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Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 543 § 543.720 — Payment of annual fee; accompanying statement; penalty for nonpayment of fees

Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 543 ·
Oregon Code § 543.720 · Enacted · Last updated March 01, 2026
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Payment of annual fee; accompanying statement; penalty for nonpayment of fees or nonfiling; lien; foreclosure; effect of filing excessive claim; computation of horsepower. (1) The fees provided for in ORS 543.710 shall be paid to the Water Resources Commission in advance, and shall be accompanied by a written statement showing the extent of the claim. The statement shall set forth the name and address of the claimant; the name of the stream from which the water is appropriated or claimed for power development; a description of the 40 acres, or smallest legal subdivision in which the point of diversion and point of return are located; the date of the right as claimed; the maximum amount of water claimed expressed in cubic feet per second of time; the total average fall utilized under such claim; the manner of developing power; and the use to which the power is applied. If the regular flow is supplemented by water stored in a reservoir, the location of the reservoir, its capacity in acre-feet and the stream from which it is filled and fed, should be given, also the date of the right as claimed, for storage purposes. (2) If any claimant fails or neglects to file the statement or to pay the fees within the time specified, the fees due and payable shall be the amount specified in ORS
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