For the purposes of assigning protection measures to waters of the state, the State Forester has defined two geographic regions west and east of the Cascade Crest in Oregon, depicted as Western Oregon and Eastern Oregon, respectively. The boundaries and names of the geographic regions are displayed in Figure 1. Geographic regions are not “forest regions” established pursuant to ORS 527.640.

[Insert Figure 1: Western Oregon and Eastern Oregon Geographic Regions]

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Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 527.710 & Section 2(1), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 527.710, 527.765, 527.620 & Section 2(2), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022

History

DOF 7-2022, amend filed 11/21/2022, effective 01/01/2024
FB 3-1994, f. 6-15-94, cert. ef. 9-1-94, Renumbered from 629-057-2120