OAR 690-017-0200: Watermaster Affidavit of Inability to Appropriate or Beneficially Use Water

(1) If a watermaster has reason to believe that circumstances exist that prevent a water right from being exercised as specified in ORS 540.660(1), the watermaster shall file an affidavit with the Water Resources Director. (2) The affidavit shall state: (a) That to the best of the watermaster’s knowledge, there is no physical way the water may be applied to a beneficial use in accordance with the terms and conditions of the water right certificate; (b) The names of all record owners of the land where the water right is appurtenant and the owners’ address as it appears in the county assessors’ records; and (c) A summary of the evidence supporting the watermaster’s statement as provided in subsection (2)(a).