OAR 690-505-0630: Deschutes Basin Groundwater Mitigation Rules: Additional Findings of Department When Mitigation is Provided

(1) If a ground water permit applicant satisfies the mitigation obligation, notwithstanding OAR 690, division 9, for the purposes of OAR 690, divisions 33, 310, 400, and 410, the proposed ground water appropriation is deemed to be a ground water appropriation that does not have the potential for substantial interference with surface water. (2) The Department shall include the Oregon State Parks and Recreation Department and the Division of State Lands in the interagency review team process under OAR 690, division 33, and use the interagency review team process to seek agency input on ground water permit applications and mitigation projects in the Deschutes Ground Water Study Area.