ORS 540.670: Effect of cancellation of primary water right on supplemental right; change from supplemental to primary right; priority date.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The cancellation of a primary water right for nonuse under ORS 540.641 shall not also cancel a supplemental water right unless the supplemental water right also has not been used beneficially for five or more years. (2) If the Water Resources Commission cancels a primary water right under ORS 540.641 the commission may issue a new water right certificate changing the supplemental water right to a primary right if the commission finds that the change would not result in injury to existing water rights. (3) A supplemental right changed to a primary right under subsection (2) of this section shall retain the priority date of the supplemental right. [1987 c.339 §2] PROHIBITED ACTS; INJUNCTIONS
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 690-017-0005: Introduction — implements
- OAR 690-017-0010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 690-017-0100: Cancellation Authorized by Record Owner — implements
- OAR 690-017-0200: Watermaster Affidavit of Inability to Appropriate or Beneficially Use Water — implements
- OAR 690-017-0300: Notice of Watermaster Affidavit to Record Owner — implements
- OAR 690-017-0400: Cancellation Initiated by Department — implements
- OAR 690-017-0600: Protest of Cancellation/Statement of Intent to Rebut Presumption of Forfeiture — implements
- OAR 690-017-0700: Cancellation Hearing — implements
- OAR 690-017-0800: Grounds for and Manner of Rebutting a Presumption of Forfeiture — implements
- OAR 690-017-0900: Time Period of Non-Use — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 540.641 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors540.html