OAR 690-077-0039: Application Processing: Proposed Final Order

(1) In developing the proposed final order, the Department shall consider all comments received under OAR 690-077-0031 and all findings of the Department, but the proposed final order need not separately address each comment received. (2) The proposed final order shall cite findings of fact and conclusions of law and shall include but need not be limited to: (a) Confirmation or modification of the preliminary determinations made in the initial review; (b) A brief statement that explains the criteria considered relevant to the decision, including the applicable basin program and the compatibility of the proposed use with applicable land use plans; (c) An assessment of water availability and the amount of water necessary for the proposed use; (d) An assessment of whether the proposed use would result in injury to existing water rights; (e) An assessment of whether the proposed use would impair or be detrimental to the public interest as provided in ORS 537.170; (f) A draft certificate, including any proposed modifications, conditions, or a recommendation to deny the application; (g) Whether the rebuttable presumption that the proposed use will not impair or be detrimental to the public interest has been established; and (h) The dates by which protests to the proposed final order and requests for party status must be received by the Department. (3) The Department shall send copies of the proposed final order to the applicant by registered or certified mail. The Department shall send copies of the proposed final order by electronic means, unless the recipient requests mailing, to persons other than the applicant who have requested copies and paid the fee required under ORS 536.050. (4) Within seven days after issuing the proposed final order, the Department shall publish notice of the proposed final order by publication in the weekly notice published by the Department.