OAR 690-380-2410
Municipal Water Rights

(1)

Water used under a permit or certificate issued to a municipality, under rights conferred by ORS 538.410 (Confirmation of water rights acquired prior to February 24, 1909, for municipal supply) to 538.450 (Pendleton), or under the registration system set forth in ORS 537.132 (Exemption from permit requirement for use of reclaimed water) may be applied to beneficial use on:

(a)

Any lands acquired by the municipality through annexation, merger, consolidation, or by the formation of a water supply authority in accordance with ORS 540.510 (Appurtenancy of water to premises)(3)(a)(A) so long as the rate and duty allowed under the right is not exceeded;

(b)

Subject to the limitations in section (3), lands other than those described in subsection (1)(a) of this rule in accordance with ORS 540.510 (Appurtenancy of water to premises)(3)(a)(B) so long as the use continues to be for municipal purposes and the rate and duty allowed under the right is not exceeded;

(c)

Any lands for which the use is authorized by the Department of Environmental Quality or Department of Agriculture under ORS 468B.050 (Water quality permit) or 468B.053 (Alternatives to obtaining water quality permit) and for which a reclaimed water registration has been filed under ORS 537.132 (Exemption from permit requirement for use of reclaimed water).

(2)

A municipality may seek authorization to use water for municipal purposes on lands other than those described in section (1) of this rule under a water use subject to transfer by submitting a water right transfer application to change the place of use or character of use under OAR 690-380-3000 (Application for Transfer).

(3)

The Director may order termination of the use of water under subsection (1)(b) of this rule or, in consultation with the municipal water supplier, may impose other restrictions necessary to eliminate interference with or impairment of prior vested water rights resulting from the use of water under subsection (1)(b) of this rule.

(4)

As used in this rule, “municipal purposes” includes municipal use, quasi-municipal use, group domestic, domestic use, and human consumption as defined in OAR 690, division 300.

Source: Rule 690-380-2410 — Municipal Water Rights, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=690-380-2410.

690‑380‑0010
Purpose 690‑380‑0090
Applicability 690‑380‑0100
Definitions 690‑380‑2000
Types of Permanent Transfers 690‑380‑2110
Change in Point of Diversion or Point of Appropriation 690‑380‑2120
Change in Point of Diversion to Reflect Historical Use 690‑380‑2130
Change from a Surface Water Point of Diversion to a Ground Water Appropriation 690‑380‑2200
Changes in Place of Use 690‑380‑2240
Layered Water Rights and Certificates of Registration 690‑380‑2250
Transfer of Supplemental Water Right or Permit 690‑380‑2260
Exchanges of Water 690‑380‑2300
Changes in Character of Use 690‑380‑2320
Transfer from Supplemental Use to Primary Use 690‑380‑2330
Substitution of Supplemental Ground Water Right for Primary Surface Water Right 690‑380‑2340
Specific-to-General Industrial Water Use Change 690‑380‑2410
Municipal Water Rights 690‑380‑2420
Notice of Merger, Consolidation or Formation of a Water Authority 690‑380‑2430
Acquisition of Water Rights by a Water Authority 690‑380‑3000
Application for Transfer 690‑380‑3050
Additional Application Requirements 690‑380‑3100
Map Requirements 690‑380‑3200
District May Submit Application for Water Users 690‑380‑3220
Separate Application Required for Each Water Right 690‑380‑3400
Waiver of Fees 690‑380‑3410
Waiver of Mapping Requirements 690‑380‑4000
Request for Comments 690‑380‑4010
Preliminary Determination 690‑380‑4020
Notice of Preliminary Determination 690‑380‑4030
Protests and Requests for Hearings 690‑380‑4200
Hearings 690‑380‑5000
Approval of Transfers 690‑380‑5030
Approval of Injurious Transfers 690‑380‑5040
Affidavits of Consent 690‑380‑5050
Consent to Injury of Instream Water Rights 690‑380‑5060
Fish Screening and By-Pass Devices 690‑380‑5100
Compatibility with Acknowledged Comprehensive Plans 690‑380‑5110
Original Right Terminated 690‑380‑5120
Multiple Primary Water Rights on the Same Lands 690‑380‑5130
Assignment or Change of Ownership 690‑380‑5140
Time for Completion 690‑380‑6010
Failure to Complete a Transfer as Grounds for Cancellation 690‑380‑6020
Extension of Time 690‑380‑6030
Proof Of Use 690‑380‑6040
Proof of Completion of Change 690‑380‑6050
Waiver of Proof of Completion 690‑380‑6060
Petition for Reconsideration 690‑380‑8000
Temporary Transfers 690‑380‑8002
Temporary Transfer Applications under OAR 690-380-8000(1) 690‑380‑8004
Temporary Transfer Applications under OAR 690-380-8000(2) 690‑380‑8010
Seasonal Use 690‑380‑8020
Supplemental Water Rights 690‑380‑9000
Clarification of Water Rights
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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