Or. Admin. R. 690-507-0620 - Butter Creek CGWA: Definitions
The following definitions apply to OAR Chapter 690, Division 507:
(1) "Commission" means the Water
Resources Commission.
(2)
"Department " means the Water Resources Department .
(3) "Director " means the Director of the
Water Resources Department .
(4)
"Physically capable " means that the well, pump installed, and distribution
system are able to produce and distribute the quantity of water requested.
(5) "Reasonably stable water
level " means an annual static water level decline of less than one foot over
the entire subarea as determined by averaging the annual water level change of
the representative wells in the subarea, and the water level change for the
subarea averaged over five consecutive years displays no decline.
(6) "Sustainable annual yield " means the
volume of water that can be pumped on an annual basis while maintaining
reasonably stable water levels. This is a measurement of the capacity of the
available source.
(7) "Water user "
means a person who pumps water from the basalt groundwater reservoir.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 536 & 537
Stats. Implemented: ORS 537.535
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