ORS 537.420: Proposed final order canceling permit; notice.

Whenever a permit holder fails to comply with the laws of the state and the requirements of the permit as to the commencement of work with due diligence, completion of the work of construction or the application of the water for a beneficial use, and the permit is subject to cancellation as provided in ORS 537.410 to 537.450, the Water Resources Commission shall issue a proposed final order canceling the permit and serve notice of the proposed final order, in accordance with ORS 183.415, on the holder of the permit that is proposed for cancellation and on each person who, according to Water Resources Department records, is the holder of a water right permit or certificate whose right may be injured by the proposed cancellation. The notice shall provide a period of 60 days from the date of the mailing of the notice within which to protest the proposed cancellation of the permit. [Amended by 1983 c.740 §212; 1985 c.673 §42; 1991 c.103 §1; 2025 c.575 §13]