ORS 196.668: Legislative findings.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
The Legislative Assembly finds that: (1) Wetlands provide a natural means of flood and storm damage protection through the absorption and storage of water during high runoff periods, thereby reducing flood crests and preventing loss of life and property; (2) Wetlands provide essential breeding, spawning, rearing, feeding, nesting and wintering habitats for a major portion of this state’s fish and wildlife; (3) Wetlands provide essential habitat for waterfowl using the Pacific Flyway and for the rearing of salmon and other anadromous and resident fish; (4) Wetlands act as accumulation areas for sediments which retain nutrients and other pollutants that may prevent entry of the pollutants into other waterways; (5) Wetlands provide a valuable public service of maintaining clean water by retaining nutrients, metals and toxic materials from the water to protect water quality; (6) Wetlands provide significant opportunities for environmental and ecological research, public recreation and education and provide scenic diversity and aesthetic value as open space and areas of visual enjoyment; (7) Much of this state’s original wetlands have been diked, drained, filled, dredged, ditched or otherwise altered; (8) There is continuing development pressure on wetlands in Oregon; (9) There are often conflicts between wetland protection and other resource values and uses; (10) Uncoordinated regulation of wetlands by local, state and federal agencies can cause confusion, frustration and unreasonable delay and uncertainty for the general public; and (11) Wetland management is a matter of this state’s concern since benefits and impacts related to wetland resources can be international, national, regional and statewide in scope. [1989 c.837 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 141-085-0500: General — implements
- OAR 141-085-0506: Policy — implements
- OAR 141-085-0515: Removal-Fill Jurisdiction by Type of Water — implements
- OAR 141-085-0520: Removal-Fill Jurisdiction by Volume of Material — implements
- OAR 141-085-0520: Removal-Fill Jurisdiction by Volume of Material — authority
- OAR 141-085-0525: Measuring and Calculating Volume of Removal and Fill — implements
- OAR 141-085-0530: Exemptions for Certain Activities and Structures — implements
- OAR 141-085-0534: Exemptions for Certain Voluntary Habitat Restoration Activities — implements
- OAR 141-085-0535: Exemptions Specific to Agricultural Activities — implements
- OAR 141-085-0535: Exemptions Specific to Agricultural Activities — authority
- OAR 141-085-0540: Types of Authorizations — implements
- OAR 141-085-0540: Types of Authorizations — authority
- OAR 141-085-0545: Fees for Removal-Fill Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0550: Application Requirements for Individual Permits — implements
- OAR 141-085-0555: Individual Removal-Fill Permit Application Review Process — implements
- OAR 141-085-0560: Public Review Process for Individual Removal - Fill Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0565: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Individual Permit Applications — implements
- OAR 141-085-0565: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Individual Permit Applications — authority
- OAR 141-085-0575: Permit Appeals — implements
- OAR 141-085-0580: Discovery in Contested Cases — implements
- OAR 141-085-0585: Permit Conditions, Permit Expiration Dates and Permit Transfer — implements
- OAR 141-085-0590: Renewal and Extension of Individual Removal-Fill Permits — implements
- OAR 141-085-0595: Permit Requirements and Interagency Coordination for Department of Environmental Quality Approved Remedial Action, Corrections Facilities, Solid Waste Land Fills and Energy Facilities — implements
- OAR 141-085-0665: Expedited Process for Industrial or Traded Sector Sites — implements
- OAR 141-085-0676: Emergency Authorizations — implements
- OAR 141-085-0680: Compensatory Mitigation (CM); Applicability and Principal Objectives — implements
- OAR 141-085-0680: Compensatory Mitigation (CM); Applicability and Principal Objectives — authority
- OAR 141-085-0685: Functions and Values Assessment — implements
- OAR 141-085-0685: Functions and Values Assessment — authority
- OAR 141-085-0690: Eligibility Requirements for CM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0690: Eligibility Requirements for CM — authority
- OAR 141-085-0692: Mitigation Accounting — implements
- OAR 141-085-0692: Mitigation Accounting — authority
- OAR 141-085-0694: Special Requirement for CM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0694: Special Requirement for CM — authority
- OAR 141-085-0700: Financial Security for CM Sites — implements
- OAR 141-085-0705: Requirements for CM Plans — implements
- OAR 141-085-0705: Requirements for CM Plans — authority
- OAR 141-085-0710: Monitoring Requirements for CWM — implements
- OAR 141-085-0710: Monitoring Requirements for CWM — authority
- OAR 141-085-0715: Mitigation for Temporary Impacts — implements
- OAR 141-085-0715: Mitigation for Temporary Impacts — authority
- OAR 141-085-0720: Mitigation Banking Purpose, Applicability and Policies — implements
- OAR 141-085-0720: Mitigation Banking Purpose, Applicability and Policies — authority
- OAR 141-085-0725: Process for Establishing Mitigation Banks — implements
- OAR 141-085-0730: Establishment of Mitigation Credits — implements
- OAR 141-085-0735: Release, Use and Sale of Mitigation Credits — implements
- OAR 141-085-0740: Authorization for Mitigation Banks — implements
- OAR 141-085-0745: In-Lieu Fee Mitigation — implements
- OAR 141-085-0755: Advance Mitigation — implements
- OAR 141-085-0755: Advance Mitigation — authority
- OAR 141-085-0768: Advance Aquatic Resource Plans — implements
- OAR 141-085-0770: Complaints and Investigations — implements
- OAR 141-085-0775: Enforcement Actions and Procedures; Appeals — implements
- OAR 141-085-0780: Revoking or Suspending an Authorization; Allowing Corrective Action — implements
- OAR 141-085-0785: Civil Penalties; Appeals — implements
- OAR 141-086-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-086-0010: Request for Approval — implements
- OAR 141-086-0012: Proposed Order — implements
- OAR 141-086-0015: Notice of Opportunity for Comment — implements
- OAR 141-086-0020: Comments — implements
- OAR 141-086-0021: Notice of Hearing — implements
- OAR 141-086-0022: Hearing — implements
- OAR 141-086-0025: Final Agency Decision — implements
- OAR 141-086-0030: Review of Wetland Conservation Plans — implements
- OAR 141-086-0035: Annual Report — implements
- OAR 141-086-0040: Amending a Wetland Conservation Plan — implements
- OAR 141-086-0045: Notice of Opportunity for Comment on Amendments — implements
- OAR 141-086-0050: Hearing on Amendments — implements
- OAR 141-086-0055: Final Agency Decisions on Amendments — implements
- OAR 141-086-0060: Periodic Agency Review of Wetland Conservation Plans — implements
- OAR 141-086-0100: Duty to Notify of Proposed Activities Within Wetlands — implements
- OAR 141-086-0180: Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-086-0185: Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-086-0200: Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-086-0210: Inventory Development Process and Standards — implements
- OAR 141-086-0220: LWI Reports — implements
- OAR 141-086-0222: Paper Map Standards — implements
- OAR 141-086-0225: Digital Data Standards — implements
- OAR 141-086-0228: Review and Approval Process — implements
- OAR 141-086-0230: Revisions — implements
- OAR 141-086-0240: Landowner Notification — implements
- OAR 141-089-0620: General — implements
- OAR 141-089-0620: General — authority
- OAR 141-089-0625: General Authorizations (GA); Process for Establishing; Standards and Criteria — implements
- OAR 141-089-0625: General Authorizations (GA); Process for Establishing; Standards and Criteria — authority
- OAR 141-089-0630: Project Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-089-0630: Project Applicability — authority
- OAR 141-089-0635: Fees; Disposition of Fees — implements
- OAR 141-089-0635: Fees; Disposition of Fees — authority
- OAR 141-089-0640: Project Notification — implements
- OAR 141-089-0640: Project Notification — authority
- OAR 141-089-0645: Expiration of Project Eligibility — implements
- OAR 141-089-0645: Expiration of Project Eligibility — authority
- OAR 141-089-0650: General Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0650: General Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0655: Enforcement — implements
- OAR 141-089-0655: Enforcement — authority
- OAR 141-089-0656: Authorization Decision Appeals — implements
- OAR 141-089-0656: Authorization Decision Appeals — authority
- OAR 141-089-0660: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0660: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0665: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-089-0665: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-089-0670: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Authorized Activities — implements
- OAR 141-089-0670: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Authorized Activities — authority
- OAR 141-089-0675: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Project-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0675: Minimal Disturbance within ESH – Project-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0680: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0680: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0685: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-089-0685: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-089-0690: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Authorized Projects — implements
- OAR 141-089-0690: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Authorized Projects — authority
- OAR 141-089-0695: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Project-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0695: Over-Water Structures Fill and Removal – Project-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0700: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0700: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0705: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-089-0705: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-089-0710: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Authorized Projects — implements
- OAR 141-089-0710: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Authorized Projects — authority
- OAR 141-089-0715: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Project-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0715: Temporary Impacts to Wetlands and Waterways – Project-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0720: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0720: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0725: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Eligibility — implements
- OAR 141-089-0725: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Eligibility — authority
- OAR 141-089-0730: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Authorized Projects — implements
- OAR 141-089-0730: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Authorized Projects — authority
- OAR 141-089-0735: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Project-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0735: Waterway Bank Stabilization Using Bioengineering – Project-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0780: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0780: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0785: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-089-0785: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-089-0790: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Authorized Projects — implements
- OAR 141-089-0790: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Authorized Projects — authority
- OAR 141-089-0795: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Project-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0795: Waterway Habitat Improvement – Project-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0800: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0800: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0805: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-089-0805: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-089-0810: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Authorized Projects — implements
- OAR 141-089-0810: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Authorized Projects — authority
- OAR 141-089-0815: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Project-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0815: Wetland Ecosystem Improvement – Project-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0820: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH – Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-089-0820: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH – Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-089-0823: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining within ESH - Definitions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0823: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining within ESH - Definitions — authority
- OAR 141-089-0825: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-089-0825: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH - Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-089-0827: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining within ESH - Expiration and No Transfer — implements
- OAR 141-089-0827: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining within ESH - Expiration and No Transfer — authority
- OAR 141-089-0830: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH - Authorized Activities — implements
- OAR 141-089-0830: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH - Authorized Activities — authority
- OAR 141-089-0835: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH - Activity-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-089-0835: Non-motorized In-stream Placer Mining in ESH - Activity-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-093-0100: General — implements
- OAR 141-093-0100: General — authority
- OAR 141-093-0103: Agency Process and Standards for Establishing General Permits — implements
- OAR 141-093-0103: Agency Process and Standards for Establishing General Permits — authority
- OAR 141-093-0104: Project Applicability — implements
- OAR 141-093-0104: Project Applicability — authority
- OAR 141-093-0105: Application Requirements and Completeness Review for Authorizing Projects under a General Permit — implements
- OAR 141-093-0105: Application Requirements and Completeness Review for Authorizing Projects under a General Permit — authority
- OAR 141-093-0107: Completeness and Eligibility Review for Authorizing Projects under a GP — implements
- OAR 141-093-0107: Completeness and Eligibility Review for Authorizing Projects under a GP — authority
- OAR 141-093-0110: Public Review Process for Authorizing Projects under a GP — implements
- OAR 141-093-0110: Public Review Process for Authorizing Projects under a GP — authority
- OAR 141-093-0115: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Applications to Authorize Projects under a GP — implements
- OAR 141-093-0115: Department Determinations and Considerations in Evaluating Applications to Authorize Projects under a GP — authority
- OAR 141-093-0120: Expiration — implements
- OAR 141-093-0120: Expiration — authority
- OAR 141-093-0125: Enforcement — implements
- OAR 141-093-0125: Enforcement — authority
- OAR 141-093-0130: Appeal Process for Authorizations Issued under General Permits — implements
- OAR 141-093-0130: Appeal Process for Authorizations Issued under General Permits — authority
- OAR 141-093-0135: General Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-093-0135: General Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-093-0140: Transportation-Related Structures - Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-093-0140: Transportation-Related Structures - Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-093-0141: Transportation-Related Structures - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0141: Transportation-Related Structures - Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0145: Transportation-Related Structures - GP-Specific Application Requirements for Authorizing Projects — implements
- OAR 141-093-0145: Transportation-Related Structures - GP-Specific Application Requirements for Authorizing Projects — authority
- OAR 141-093-0150: Transportation-Related Structures - Authorized Activities — implements
- OAR 141-093-0150: Transportation-Related Structures - Authorized Activities — authority
- OAR 141-093-0151: Transportation-Related Structures - GP-Specific Conditions — implements
- OAR 141-093-0151: Transportation-Related Structures - GP-Specific Conditions — authority
- OAR 141-093-0155: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Purpose — implements
- OAR 141-093-0155: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Purpose — authority
- OAR 141-093-0160: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Eligibility Requirements — implements
- OAR 141-093-0160: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Eligibility Requirements — authority
- OAR 141-093-0165: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Compensatory Wetland Mitigation — implements
- OAR 141-093-0165: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Compensatory Wetland Mitigation — authority
- OAR 141-093-0170: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Authorized Activities — implements
- OAR 141-093-0170: Minor Removal-Fill Impacts - Authorized Activities — authority
This rule cites
No citations extracted.
Cited by
- ORS 196.684: Amendment of plans; review of plans by department; review of orders by Land Use Board of Appeals.
- ORS 196.692: Rules.
- ORS 196.825: Criteria for issuance of permit; conditions; consultation with public bodies; hearing; appeal.
- OAR 141-085-0768: Advance Aquatic Resource Plans
- OAR 141-120-0000: Application
- OAR 141-120-0010: Purpose
- OAR 141-120-0230: Citation of Statutory Authority
- OAR 141-142-0015: Definitions
- OAR 660-023-0100: Wetlands
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors196.html