OAR 690-077-0053: Application Processing: Issuance of Instream Water Right Certificate

After the Director issues a final order approving an instream water right, the Department shall issue a certificate for an instream water right according to the provisions of ORS 537.341. The instream water right shall date from the filing of the application with the Commission. The certificate shall be in the name of the Department as trustee for the people of the State of Oregon and shall be issued by the Commission according to the procedures established under ORS 537.338. The Commission shall forward a copy of each certificate issued under this rule to the state agency requesting the instream water right. A certificate for an instream water right supplied by stored water shall refer to the reservoir described in the request filed under ORS 537.336.