OAR 690-505-0030
Upper Crooked River Basin
(1)
Classifications:(a)
The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Deschutes-Upper Crooked River Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the state as a whole will be furthered through utilization of the aforementioned waters only for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, power development, industrial, mining, recreation, wildlife and fish life uses and the waters of the Deschutes-Upper Crooked River Basin are hereby so classified;(b)
Applications for the use of the waters of the Deschutes-Upper Crooked River Basin shall not be accepted by any state agency for any other use and the granting of applications for such other uses is declared to be prejudicial to the public interest and the granting of applications for such other uses would be contrary to the integrated and coordinated program for the use and control of the water resources of the state;(c)
Structures or works for the utilization of the waters in accordance with the aforementioned classifications are also declared to be prejudicial to the public interest unless planned, constructed and operated in conformity with the applicable provisions of ORS 536.310 (Purposes and policies to be considered in formulating state water resources program) and any such structures or works are further declared to be prejudicial to the public interest which do not give proper cognizance to the multiple-purpose concept.(2)
Water Quality: Rights to use of water for industrial or mining purposes granted by any state agency shall be issued only on condition that any effluents or return flows from such uses shall not interfere with other beneficial uses of water.
Source:
Rule 690-505-0030 — Upper Crooked River Basin, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=690-505-0030.