Or. Admin. Code § 690-053-0015 - Notice Requirements
(1) The
Department shall give notice of amendment applications received by publication
in the Department's weekly notice "Public Notice of Water Use Requests." Any
person interested in an amendment application shall submit written comments to
the Department within 30 days of the weekly notice or the last day of the
newspaper notice in 690-053-0015(2), whichever is later.
(2) After notice is published by the
Department, the applicant shall arrange for publication of a notice provided by
the Department in an appropriate newspaper having general circulation in the
area in which the hydroelectric facility is located for a period of at least
two weeks and not less than one publication each week. The applicant shall
provide the Department with a certificate of publication.
(3) The notice must include the following
information about the application:
(a) The
application and project file number.
(b) The county of use.
(c) The type of amendment proposed.
(d) The applicants name and
address.
(e) The date by which
comments on the amendment application must be received by the
Department.
(f) A statement that
upon issuance of a draft proposed final order any person may file with the
Department a protest against the approval of the application on the grounds of
injury to an existing water right and impacts to fish and wildlife values or
water quality.
(4) The
Department shall send notice of all amendment applications to the planning
departments of affected local governments, Indian tribes with lands inside the
project boundary or with hunting and fishing rights within the project
boundary, state natural resource agencies and the Hydroelectric Application
Review Team if one was formed, and any federal agencies with jurisdiction over
the project. Agency comments must be received within 30 days after the last
date of publication shown on the notice to file comments. Notice shall be sent
by regular mail, or with the consent of the recipient, by electronic
means.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 543.092 & 536.027
Stats. Implemented: ORS 543.092 & 543A
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