OAR 690-325-0060: Receipt of Application; Fees

(1) The applicant is required to pay the Water Resources Department the full cost to the Department of processing the application. (2) Within 15 days upon receipt of an application containing all the requirements described under OAR 690-325-0040 and 690-325-0050, the Department shall estimate the actual cost of work involved in processing the application. (3) The Department shall notify the applicant of the estimate of the actual cost of work and provide a time period of: (a) 30 days for the applicant to submit the appropriate fees covering the estimated actual cost of work, or (b) Upon a written or e-mailed request from the applicant, a reasonable time period greater than 30 days to submit the appropriate fees. (4) If the Department does not receive the appropriate fees after the expiration of the appropriate time period described in OAR 690-325-0060(3), the Department will send notice to the applicant that if the fees are not received by the Department within 10 days of the mailing of this notice, the Department will consider the application incomplete and will notify the applicant that the application is not properly filed and that the application will be of no further force or effect. (5) All required fees must be received before the final assignment is made and replacement water right permits reflecting the assignment are issued. Excess fees will be returned after the final order is issued.