ORS 536.710: Policy.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that an emergency may exist when a severe, continuing drought results in a lack of water resources, thereby threatening the availability of essential services and jeopardizing the peace, health, safety and welfare of the people of Oregon. (2) The Legislative Assembly finds it necessary in the event of an emergency described in subsection (1) of this section, to promote water conservation and to provide an orderly procedure to assure equitable curtailment, adjustment, allocation or regulation in the domestic, municipal and industrial use of water resources where more than one user is dependent upon a single source of supply. [1977 c.541 §1]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-019-0060: Potential Liability — implements
- OAR 690-019-0060: Potential Liability — authority
- OAR 690-019-0070: Preference of Use, Human Consumption and Livestock — implements
- OAR 690-019-0080: Option or Agreement for Use of Existing Right — implements
- OAR 690-019-0080: Option or Agreement for Use of Existing Right — authority
- OAR 690-019-0085: Renewal Process for Drought Water Use Authorizations — implements
- OAR 690-019-0085: Renewal Process for Drought Water Use Authorizations — authority
- OAR 690-019-0100: Schedule of Fees — implements
- OAR 690-019-0100: Schedule of Fees — authority
- OAR 690-019-0105: Fee Refund — implements
- OAR 690-019-0105: Fee Refund — authority
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