OAR 690-002-0000: Scope and Purpose

Contested case hearings for the Water Resources Department are heard by administrative law judges from the Office of Administrative Hearings. The procedural rules for these hearings are provided in OAR 137-003-0501 to 137-003-0700 (the Model Rules of Procedure). The rules in this Division (division 002) are intended to supplement the Model Rules of Procedure by providing additional procedures governing requests for and conduct of contested case hearings. Other divisions of OAR chapter 690 and statutory provisions govern entitlement to a contested case hearing. Contested case proceedings must be conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183 that govern contested cases, except as otherwise provided by ORS 536.076, ORS 536.077, and these division 002 administrative rules, or as otherwise specified in the Department's statutes.