OAR 690-250-0010
Definitions
(1)
“Appropriator”: Water user, trustee or agent in charge of the works.(2)
“Basin Program”: A program adopted by the Water Resources Commission to establish water management policies and objectives for a specified basin. Basin programs establish rules for appropriation and use of surface and ground water within each river basin. Water use regulations include classification of surface and ground waters according to permitted uses, the withdrawal or surface and ground waters from further appropriation, the reservation of waters for specific future uses, and the establishment of minimum perennial streamflow requirements.(3)
“Beneficial Use”: Reasonably efficient use of water without waste for a purpose consistent with the laws and the best interests of the people of the state.(4)
“Commission”: Water Resources Commission.(5)
“Compensation”: Salary and related payroll expenditures.(6)
“Enforceable Rotation Agreement”: Written agreement between two or more appropriators to rotate the use of water, to bring about more economical use of the available supply to which they are collectively entitled.(7)
“Exempt Uses”: Uses of water for which no registration, certificate of registration, application for a permit, permit, certificate of completion of water right certificate is required.(8)
“Expenses”: Includes but is not limited to, lodging, meals, mileage, and supplies.(9)
“Irrigation Seasons”: Time period(s) during the year when a water right for irrigation purposes can be legally used.(10)
“Legally Stored Water”: Any water impounded in a reservoir under the provisions of an established right to store water.(11)
“Point of Diversion”: For surface water, the point at which water is physically diverted from the natural source of manmade works for the beneficial use and, unless specified otherwise, includes point of appropriation as in a well or ground water development.(12)
“Rate and Duty of Water for Irrigation”: Maximum quantity of water in cubic feet per second or gallons per minute (rate) and the total quantity of water in acre-feet per acre per year that may be diverted for irrigation (duty).(13)
“Reservoir”: A natural or artificial lake or pond in which water is collected for beneficial use or purpose.(14)
“Substantial or undue interference”: As defined in OAR 690-008-0001 (Definition and Policy Statements).(15)
“Transfer”: Legal process for change of use, change in place of use, or change of point of diversion of a water right.(16)
“Wasteful Use of Ground Water”: As defined in OAR 690-008-0001 (Definition and Policy Statements).(17)
“Water Right Subject to a Transfer”: Right established by a court decree or evidenced by a valid water right certificate, or a right for which proof of beneficial use of water under a water right permit or transfer has been submitted to and approved by the Director but for which a certificate has not been issued.
Source:
Rule 690-250-0010 — Definitions, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=690-250-0010.