OAR 690-077-0027
Application Processing: Completeness Review

(1)

Within 15 days after receiving an application, the Department shall determine whether the application contains the information required under OAR 690-077-0020 (State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Application Requirements)(4) and is complete and not defective. If the Department determines that the application is incomplete or defective, the Department shall return the application.

(2)

Upon determining that an application contains the information listed under OAR 690-077-0020 (State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Application Requirements)(4) and is complete and not defective, the Department shall endorse on the application the date upon which the application was received for filing at the Department, which shall be the priority date for any water right issued in response to the application. All applications that comply with the provisions of law shall be recorded in a suitable book kept for that purpose.

(3)

If an application is complete and not defective, the Department shall determine whether the proposed use is prohibited by ORS Chapter 538 (Withdrawal of Certain Waters From Appropriation). If the proposed use is prohibited by ORS Chapter 538 (Withdrawal of Certain Waters From Appropriation), the Department shall reject the application and return the application with an explanation of the statutory prohibition.

Source: Rule 690-077-0027 — Application Processing: Completeness Review, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=690-077-0027 (accessed May 26, 2025).

690–077–0000
Purpose 690–077–0010
Definitions 690–077–0015
General Statements 690–077–0019
State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Process for Instream Water Right Certificate Requests 690–077–0020
State Agency Instream Water Right Applications: Application Requirements 690–077–0027
Application Processing: Completeness Review 690–077–0029
Application Processing: Initial Review 690–077–0031
Application Processing: Public Notice and Comments 690–077–0033
Application Processing: Public Interest Presumption 690–077–0037
Application Processing: Public Interest Review 690–077–0039
Application Processing: Proposed Final Order 690–077–0043
Application Processing: Protests and Standing 690–077–0046
Application Processing: Determination to Hold a Contested Case Hearing 690–077–0047
Application Processing: Final Orders 690–077–0048
Application Processing: Final Public Interest Determination 690–077–0049
Application Processing: Statement of Findings 690–077–0051
Application Processing: Contested Case Hearing on Final Order 690–077–0052
Application Processing: Time Requirements 690–077–0053
Application Processing: Issuance of Instream Water Right Certificate 690–077–0054
Conversion of Minimum Perennial Streamflows to Instream Water Rights 690–077–0055
Disposition of Minimum Perennial Stream-flows 690–077–0065
Instream Transfers and Leases: General Provisions 690–077–0070
Application for Instream Transfer 690–077–0075
Processing an Instream Transfer Application 690–077–0076
Application for an Instream Lease 690–077–0077
Processing an Instream Lease Application 690–077–0079
Split Season Use Instream Leasing 690–077–0080
Miscellaneous Provisions: Cancellation or Waiving of an Instream Water Right 690–077–0090
Miscellaneous Provisions: Drought Emergency Provisions 690–077–0100
Miscellaneous Provisions: Precedence of Future Uses
Verified

May 26, 2025

Rule 690-077-0027's source at or​.us