-0010 Definitions Unless specified in these rules the definitions in OAR 690-300-0010 apply to the below rules: (1) “Adaptive Management Checkpoint” means the scheduled interval at which the Department evaluates changes in groundwater levels and determines if adjustments t…

690-512-0020 Administrative Boundaries (1) The Greater Harney Valley Groundwater Area of Concern (GHVGAC) Boundary is defined for administrative purposes and is described and shown in Exhibit 1. (2) The Malheur Lake Basin Boundary is delineated on the agency Map 12.6, dated Janua…

690-512-0030 Classifications (1) Except as provided in section 2 of this rule, the groundwater and surface water of the Malheur Lake Basin are classified for direct appropriation of, or storage of surface water and use of, water for domestic, livestock, irrigation, municipal, qua…

690-512-0041 Harney Basin Critical Groundwater Area (1) The target groundwater level trend within the Harney Basin Critical Groundwater Area is a median groundwater level decline rate of no more than zero feet per year over a six-year period when calculated as described in OAR 69…

690-512-0050 Permissible Total Withdrawal for Subareas Within the Harney Basin Critical Groundwater Area The Department may not reduce groundwater pumping in a subarea through regulatory orders to a value less than the permissible total withdrawal. (1) The permissible total withd…

690-512-0060 Determination of Initial Allotment for All Groundwater Rights (1) To establish a schedule for reductions in groundwater use, the Department will determine an initial allotment for each groundwater right within the critical groundwater area. For each groundwater right…

690-512-0070 Scheduling Water Use Reductions to Meet the Permissible Total Withdrawal (1) For the purposes of scheduling reductions, the total reduction in groundwater use for each subarea will be calculated as the difference between the total initial allotment for the subarea pl…

690-512-0080 Adaptive Management of the Harney Basin Critical Groundwater Area The purpose of this section is to define how the Department will adaptively manage the Harney Basin Critical Groundwater Area over a 30-year period starting in calendar year 2028, with adaptive managem…

690-512-0090 Whitehorse and Willow Creeks Willow Creek and tributaries, and Whitehorse Creek and tributaries are withdrawn from future appropriations except as described in the order of the Water Resources Commission effective April 24, 1992. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 536.41…

690-512-0100 Home Creek Reservations (1) Reservations of water for economic development are established pursuant to ORS 537.249 and 537.356 economic benefits through both instream and out-of-stream uses of water. 4,550 acre-feet of unappropriated water in Home Creek and tributari…

690-512-0110 Serious Water Management Problem Area (SWMPA) (1) Groundwater conditions within the SWMPA boundary defined in OAR 690-512-0020(3) meet the criteria defined in OAR 690-085-0020(1)(a) and OAR 690-085-0020(1)(f). (2) Any state-issued groundwater rights or federally rese…

690-513-0010 Definitions As used in this rule, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) The Goose and Summer Lakes Basin and the Goose Lake, Warner Lakes, Chewaucan and Summer Lakes Subbasins are as shown by Water Resources Department Map No. 13.6S. (2) “Classification” or “Cla…

690-513-0020 Policies The water resources of the Goose and Summer Lakes Basin are important for irrigation and instream aquatic life, fish life, recreation and wildlife uses. The waters also are used for domestic, municipal, industrial and stockwatering purposes. The protection a…

690-513-0030 Goose Lake Subbasin (1) Objectives. The objectives of the Commission in managing the surface and ground water resources of the Goose Lake Subbasin consistent with the provisions of the Goose Lake Compact are to: (a) Avoid additional conflicts over inadequate supplies…

690-513-0040 Warner Lakes Subbasin (1) Objectives. The objectives of the Commission in managing the surface and ground water resources of the Warner Lakes Subbasin are to: (a) Avoid additional conflicts over inadequate supplies of water from and protecting the remaining instream …

690-513-0050 Chewaucan Subbasin (1) Objective. The objective of the Commission in managing the surface and ground water resources of the Chewaucan Subbasin is to avoid additional conflicts over inadequate supplies of water from and to protect the remaining instream flows in the C…

690-513-0060 Summer Lake Subbasin (1) Objectives. In developing a program for the management, use and control of the surface and ground water resources of the Summer Lake Subbasin, the Commission has the following objectives: (a) Classify water in a manner consistent with the wit…

690-515-0000 Upper Rogue Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310, and 536.340, the waters of the upper Rogue River Basin are classified with the following exceptions: (A) Those waters on which development is further restricted by ORS 542.21…

690-515-0010 Little Butte Creek Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310, and 536.340, the waters of the Little Butte Creek Basin are classified for domestic, livestock, irrigation, agricultural use, power development, recreation, wildlife, …

690-515-0020 Bear Creek Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with the Order of the State Engineer dated January 22, 1959 (Special Order Vol 9, Page 489), the waters of Bear Creek and its tributaries are withdrawn from further appropriation except for storage of water from…

690-515-0030 Applegate River Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310, and 536.340, the waters of the Applegate River Basin are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, agricultural use, power development, industrial, minin…

690-515-0040 Middle Rogue Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310, and 536.340, the waters of the Middle Rogue River are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, agricultural use, power development, industrial, mining, rec…

690-515-0050 Illinois Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310, and 536.340, the waters of the Illinois River Basin are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, agricultural use, power development, industrial, mining, recre…

690-515-0060 Lower Rogue Basin (1) Classifications: (a) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310 and 536.340, the waters of the Lower Rogue River Basin are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, agricultural use, power development, industrial, mining, …

690-516-0005 Classifications (1) In accordance with ORS 536.220, 536.300, 536.310 and 536.340, the waters of the Umpqua River Basin are classified for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, temperature control, power development, industrial, mining, recreation, wildlife, fis…