ORS 537.740: Filing rules designating critical ground water area.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
In addition to any applicable requirements under ORS chapter 183, the Water Resources Commission shall file a copy of any rules designating a critical ground water area under ORS 537.730 to 537.740 with the county clerk of each county within which any part of the critical ground water area lies, and the county clerk shall record the designation in the deed records of the county. [1955 c.708 §28; 1985 c.673 §64; 1991 c.400 §6]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 690-010-0110: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-010-0120: Required Criteria for Designation of Critical Ground Water Area — implements
- OAR 690-010-0130: Additional Requirements for Critical Ground Water Area Rulemaking Process — implements
- OAR 690-010-0150: Engagement with Federally Recognized Indian Tribes — implements
- OAR 690-010-0160: Content, Filing, and Review of Adopted Critical Groundwater Area Rules — implements
- OAR 690-010-0170: Initial Notification of Proposed Corrective Control Orders — implements
- OAR 690-010-0180: Notice of Proposed Corrective Control Orders — implements
- OAR 690-010-0190: Notices of Party Status and Petitions for Party Status — implements
- OAR 690-010-0200: Scope of Contested Case Hearing — implements
- OAR 690-010-0210: Conduct of Contested Case — implements
- OAR 690-010-0220: Exceptions to Proposed Order — implements
- OAR 690-010-0230: Final Order in Contested Case — implements
- OAR 690-010-0240: Procedure for Making Changes to Existing Critical Groundwater Area — implements
- 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 chapter 183 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 537.730 — resolved
- 537.740 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 215.700: Resource land dwelling policy.
- ORS 537.545: Exempt uses; map; filing of use; fee; rules.
- ORS 537.629: Conditions or limitations to prevent interference with other users.
- ORS 537.675: Determination of rights in several reservoirs or of critical ground water area in same proceeding.
- ORS 537.745: Voluntary agreements among ground water users from same reservoir.
- OAR 690-009-0050: Groundwater Controls
- OAR 690-310-0240: Approval, Condition or Rejection of Permit Application Generally
- OAR 690-507-0670: Butter Creek CGWA: Distribution of Sustainable Annual Yield
- OAR 690-507-0810: Stage Gulch CGWA: Distribution of Sustainable Annual Yield
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors537.html