OAR 690-380-4020
Notice of Preliminary Determination


(1)

After the time for the applicant to respond to the Department’s draft preliminary determination, the Department shall issue the preliminary determination and give notice of the transfer application and preliminary determination:

(a)

By publication in the Department’s weekly notice;

(b)

Except as provided in section (5) of this rule, by publication in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area in which the water uses subject to transfer are located for a period of at least three weeks and not less than one publication each week for applications received by the Department prior to January 1, 2012, but for applications received after January 1, 2012, for a period of at least two weeks and not less than one publication each week; and

(c)

By sending by regular mail, or with the consent of the recipient, by electronic means a copy of the preliminary determination and notice to each person who submitted comments under OAR 690-380-4000 (Request for Comments)(3).

(2)

The notice shall include the following information about the application:

(a)

The type of transfer proposed and any amendments to the application that were made subsequent to the notice required under OAR 690-380-4000 (Request for Comments); \

(b)

The locations of the applicant’s existing and proposed water uses, the amount of water allowed under the right to be transferred, and the authorized source for the right;

(c)

The application file number;

(d)

The applicant’s name and address;

(e)

A statement that any person may file, jointly or severally, with the Department a protest or standing statement within 30 days after the date of final publication of the notices prescribed by subsections (1)(a) and (b) of this rule, whichever is later;

(f)

A summary of the Department’s preliminary determination; and

(g)

For a notice published in a newspaper, the date on which the last publication will occur.

(3)

As provided in ORS 540.520 (Application for change of use, place of use or point of diversion)(5), the cost of publication in a newspaper shall be paid by the applicant in advance of publication. The applicant shall include payment for the cost of publication including the direct cost of the notice and indirect costs which may not exceed twenty (20) percent of the direct costs.

(4)

On issuance of the preliminary determination, the Department shall send by regular mail, or with the consent of the recipient, by electronic means to the applicant a copy of the preliminary determination and, if publication in a newspaper is required, a copy of the notice, and a request for payment for the cost of publishing the notice. The Department shall allow the applicant a period of not fewer than 30 days after the request for payment of publication costs to submit the required funds. The Department shall submit the notice to the newspaper within 15 days after receiving the payment.

(5)

No notice by publication in a newspaper is required for:

(a)

A change in place of use;

(b)

A change in point of diversion or appropriation to reflect historical use pursuant to ORS 540.532 (Request for change in point of diversion to reflect historical use) and OAR 690-380-2120 (Change in Point of Diversion to Reflect Historical Use); or

(c)

Applications for a change in the point of diversion or appropriation of less than one-fourth mile and where there are no intervening diversions or wells between the old point of diversion or appropriation and the proposed new point of diversion or appropriation.

(6)

The Department shall not take action on an application prior to the end of the protest period described in this rule.

(7)

The Department may deny the application for failure to pay in advance the costs of publication of the newspaper notice within the period allowed under section (3) of this rule.

Source: Rule 690-380-4020 — Notice of Preliminary Determination, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=690-380-4020.

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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