OAR 690-315-0090: Time of Extensions and Additional Development of Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Water Use Permits

(1) Extensions may be granted for the reasonable time necessary to complete water development or apply all the water to beneficial use; however, for quasi-municipal water use permits, the extension shall not exceed 20 years from the date of the issuance of an extension final order. (2) A holder of a municipal water use permit is not precluded from seeking additional extensions of time as provided in OAR 690-315-0070 through 690-315-0100. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) and (5), any water right permit extended under OAR 690-315-0070 to 690-315-0100 shall be conditioned to provide that diversion of water beyond the maximum rate, or duty if applicable, diverted for beneficial use before the extension shall only be authorized upon issuance of a final order approving a Water Management and Conservation Plan. The required Water Management and Conservation Plan shall be submitted within 3 years of an approved extension application. (4) Quasi-municipal water use permit holders that serve a population of less than 1000 are not subject to subsection (3) of this rule unless on review of the criteria under 690-315-0080(1) and (2) the Department determines that compliance with subsection (3) of this rule is necessary. (5) Quasi-municipal water use permit holders that can reasonably demonstrate that fewer than 5 years is necessary to complete construction and apply the water to beneficial use are not subject to subsection (3) of this rule unless on review of the criteria under 690-315-0080(1) and (2) the Department determines that compliance with subsection (3) of this rule is necessary. The permit holder will be subject to the requirements of subsection (3) of this rule if the extension request, when combined with the length of prior extensions, exceeds a cumulative total of 5 years.