OAR 690-079-0030: Request for Reservation

Any state agency may request that the Commission establish a reservation of unappropriated water for future economic development. A reservation shall be established by order. The reservation shall set aside a quantity of water for specified uses which shall, when developed, have priority over all other water rights, including instream water rights, from the same source that are filed subsequent to the date the request for reservation is filed with the Department.