OAR 690-093-0120
Demonstration of Public Benefits of Project

(1)

A project that receives a loan or grant from the Water Supply Development Account must:

(a)

Demonstrate social or cultural benefits and economic benefits sufficient to qualify the project under the scoring and ranking system described in OAR 690-093-0090 (Scoring and Ranking; Funding Decisions); and

(b)

Except as otherwise provided in ORS 541.681 (Conditions of grants for developing certain types of above-ground storage facilities), demonstrate environmental benefits:

(A)

By dedicating 25 percent of conserved water or newly developed water, that will be protected by the Department, to instream use; or

(B)

By demonstrating environmental benefits that are sufficient to qualify the project under the scoring and ranking system described in OAR 690-093-0090 (Scoring and Ranking; Funding Decisions).

(2)

To establish that a project complies with subsection (1)(b) of this section, the loan or grant recipient may include water dedicated to instream use as a result of the conditions of federal, state or local permits for the project.

Source: Rule 690-093-0120 — Demonstration of Public Benefits of Project, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=690-093-0120.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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