OAR 635-400-0025: Responsibilities to WRD

The Department shall coordinate with WRD on prioritizing instream water rights for monitoring of flows: (1) The Department shall coordinate with WRD Watermasters to develop monitoring plans for instream water rights. Monitoring plans may include: (a) Locations and methods of instream flow measurement. The downstream end of each instream water right reach shall be considered the best flow measurement location, unless conditions do not allow measurement at this location; (b) Use of volunteers and Department personnel to conduct monitoring; (c) The frequency of monitoring; (d) A system for reporting and enforcing violations of instream water rights. (2) The Department shall work with WRD to revise the existing Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and WRD to include issues related to instream water rights, such as measuring, monitoring and enforcement of instream water rights.