The Department may not reduce groundwater pumping in a subarea through regulatory orders to a value less than the permissible total withdrawal.

1. (1) The permissible total withdrawal for the Dog Mountain subarea shall be 4,300 acre-feet per year.
2. (2) The permissible total withdrawal for the Lower Blitzen-Voltage subarea shall be 8,300 acre-feet per year.
3. (3) The permissible total withdrawal for the Northeast-Crane subarea shall be 35,000 acre-feet per year.
4. (4) The permissible total withdrawal for the Silver Creek subarea shall be 15,300 acre-feet per year.
5. (5) The permissible total withdrawal for the Silvies subarea shall be 21,200 acre-feet per year.
6. (6) The permissible total withdrawal for the Weaver Springs subarea shall be 4,800 acre-feet per year.
   

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 537.735

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 536.027, ORS 537.780, ORS 537.735, ORS 537.525 & ORS 536.300

History

WRD 2-2026, adopt filed 01/14/2026, effective 01/14/2026