1. (1) A map shall be included with the application required under OAR 690-325-0040. The map shall meet the standards in OAR chapter 690, division 305 as well as the following criteria:

   1. (a) The map shall be prepared by a certified water right examiner as defined in OAR 690-014-0020.
   2. (b) The map shall be based upon the original water right application map or permit amendment map.

   3. (c) The map shall not include:

      1. (A) Any unauthorized change to the location of the authorized place of use outside of its original perimeters as exhibited on the original water right application map or approved permit amendment application map.
      2. (B) Any unauthorized change to the location of the point(s) of diversion/appropriation as exhibited on the original water right application map or approved permit amendment application map.
   4. (d) Horizontal field accuracy shall be consistent with standard surveying practices for the purpose of locating and quantifying water rights.

2. (2) The map shall include the following information:

   1. (a) The certified water rights examiner's stamp and signature. A digital stamp or seal and signature are acceptable, provided the requirements under OAR 690-014-0050 are satisfied.
   2. (b) The place of use of each applicant’s portion of the water right permit shall be clearly defined by outline and shaded or hachured and shall show the number of acres for each portion in each quarter-quarter section, government lot, or quarter-quarter section as projected within government lots, donation land claims, or other recognized public land survey subdivisions. If the water right permit has multiple priority dates or uses, the lands to be served by each priority date and on which each use is authorized, must be separately identified.
   3. (c) The place of use of any part of the water right permit not being assigned shall be clearly defined by outline and shaded or hachured and shall show the number of acres in each quarter-quarter section, government lot, or quarter-quarter section as projected within government lots, donation land claims, or other recognized public land survey subdivisions. If the portion of the water right permit not being assigned has multiple priority dates or uses, the lands to be served by each priority date and on which each use is authorized, must be separately identified.
   4. (d) Each applicant’s portion of the water right permit shall be referenced, by either alphabet letter or number, to each assignee listed in the application form under OAR 690-325-0040(2).
   5. (e) The rate and any applicable acre-feet allowance of water use under the water right permit for each applicant’s portion of the water right permit shall be clearly labeled on the map.
   6. (f) The location of each authorized point of diversion or appropriation.
   7. (g) The location of tax lot lines for all properties upon which the water right permit is located.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 536.027

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 537.225

History

WRD 3-2026, amend filed 03/20/2026, effective 04/01/2026
WRD 4-2014, f. & cert. ef. 11-25-14