Oregon § 541.651 Definitions for ORS 541.651 to 541.696

Oregon Statutes

§ 541.651 — Definitions for ORS 541.651 to 541.696

Oregon § 541.651

Vol.15

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

Ch. 541Water Distributors; Water Releases; Conservation and Storage;

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 541.651 (2026).

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As used in ORS 541.651 to 541.696:

(1)“Newly developed water” means the new increment of water:

(a)Stored for a project providing new or expanded storage;

(b)Allocated to a use under a secondary water right for a project involving the allocation of previously uncontracted water stored by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under an existing water right; or

(c)Conserved for a project to allocate conserved water under the program described in ORS 537.455 to 537.500.

(2)“Seasonally varying flows” means the duration, timing, frequency and volume of flows, identified for the purpose of determining conditions for a new or expanded storage project, that must remain in-stream outside of the official irrigation season in order to protect and maintain the biological, ecological and physic

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As used in ORS 541.651 to 541.696:
(1) “Newly developed water” means the new increment of water:
(a) Stored for a project providing new or expanded storage;
(b) Allocated to a use under a secondary water right for a project involving the allocation of previously uncontracted water stored by the United States Army Corps of Engineers under an existing water right; or
(c) Conserved for a project to allocate conserved water under the program described in ORS 537.455 to 537.500.
(2) “Seasonally varying flows” means the duration, timing, frequency and volume of flows, identified for the purpose of determining conditions for a new or expanded storage project, that must remain in-stream outside of the official irrigation season in order to protect and maintain the biological, ecological and physical functions of the watershed downstream of the point of diversion, with due regard given to the need for balancing the functions against the need to store water for multiple purposes.