Or. Admin. R. 690-507-0770 - General Requirements
(1) The use
of water from the basalt groundwater reservoir within the Stage Gulch Critical
Groundwater Area shall be limited to the sustainable annual yield .
(2) The Commission delegates to the Director
the authority to implement these rules.
(3) Water from the basalt groundwater
reservoir in the Stage Gulch Critical Groundwater Area shall be used for
irrigation only during the irrigation season. The irrigation season shall begin
on the 1st of March and end on the 30th of November. Water for all other
authorized uses may be used at any time :
(a)
A water user who wishes to use water for irrigation at any time other than the
irrigation season designated in this section shall make a written request to
the Department in Salem;
(b) If the
request is authorized, the Department may require the water user to submit to
the Department in Salem a static water level measurement for each well
authorized to be pumped. Water level measurements shall be made by a Certified
Water Rights Examiner, Licensed Water Well Driller, Registered Geologist,
Licensed Land Surveyor, Registered Professional Engineer, pump installer, or
the water user.
(4) The
Department shall not accept any new applications for appropriation of water
from the basalt groundwater reservoir within the Stage Gulch Critical
Groundwater Area.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 536.900 - ORS 536.935 & ORS 537.505 - ORS 537.745
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