Oregon Code § 537.730·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
(1) exists.
(2) Upon the
conclusion of a contested case proceeding initiated under subsection (1) of
this section and upon finding that the problems that resulted in the
designation of a critical ground water area under ORS 537.730 can be resolved
by implementing one or more of the corrective control provisions of this
section, the commission shall issue a final order establishing any one or more
of the following corrective control provisions:
(a) A provision
apportioning the permissible total withdrawal as established by rule under ORS
537.730, among the appropriators holding valid rights to ground water in the
critical area in accordance with the relative dates of priority of such rights.
(b) A provision
according preference, without reference to relative priorities, to withdrawals
of ground water in the critical area for residential and livestock watering
purposes first. Thereafter, the commission may authorize withdrawals of ground
water in the critical area for other beneficial purposes, including
agricultural, industrial, municipal other than residential, and recreational
purposes, in such order as the commission considers advisable under the
circumstances, so long as such withdrawal will not materially affect a properly
designed and operating well with prior rights that penetrates the aquifer.
(c) A provision
reducing the permissible withdrawal of ground water by any one or more
appropriators or wells in the critical area.
(d) Where two or
more wells in the critical area are used by the same appropriator, a provision
adjusting the total permissible withdrawal of ground water by such
appropriator, or a provision forbidding the use of one or more of such wells
completely.
(e) A provision
requiring the abatement, in whole or part, or the sealing of any well in the
critical area responsible for the admission of polluting materials into the
ground water supply or responsible for the progressive impairment of the
quality of the ground water supply by dispersing polluting materials that have
entered the ground water supply previously.
(f) A provision
requiring and specifying a system of rotation of use of ground water in the
critical area.
(3) The
commission shall conduct the proceeding under this section according to the
provisions of ORS chapter 183 applicable to contested case proceedings. [1991
c.400 §2]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 537.730
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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