ORS 537.685: Findings of fact and order of determination.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
As soon as practicable after compilation of the evidence obtained in proceedings under ORS 537.665 to 537.680, the Water Resources Director shall make and cause to be entered of record in the Water Resources Department findings of fact and an order of determination, determining and establishing the several rights to appropriate the ground water of the ground water reservoir. The findings of fact and order of determination shall also include: (1) The boundaries and depth of each ground water reservoir. (2) The lowest permissible water level in each ground water reservoir. (3) The location, extent, quality and other pertinent characteristics of the ground water supply. (4) The serviceable methods of withdrawal of the ground water from each ground water reservoir. (5) Rules for controlling the use of the ground water from each ground water reservoir. (6) Such general or special rules or restrictions with respect to the construction, operation and protection of wells and the withdrawal of ground water thereby as in the judgment of the director the public welfare, health and safety may require. (7) The name and post-office address of each claimant. (8) The nature of the use of the ground water allowed for each well, together with the maximum permissible use of the ground water, the place of use of the ground water and the date of priority of each use. (9) If the ground water is used or is to be used for irrigation purposes, a description of the lands irrigated or to be irrigated, giving the number of acres irrigated or to be irrigated in each 40-acre legal subdivision. (10) The location of each well with reference to government survey corners or monuments or corners of recorded plats. (11) The depth, diameter and type of each well, the kind and amount of the casing, the capacity of each well in gallons per minute and such other information concerning each well as in the opinion of the director may be pertinent. [1955 c.708 §18; 1991 c.102 §4]
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 690-410-0070: Water Allocation — authority
This rule cites
- ORS 537.665 — resolved
- 537.680 — resolved
Cited by
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html