Classifications:

1. (1) The maximum economic development of this state, the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Deschutes-Lower Crooked River Basin, and the attainment of an integrated and coordinated program for the benefit of the state as a whole will be furthered through utilization of the aforementioned waters only for domestic, livestock, municipal, irrigation, power development, industrial, mining, recreation, wildlife and fish life uses and the waters of the Deschutes-Lower Crooked River Basin are hereby so classified with the following exceptions:

   1. (a) OAR 690-505-0050, Lower Main Stem Deschutes River, adopted April 3, 1964, as modified by the Water Policy Review Board;
   2. (b) No further appropriations except for domestic or livestock uses shall be made or granted by any state agency for the waters of Ochoco Creek and its tributaries.
2. (2) Applications for the use of the waters of the Deschutes-Lower Crooked River Basin shall not be accepted by any state agency for any other use and the granting of applications for such uses is declared to be prejudicial to the public interest and the granting of applications for such other uses would be contrary to the integrated and coordinated program for the use and control of the water resources of the state;
3. (3) Structures or works for the utilization of the water in accordance with the aforementioned classifications are also declared to be prejudicial to the public interest unless planned, constructed and operated in conformity with the applicable provisions of ORS 536.310 and any such structures or works are further declared to be prejudicial to the public interest which do not give proper cognizance to the multiple-purpose concept.

4. (4) Water Quality: Rights to use of water for industrial or mining purposes granted by any state agency shall be issued only on condition that any effluents or return flows from such uses shall not interfere with other beneficial uses of water.

   NOTE: The Upper Deschutes River, Middle Deschutes River, Lower Deschutes River, Upper Crooked River and Lower Crooked River Basins are delineated on State Water Resources Board Map, File 5.7014, available from the agency.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 536 & 537

History

WRD 6-1984, f. & cert. ef. 12-27-84
WRD 3-1981, f. & cert. ef. 5-12-81
WRD 2-1981, f. & cert. ef. 4-30-81
WRD 8-1980, f. & cert. ef. 11-24-80
WRD 5-1980, f. & cert. ef. 4-8-80
WRD 4-1980, f. & cert. ef. 1-23-80
WRD 2-1979(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-9-79
WRD 7-1978, f. & cert. ef. 10-13-78
WRD 6-1978(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-15-78
Reverted to WRB 38, f. 6-14-67
WRD 7(Temp), f. 7-11-77
WRB 38, f. 6-14-67
WRB 27, f. 5-11-64
WRB 18, f. 6-1-62
WRB 16, f. 2-20-62
WRB 6, f. 11-30-59