Oregon § 540.586 Denial of change in point of appropriation; exceptions

Oregon Statutes

§ 540.586 — Denial of change in point of appropriation; exceptions

Oregon § 540.586

Vol.15

Title 45Water Resources; Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control, Reclamation

Ch. 540Distribution and Storage of Water; Watermasters; Water Right Changes,

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 540.586 (2026).

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The Water Resources Department may deny a change in the point of appropriation under ORS 540.505 to 540.586 for a ground water right if the proposed point of appropriation is for a source of ground water restricted under ORS 536.415 and the proposed use is subject to the restrictions, unless the proposed point of appropriation is:

(1)(a) In a critical ground water area designated under ORS 537.730;

(b)In the same aquifer as the existing point of appropriation; and

(c)In the same portion of the critical ground water area as the existing point of appropriation;

(2)In an area for which a ground water bank that is established by law or by rule mitigates the effects of the use of ground water; or

(3)Related to the recovery of stored ground water under an artificial recharge or aquifer stora

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The Water Resources Department may deny a change in the point of appropriation under ORS 540.505 to 540.586 for a ground water right if the proposed point of appropriation is for a source of ground water restricted under ORS 536.415 and the proposed use is subject to the restrictions, unless the proposed point of appropriation is:
(1)(a) In a critical ground water area designated under ORS 537.730;
(b) In the same aquifer as the existing point of appropriation; and
(c) In the same portion of the critical ground water area as the existing point of appropriation;
(2) In an area for which a ground water bank that is established by law or by rule mitigates the effects of the use of ground water; or
(3) Related to the recovery of stored ground water under an artificial recharge or aquifer storage and recovery project.