ORS 537.356: Request for reservation of unappropriated water for future economic development; priority date of reservation.

Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) Any local government, local watershed council or state agency or any other individual cooperating jointly with a local government, local watershed council or state agency may request the Water Resources Commission to reserve unappropriated water for multipurpose storage for future economic development. (2) A request under subsection (1) of this section shall be in writing on a form provided by the Water Resources Department. Before deciding whether to approve the request and initiate a rulemaking process, the commission shall request comments from any local government or watershed council within the geographic area or basin affected by the request. The comment period shall be closed not later than 120 days after the request is submitted. (3) The priority date for any reservation established under this section shall be the date on which the commission takes action to initiate the rulemaking process. [1987 c.859 §13; 1997 c.445 §1]

Administrative rules citing this section

OAR 340-056-0015: Policy — authority
OAR 340-056-0100: Definitions — authority
OAR 340-056-0200: Selection of Receiving Waters for Instream Water Rights Application — implements
OAR 340-056-0200: Selection of Receiving Waters for Instream Water Rights Application — authority
OAR 340-056-0300: Instream Water Rights Evaluation and Application Procedures — implements
OAR 340-056-0300: Instream Water Rights Evaluation and Application Procedures — authority
OAR 340-056-0320: Periodic Review of Instream Water Rights — implements
OAR 340-056-0320: Periodic Review of Instream Water Rights — authority
OAR 340-056-0400: Flow Determination Methodology — implements
OAR 340-056-0400: Flow Determination Methodology — authority
OAR 690-013-0005: Introduction — implements
OAR 690-013-0010: Definitions — implements
OAR 690-013-0030: Eligibility to Petition — implements
OAR 690-013-0050: Individual Applications — implements
OAR 690-013-0070: Interim Transfers — implements
OAR 690-013-0100: District Petitions — implements
OAR 690-013-0110: Requests for Additional Information — implements
OAR 690-013-0150: District Shall Certify Petition — implements
OAR 690-013-0310: Processing of Petition — implements
OAR 690-013-0350: Field Verification of the Petition and Map — implements
OAR 690-077-0000: Purpose — implements
OAR 690-077-0000: Purpose — authority
OAR 690-077-0010: Definitions — implements
OAR 690-077-0010: Definitions — authority
OAR 690-077-0015: General Statements — implements
OAR 690-077-0015: General Statements — authority
OAR 690-077-0019: State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Process for Instream Water Right Certificate Requests — implements
OAR 690-077-0019: State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Process for Instream Water Right Certificate Requests — authority
OAR 690-077-0020: State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Application Requirements — implements
OAR 690-077-0020: State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Application Requirements — authority
OAR 690-077-0027: Application Processing: Completeness Review — implements
OAR 690-077-0029: Application Processing: Initial Review — implements
OAR 690-077-0031: Application Processing: Public Notice and Comments — implements
OAR 690-077-0033: Application Processing: Public Interest Presumption — implements
OAR 690-077-0037: Application Processing: Public Interest Review — implements
OAR 690-077-0039: Application Processing: Proposed Final Order — implements
OAR 690-077-0043: Application Processing: Protests and Conduct of Contested Case; Final Orders on Default when No Protest Filed — implements
OAR 690-077-0047: Application Processing: Final Orders — implements
OAR 690-077-0048: Application Processing: Final Public Interest Determination — implements
OAR 690-077-0049: Application Processing: Statement of Findings — implements
OAR 690-077-0051: Application Processing: Contested Case Hearing on Final Order that Modifies Proposed Final Order — implements
OAR 690-077-0052: Application Processing: Time Requirements — implements
OAR 690-077-0053: Application Processing: Issuance of Instream Water Right Certificate — implements
OAR 690-077-0054: Conversion of Minimum Perennial Streamflows to Instream Water Rights — implements
OAR 690-077-0054: Conversion of Minimum Perennial Streamflows to Instream Water Rights — authority
OAR 690-077-0065: Instream Transfers and Leases: General Provisions — implements
OAR 690-077-0065: Instream Transfers and Leases: General Provisions — authority
OAR 690-077-0075: Processing an Instream Transfer Application — implements
OAR 690-077-0075: Processing an Instream Transfer Application — authority
OAR 690-077-0076: Application for an Instream Lease — implements
OAR 690-077-0077: Processing an Instream Lease Application — authority
OAR 690-077-0079: Split Season Use Instream Leasing — implements
OAR 690-077-0105: Application for Expedited Instream Lease Renewal — authority
OAR 690-077-0110: Processing an Application for Instream Lease Renewal — authority
OAR 690-310-0090: Public Notice and Comments — implements
OAR 690-509-0100: Reservation Applications and Process — implements
OAR 690-509-0140: Pine Creek Subbasin Reservation — implements
OAR 690-509-0150: Eagle Creek Subbasin Reservation — implements
OAR 690-509-0160: Powder River Subbasin Reservation — implements

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