ORS 536.750: Powers of commission after declaration of drought; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) Notwithstanding any provision of ORS chapters 536 to 543A, after a declaration that a severe, continuing drought exists, the Water Resources Commission may: (a) Issue without first conducting a hearing under ORS 536.077 and 537.170 a temporary permit for an emergency use of water; (b) Allow a temporary change in use, place of use or point of diversion of water without complying with the notice and waiting requirements under ORS 540.520; (c) Notwithstanding the priority of water rights, grant preference of use to rights for human consumption or stock watering use; (d) Waive the notice requirements under ORS 537.753 and the start card required under ORS 537.762; (e) Allow a temporary exchange of water without giving notice as required under ORS 540.535; and (f) Utilize an expedited notice and waiting requirement established by rule for the substitution of a supplemental ground water right for a primary water right under drought conditions. (2) The commission by rule may establish procedures for carrying out the provisions of this section and a schedule of fees that must accompany a request under subsection (1) of this section. [1989 c.87 §3; 1999 c.873 §20; 2001 c.788 §1; 2021 c.610 §5; 2025 c.575 §26]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-019-0010: Purpose of Rules — implements
- OAR 690-019-0010: Purpose of Rules — authority
- OAR 690-019-0020: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-019-0020: Definitions — authority
- OAR 690-019-0030: Duration of Drought Declaration — implements
- OAR 690-019-0030: Duration of Drought Declaration — authority
- OAR 690-019-0040: Emergency Water Use Permit — implements
- OAR 690-019-0040: Emergency Water Use Permit — authority
- OAR 690-019-0050: Incomplete Applications — implements
- OAR 690-019-0050: Incomplete Applications — authority
- OAR 690-019-0055: Temporary Drought Transfers — implements
- OAR 690-019-0055: Temporary Drought Transfers — authority
- OAR 690-019-0058: Temporary Drought Instream Leases — implements
- OAR 690-019-0058: Temporary Drought Instream Leases — authority
- OAR 690-019-0059: Temporary Substitution of Supplemental Ground Water Right for Surface Water Primary Right — implements
- OAR 690-019-0059: Temporary Substitution of Supplemental Ground Water Right for Surface Water Primary Right — authority
- 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 690-019-0090: Requirement for Conservation and Curtailment Plans — implements
- OAR 690-019-0090: Requirement for Conservation and Curtailment Plans — 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
- OAR 690-022-0020: Purpose and Statutory Authority — implements
- OAR 690-022-0025: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-022-0030: Applicability and Preference — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 536.077 — resolved
- 537.170 — resolved
- ORS 540.520 — resolved
- ORS 537.753 — resolved
- ORS 537.762 — resolved
- ORS 540.535 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors536.html