Or. Admin. Code § 690-508-0010 - Upper Grande Ronde Subbasin
(1) Classifications:
(a) The maximum economic development of this
state and the attainment of the highest and best use of the waters of the Upper
Grande Ronde for the benefit of the state as a whole, will be furthered through
utilization of the aforementioned waters only for domestic, livestock,
municipal, irrigation, flow augmentation, commercial, agriculture, power
development, industrial, mining, recreation, wildlife, and fish life uses and
the waters of the Upper Grande Ronde Basin are hereby so classified.
(b) Structures or works for the utilization
of the waters in accordance with the aforementioned classifications are also
declared to be prejudicial to the public interest unless planned, constructed,
and operated in conformity with applicable provisions of ORS
536.310 and any such structures
or works are further declared to be prejudicial to the public interest which do
not give proper cognizance to the multiple-purpose concept.
(2) Water Quality: Rights to use
of water for industrial or mining purposes shall be issued only on condition
that any effluents or return flows from such uses shall not interfere with
other beneficial uses of water.
(3) Power Development: Water rights acquired
for hydroelectric power purposes utilizing the waters of the Upper Grande Ronde
Basin shall be subordinate in priority to future upstream beneficial uses of
water except for hydroelectric power.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 536
Stats. Implemented: ORS 536.220 & 536.310
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