ORS 537.623: Automatic final orders; withdrawal.

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

(1) Notwithstanding ORS chapter 537, 540 or 541, a proposed final order issued by the Water Resources Department under ORS chapter 537, 540 or 541 for an application requesting that the department approve a new water right or a change to an existing water right or permit, registration or license, shall become, without further department action, a final order as a matter of law 33 days after the close of the time period for submitting a protest if: (a) The department includes a provision in the proposed final order explaining that the proposed final order will become a final order under this section; and (b) A protest is not received by the department within the 33 days. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the department may withdraw a proposed final order for reconsideration and issuance of a superseding proposed final order not more than 33 days after the close of the time period for submitting a protest. [2025 c.282 §31]

Official history and status

History: Note: 537.623 becomes operative April 1, 2026. See section 48, chapter 282, Oregon Laws 2025, as amended by section 21c, chapter 575, Oregon Laws 2025. Note: 537.623 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 537 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Administrative rules citing this section

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 690-190-0005: Purpose and Applicability — implements
OAR 690-190-0010: Definitions — implements
OAR 690-190-0010: Definitions — authority
OAR 690-190-0100: Recording Requirements — implements
OAR 690-190-0100: Recording Requirements — authority
OAR 690-190-0200: Compliance and Enforcement — implements
OAR 690-190-0200: Compliance and Enforcement — authority
OAR 690-200-0005: Basis for Regulatory Authority — implements
OAR 690-200-0005: Basis for Regulatory Authority — authority
OAR 690-200-0020: General Statement About the Standards — implements
OAR 690-200-0020: General Statement About the Standards — authority
OAR 690-200-0021: Special Standards — implements
OAR 690-200-0021: Special Standards — authority
OAR 690-200-0027: Restrictions on Water Supply Well Construction and Use in Critical Groundwater Areas or Areas Withdrawn by Commission Order — implements
OAR 690-200-0027: Restrictions on Water Supply Well Construction and Use in Critical Groundwater Areas or Areas Withdrawn by Commission Order — authority
OAR 690-200-0028: Designated Special Area Standards — implements
OAR 690-200-0028: Designated Special Area Standards — authority
OAR 690-200-0046: Perched Ground Water — implements
OAR 690-200-0046: Perched Ground Water — authority
OAR 690-200-0050: Definitions — implements
OAR 690-200-0050: Definitions — authority
OAR 690-205-0005: License or Permit Required to Construct Water Supply Wells — implements
OAR 690-205-0005: License or Permit Required to Construct Water Supply Wells — authority
OAR 690-205-0010: Water Supply Well Constructor License Examination — implements
OAR 690-205-0010: Water Supply Well Constructor License Examination — authority
OAR 690-205-0020: Water Supply Well Constructor’s License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — implements
OAR 690-205-0020: Water Supply Well Constructor’s License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — authority
OAR 690-205-0025: Term of Water Well Constructor License and License Fees — implements
OAR 690-205-0025: Term of Water Well Constructor License and License Fees — authority
OAR 690-205-0045: Continuing Education Requirement — implements
OAR 690-205-0045: Continuing Education Requirement — authority
OAR 690-205-0175: Landowner Well Construction Permit, Fee and Bond — implements
OAR 690-205-0175: Landowner Well Construction Permit, Fee and Bond — authority
OAR 690-205-0200: Water Supply Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — implements
OAR 690-205-0200: Water Supply Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — authority
OAR 690-205-0205: Start Card Reporting Requirements — implements
OAR 690-205-0205: Start Card Reporting Requirements — authority
OAR 690-205-0210: Well Report Required (Water Supply Well Log) — implements
OAR 690-205-0210: Well Report Required (Water Supply Well Log) — authority
OAR 690-210-0130: Sealing of Wells in Unconsolidated Formations Without Significant Clay Beds — implements
OAR 690-210-0130: Sealing of Wells in Unconsolidated Formations Without Significant Clay Beds — authority
OAR 690-210-0140: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Unconsolidated Formations with Significant Clay Beds — implements
OAR 690-210-0140: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Unconsolidated Formations with Significant Clay Beds — authority
OAR 690-210-0150: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Consolidated Formations — implements
OAR 690-210-0150: Sealing of Water Supply Wells in Consolidated Formations — authority
OAR 690-210-0155: Additional Standards for Artesian Water Supply Wells — implements
OAR 690-210-0155: Additional Standards for Artesian Water Supply Wells — authority
OAR 690-210-0160: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells with Surface Casing — implements
OAR 690-210-0160: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells with Surface Casing — authority
OAR 690-210-0170: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells without Surface Casing — implements
OAR 690-210-0170: Additional Standards for Filter Pack Wells without Surface Casing — authority
OAR 690-210-0180: Additional Standards for Driven or Jetted Wells — implements
OAR 690-210-0180: Additional Standards for Driven or Jetted Wells — authority
OAR 690-210-0190: Steel Casing — implements
OAR 690-210-0190: Steel Casing — authority
OAR 690-210-0220: Plastic Casing Joints — implements
OAR 690-210-0220: Plastic Casing Joints — authority
OAR 690-210-0230: Inner Casing — implements
OAR 690-210-0230: Inner Casing — authority
OAR 690-210-0240: Casing Shall be Centered — implements
OAR 690-210-0240: Casing Shall be Centered — authority
OAR 690-210-0270: Pitless Well Adapters and Units — implements
OAR 690-210-0270: Pitless Well Adapters and Units — authority
OAR 690-210-0280: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — implements
OAR 690-210-0280: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — authority
OAR 690-210-0290: Liner Pipe — implements
OAR 690-210-0290: Liner Pipe — authority
OAR 690-210-0320: Methods of Placement of Cement Grout or Concrete — implements
OAR 690-210-0320: Methods of Placement of Cement Grout or Concrete — authority
OAR 690-210-0380: Disinfection of a Well — implements
OAR 690-210-0380: Disinfection of a Well — authority
OAR 690-210-0400: Construction of Dug Wells — implements
OAR 690-210-0400: Construction of Dug Wells — authority
OAR 690-210-0410: Buried Slab Construction — implements
OAR 690-210-0410: Buried Slab Construction — authority
OAR 690-210-0420: Surface Curbing — implements
OAR 690-210-0420: Surface Curbing — authority
OAR 690-215-0005: Prevention of Groundwater Contamination, Health Hazard, and Waste — implements
OAR 690-215-0005: Prevention of Groundwater Contamination, Health Hazard, and Waste — authority
OAR 690-215-0017: Down Well Continuous Water Treatment and Back-Siphon Prevention Devices — implements
OAR 690-215-0017: Down Well Continuous Water Treatment and Back-Siphon Prevention Devices — authority
OAR 690-215-0055: Well Identification Label Maintenance — implements
OAR 690-215-0055: Well Identification Label Maintenance — authority
OAR 690-215-0060: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — implements
OAR 690-215-0060: Access Ports, Dedicated Measuring Tubes and Airlines — authority
OAR 690-215-0070: Pressure Gauge — implements
OAR 690-215-0070: Pressure Gauge — authority
OAR 690-215-0201: Dedicated Measuring Tube — implements
OAR 690-215-0201: Dedicated Measuring Tube — authority
OAR 690-220-0050: Abandonment of Uncased Wells — implements
OAR 690-220-0050: Abandonment of Uncased Wells — authority
OAR 690-225-0020: Investigation of Alleged Violations — implements
OAR 690-225-0020: Investigation of Alleged Violations — authority
OAR 690-225-0030: Enforcement Actions — implements
OAR 690-225-0030: Enforcement Actions — authority
OAR 690-225-0110: Schedule of Civil Penalties — implements
OAR 690-225-0110: Schedule of Civil Penalties — authority
OAR 690-240-0005: Introduction — implements
OAR 690-240-0005: Introduction — authority
OAR 690-240-0006: Special Standards — implements
OAR 690-240-0006: Special Standards — authority
OAR 690-240-0010: Definitions — implements
OAR 690-240-0010: Definitions — authority
OAR 690-240-0024: Well Identification Label — implements
OAR 690-240-0024: Well Identification Label — authority
OAR 690-240-0026: Well Identification Label Maintenance — implements
OAR 690-240-0026: Well Identification Label Maintenance — authority
OAR 690-240-0060: Monitoring Well Constructor License Examination — implements
OAR 690-240-0060: Monitoring Well Constructor License Examination — authority
OAR 690-240-0065: Monitoring Well Constructor License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — implements
OAR 690-240-0065: Monitoring Well Constructor License, Experience Requirements, Trainee Card and Temporary Authorization — authority
OAR 690-240-0070: Terms of Monitoring Well Constructor License and License Fees — implements
OAR 690-240-0070: Terms of Monitoring Well Constructor License and License Fees — authority
OAR 690-240-0210: Continuing Education Requirement — implements
OAR 690-240-0210: Continuing Education Requirement — authority
OAR 690-240-0340: Landowner Well Construction Permit, Fee and Bond — authority
OAR 690-240-0375: Monitoring Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — implements
OAR 690-240-0375: Monitoring Well Construction Notice Required (Start Card) — authority
OAR 690-240-0385: Start Card Reporting Requirements — implements
OAR 690-240-0385: Start Card Reporting Requirements — authority
OAR 690-240-0395: Monitoring Well Report Required (Monitoring Well Log) — implements
OAR 690-240-0395: Monitoring Well Report Required (Monitoring Well Log) — authority
OAR 690-240-0410: Monitoring Well Construction: General — implements
OAR 690-240-0410: Monitoring Well Construction: General — authority
OAR 690-240-0560: Investigation of Alleged Violations — implements
OAR 690-240-0560: Investigation of Alleged Violations — authority
OAR 690-240-0580: Enforcement Actions — implements
OAR 690-240-0580: Enforcement Actions — authority
OAR 690-240-0640: Schedule of Civil Penalties — implements
OAR 690-240-0640: Schedule of Civil Penalties — authority
OAR 690-260-0030: Notice of Violation — implements
OAR 690-260-0030: Notice of Violation — authority
OAR 690-260-0040: Classification of Violations — implements
OAR 690-260-0040: Classification of Violations — authority
OAR 690-260-0060: Notice of Assessment of Civil Penalty — implements
OAR 690-260-0060: Notice of Assessment of Civil Penalty — authority
OAR 690-300-0010: Definitions — authority
OAR 690-382-0400: Application for Modification of Certificate of Registration — implements
OAR 690-410-0070: Water Allocation — authority

This rule cites

ORS chapter 537 — target_record_not_published

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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html