OAR 690-077-0031
Application Processing: Public Notice and Comments


(1)

Within seven days after proceeding with the application under OAR 690-077-0029 (Application Processing: Initial Review)(2), the Department shall give public notice of the application in the weekly notice published by the Department. The weekly notice shall be sent to the following:

(a)

Affected local, state and federal agencies, including the planning departments of affected local governments with a request that a copy of said notice be posted in a conspicuous location in the county courthouse;

(b)

Affected Indian tribes; and

(c)

All persons on the Department’s weekly mailing list.

(2)

The notice shall include a request for comments on the application, the date by which comments must be received by the Department, and information about how an interested person may obtain future notices about the application and a copy of the proposed final order. The notice also shall include the following information about the application:

(a)

The name(s) and address(es) of the applicant agency(ies);

(b)

County(ies) of water use;

(c)

Application file number;

(d)

Description of the characteristics and the purpose of the proposed instream water right;

(e)

Amount of proposed instream water right by month or half month in cubic feet per second (cfs), acre feet (af), or lake elevation;

(f)

Common name of surface water source(s); and

(g)

The stream reach by mile or geographic location.

(3)

The notice shall be sent by regular United States mail, or with the consent of the recipient, by electronic means.

(4)

Within 30 days after the public notice under Section (1) of this rule, any person interested in the application shall submit written comments to the Department. Any person who asks to receive a copy of the Department’s proposed final order shall submit to the Department the fee required under ORS 536.050 (Fees). The 30-day comment period shall commence on the day the Department sends the notice. All comments must be received by the Department on or before the end of the 30-day comment period.

(5)

If no comments or land use information is received by the Department within the 30-day comment period, the Commission and Director may presume the proposed instream water right is compatible with the comprehensive land use plans and land use regulations of affected local governments.

Source: Rule 690-077-0031 — Application Processing: Public Notice and Comments, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=690-077-0031.

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
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 690-077-0031’s source at or​.us