The Director shall waive $100 or 50 percent of the application fee, whichever is greater, for that portion of a change to a water right permit under ORS 537.211(4) or a water right subject to transfer under 540.520 or 540.523, that is:
- (1) To establish an instream water right pursuant to ORS 537.348;
- (2) Is necessary to complete a project funded by the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board under ORS 541.932; or
- (3) Determined and endorsed in writing by ODFW as a change that will result in a net benefit to fish and wildlife habitat except when this determination is as a result of a request for consent to injury to an instream water right as outlined in OAR 690-380-5050.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 536.025 & ORS 536.027
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 540.510 - 540.532, ORS 541.932 & ORS 536.050
History
WRD 3-2026, amend filed 03/20/2026, effective 04/01/2026
RD 2-2003, f & cert. ef. 5-1-03