Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 536 § 536.050 — Fees;

Fees; rules; refunds; waiver and reduction of certain fees. (1) The Water Resources Department may collect the following fees in advance: (a) For examining an application for a permit: (A) To appropriate water, except as provided under ORS 543.280 for an application for a hydroelectric project: (i) A base fee of $1,635 for an appropriation of water through a single use, point of diversion or point of appropriation; (ii) $615 for the first second-foot or fraction thereof appropriated under the permit; (iii) $615 for each additional second-foot or fraction thereof appropriated under the permit; (iv) $615 for each additional use, point of diversion or point of appropriation included in the application; (v) If appropriating stored water, $62 for the first acre-foot or fraction thereof up to 20 acre-feet, plus $2.10 for each additional acre-foot or fraction thereof; and (vi) If appropriating ground water, in addition to any other fees, $720 for each application filed. (B) To store water under ORS 537.400 or 537.534 (4): (i) A base fee of $1,635; (ii) $62 for the first acre-foot or fraction thereof up to 20 acre-feet, plus $2.10 for each additional acre-foot or fraction thereof; and (iii) $240 for each additional storage location. (C) To exclusively appropriate stored water: (i) A base fee of $915; and (ii) $62 for the first acre-foot or fraction thereof up to 20 acre-feet, plus $2.10 for each additional acre-foot or fraction thereof up to 600 acre-feet plus $1.00 for each additional acre-foot or fraction thereof after 600 acre-feet. (b) For a permit issued under ORS 537.147, 537.211, 537.409 or 537.625 to appropriate or store water: (A) A base fee of $915 for recording the permit; and (B) An additional fee of $1,185 if the permit is issued pursuant to a final order that contains provisions requested by the applicant for mitigating impacts to the proposed water source. (c) For filing and recording the assignment or partial assignment of a water right application, permit or license under ORS 537.220 or 537.635, $180. (d) For copying records in the department, $4.10 for the first page and $1.10 for each additional page. (e) For certifying copies, documents, records or maps, $21 for each certificate. (f) For a blueprint copy of any map or drawing, the actual cost of the work. (g) For a computer-generated map, the actual cost of the work. (h) For examining an application for approval of a change to an existing water right or permit: (A) A base fee of $2,040 for a change to a single water right or permit; (B) $1,635 for each additional type of change requested; (C) For a request for a change in place of use or type of use or for a water exchange under ORS 540.533, $615 for each second-foot or fraction thereof requested beyond the first second-foot; (D) $915 for each additional water right or permit included in the application; (E) An additional fee of $720 per application, if the application is for an additional point of appropriation, a change in a point of appropriation or a change from surface water to ground water or for substitution as described in ORS 540.524; and (F) $615 for each additional point of appropriation included in the application. (i) For examining an application for a temporary change in place of use under ORS 540.523, for a temporary transfer under ORS 540.585 or for a temporary change in place of use, a change in the point of diversion to allow for the appropriation of ground water or a change of a primary right to a supplemental right under ORS 540.570, a base fee of $1,425 for the first water right or permit, plus $465 for each additional water right or permit included in the application and: (A) For nonirrigation uses, $345 for each second-foot or fraction thereof requested beyond the first second-foot; or (B) For irrigation uses, $4.10 per acre of land irrigated or, if the application and required map are submitted to the department in a department-approved digital format, $1.10 per acre of land irrigated. (j) For submitting a protest to the department: (A) $1,425 if the protest is by a nonapplicant; and (B) $720 if the protest is by an applicant. (k) For filing an application for extension of time within which irrigation or other works shall be completed or a water right perfected, $1,170. (L) For a limited license under ORS 537.143 or 537.534 (2), the fee established by rule by the Water Resources Commission. (m) For filing, examining and certifying a petition under ORS 541.329, $720 plus 20 cents per acre of water involved in the application. For purposes of computing this fee, when any acreage within a quarter quarter of a section is involved, the 20 cents per acre shall apply to all acres in that quarter quarter of a section. Notwithstanding the fee amount established in this paragraph, a district notifying the department under ORS 541.327 (4) shall pay the actual cost of filing, examining and certifying the petit