1. (1) A map must be submitted that includes, at a minimum, the following information:

   1. (a) North directional symbol, map scale and legend;
   2. (b) Township, range, section and quarter-quarter (QQ), including tax lots, donation land claims and government lots, if appropriate;
   3. (c) If an irrigation right, nursery use, or other similar uses, the number of acres to be leased or transferred in each quarter-quarter must be clearly labeled and hachured to differentiate between the acres being leased or transferred and any remaining acreage must be identified;
   4. (d) If the place of use on the water right is broken down by more than one priority date, or source stream, and/or diversion the map must identify each with separate hachuring and clearly label what is being changed;
   5. (e) For instream transfer application maps, identify the point(s) of diversion authorized on the water right. If the water right does not identify the point(s) of diversion, include information in the application to identify where the point of diversion is located;
   6. (f) Provide a statement describing the proposed instream reach or point; and
   7. (g) If more than three water rights are involved, separate maps are needed for each water right.
2. (2) The map described in section (1) of this rule need not be prepared by a certified water right examiner.
3. (3) An existing water right map that meets the requirements of this section may be used, if approved by the Department prior to submittal of the application.
4. (4) If the existing water right proposed for instream lease or transfer is for municipal or quasi-municipal water use, a map is not required.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 536 & ORS 537

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 536, ORS 537, ORS 540 & ORS 540.520

History

WRD 3-2026, adopt filed 03/20/2026, effective 04/01/2026