1. (1) Within ten days of proceeding with the application under OAR 690-325-0070(3), the Department shall give notice of the application in the weekly public notice published by the Department. The notice shall include a request for comments on the application, the date by which the comments must be received by the Department, information about how an interested person may view or obtain future notices about the application and a copy of the proposed final order when issued, and information about how an interested person may review the application or obtain a copy of the application.

2. (2) The public notice shall include the following information about the application:

   1. (a) County of water use;
   2. (b) Water right permit number;
   3. (c) Authorized use and associated rate and/or duty;
   4. (d) The time specified in the water right permit, or the last approved extension of time, to perfect the water right;
   5. (e) Applicant name(s);
   6. (f) Number of acres, rate (or applicable acre-feet allowances), allowed under the existing water right permit;
   7. (g) Source(s) of water; and
   8. (h) Location of the point(s) of diversion/appropriation by quarter-quarter, section, township and range.
3. (3) Within 30 days after the public notice under OAR 690-325-0080(1), any record landowner, applicant, assignee, affected water right permit holder, or other person interested in the application may submit written comments or request copies of the documents described in OAR 690-325-0070(3). All comments and requests for copies must be received by the Department on or before 5 p.m. on the last day of the 30-day comment period.

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