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OR Rev Stat § 548.935 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.935 - Circuit court proceeding on petition; contents of court order.

Proceedings in the circuit court upon the petition shall be in the nature of a proceeding in rem and shall be conducted as an action not triable by right to a jury and any judgment or final order of the circuit court shall be subject to appeal in the same manner as other cases in equity. The court may appoint masters or referees as it considers desirable and shall have complete jurisdiction to approve, disapprove, amend or change the plan proposed or to adopt any amendments, changes or other plans proposed by any interested party which the court finds to be equitable and reasonable to protect the rights of any party, or may direct that the district shall continue in existence and operation without dissolution or reorganization. The judgment may include provisions for sale, transfer or conveyance of all or part of the assets of the district to corporations, other districts, municipal corporations or governmental bodies or agencies then in existence, or to be organized in accordance with the terms of the judgment, which will continue to furnish some or all of the services furnished by the district. As a condition of such sale, transfer or conveyance the court may require such transferee or transferees to assume part or all of the indebtedness of the district. The court may determine the validity of any sales or assessments, the amount of any assessments due upon the various parcels and lots of real estate within the district, the amounts of any assessments theretofore paid upon such parcels and lots and may determine and adjust the liabilities of all parties. The court may adjudicate any water rights of the district and the lands therein and may direct the sale of any assets of the district, either in one lot or in parcels, at public or private sale, as the court finds best. The judgment shall make provision for the payment of all indebtedness of the district. [1973 c.415 §9; 1979 c.284 §172]
OR Rev Stat § 548.940 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.940 - Jurisdiction of parties; service of summons and petition.

(1) Jurisdiction of all interested parties may be had by the publication of summons in the manner provided by ORCP 7. Copies of the summons and the petition of the district shall be mailed to each qualified elector and landowner at the mailing address as shown by the records of the county clerk, the county tax collector and the county assessor, and to all known creditors of the district. (2) The Water Resources Commission shall be served with a copy of the summons and petition. [1973 c.415 §1; 1979 c.284 §172; 1989 c.182 §43]
OR Rev Stat § 548.945 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.945 - Written assent of Secretary of Interior required before judgment if district has federal contract.

If a contract authorized by law has been made between the district and the United States for the construction, operation or maintenance of necessary works or for a water supply, a judgment may not be entered by the court until written assent to the judgment by the Secretary of the Interior has been filed with the court. [1973 c.415 §11; 2003 c.576 §517]
OR Rev Stat § 548.950 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.950 - Appearance of interested parties; costs and disbursements.

Any interested party may appear in the proceedings. Costs and disbursements may be allowed and divided between the parties or taxed to the losing party or parties in the discretion of the court. [1973 c.415 §12]
OR Rev Stat § 548.955 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 548 - Provisions Applicable Both to Drainage Districts and to Irrigation Districts|Section 548.955 - Contents of judgment; filing with county treasurer and assessor, Secretary of State and Water Resources Commission.

The judgment of the court shall order the clerk of the court to file certified copies of the judgment with the county treasurer and the county assessor of each county in which any property located within or assessed by the district is located, and with the Secretary of State and the Water Resources Commission. [1973 c.415 §13; 2003 c.576 §518]
OR Rev Stat § 549.010 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.010 - Definitions for ORS 549.020 and 549.030.

As used in ORS 549.020 and 549.030, unless a different meaning appears from the context: (1) "Federal agency" includes the United States, the President of the United States, and any agency or instrumentality of the United States which is designated, granted or authorized to engage in the building, construction and maintaining of flood control projects on any lakes, rivers or streams within Oregon. (2) "Board of commissioners" means the governing body of any county in the state, whether the same consists of two county commissioners and the county judge or three commissioners. (3) "Contract" includes contracts and agreements in the customary form; also a commitment by a federal agency by which it undertakes to make or engage in the construction of works for the purpose of controlling floods, and the terms, conditions and restrictions therein set forth. (4) "Flood control project" means any plan, system, manner or means for the control, diversion, conservation or abatement of floodwaters or any excessive or unusual accumulation of water in any natural or artificial stream or body of water, or for protection of life and property against danger, menace, injury or damage resulting therefrom.
OR Rev Stat § 549.020 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.020 - Contracts between counties and federal agencies.

Any county may make contracts with any federal agency containing such terms, provisions and conditions as, in the discretion of the board of commissioners, may be necessary, proper or advisable for the purpose of meeting the conditions necessary in the construction of flood control projects as provided in any federal flood control Acts wherein the federal government is entirely financing such projects.
OR Rev Stat § 549.030 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.030 - Agreement by two or more counties with federal agency.

If two or more counties in the state desire jointly or severally to make any agreement with federal agencies relative to flood control, they may enter into such agreements with any agency named in ORS 549.010 in accordance with all the provisions stated in ORS 549.010 and 549.020 that will facilitate cooperative action between boards of commissioners and federal agencies to meet conditions of any federal flood control Acts wherein the federal government is entirely financing such projects.
OR Rev Stat § 549.110 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.110 - Application to county court for authority to build drainage ditch or levee, or to widen or straighten a stream.

(1) When any person owns land which requires draining, or any incorporated city in which there is any ditch, standing water or surplus water requiring draining has no means of draining such ditch, standing water or surplus water, and objection is made by the owners of adjacent land to the construction thereon or thereover of necessary means of drainage, such person or city may make application in writing to the county court of the county in which such land or city is situated, for the right of way or privilege to cut or dig or construct sufficient means of drainage over the adjacent land. (2) Likewise any person or municipal corporation whose land is so situated that it is injured or liable to be injured by floodwaters from any natural stream flowing through or near the land may make application to the county court for the right to enlarge or straighten the bed of such natural stream, or strengthen or build up the banks so as to protect such lands from overflow or injury.
OR Rev Stat § 549.120 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.120 - Procedure; appointment of commissioners; order to commissioners.

Thereupon the court shall appoint three disinterested householders of the county as a commission and shall issue an order directing them to meet on a day named in the order, after subscribing to an oath or affirmation to faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of their appointment. At least three days’ notice of the time and place of the meeting shall be given to all persons through whose lands the ditch is to be located or upon whose lands the natural stream is to be straightened, enlarged, or its banks are to be strengthened or built up.
OR Rev Stat § 549.130 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.130 - Commissioner’s oath.

In the absence of an officer authorized to administer oaths, the commissioners may administer the oath to each other.
OR Rev Stat § 549.140 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.140 - Duties of commissioners.

The commissioners shall proceed to locate and mark out the route of the ditch so as to do the least damage to the lands the ditch passes through, or to designate the location, character and extent of the work to be done in straightening the bed or building up the banks of the stream, and shall at the same time assess the damages sustained by the person owning the land.
OR Rev Stat § 549.150 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.150 - Considering benefits in assessing damages.

In assessing damages, the commissioners shall take into consideration all benefits which will accrue to the lands from the work contemplated.
OR Rev Stat § 549.160 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.160 - Report of commissioners to county court; payment to landowner; recording report; construction of improvement.

The commissioners, or a majority of them, shall make a report to the county court at the next regular session thereof, stating the location of the ditch or other work contemplated, the name of the person entitled to damage, and the amount, if any is assessed. If the county court is satisfied that the report is just, and after payment by the applicant for the right of way of all costs of locating such ditch or other work, and the damages, if any are assessed, the court shall cause the same to be recorded. The applicant then may proceed to make such ditch, or do such work of straightening the stream or building up or straightening the banks thereof, doing as little damage to the land it passes through as possible.
OR Rev Stat § 549.170 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.170 - Appeal to circuit court from assessment of damages.

Any person aggrieved by the assessment of damages may appeal within 20 days to the circuit court.
OR Rev Stat § 549.180 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.180 - Bringing additional water into ditch without payment of compensation prohibited; civil liability.

No person shall tap or bring additional water into any drainage district or drainage district ditch already dug without paying a reasonable compensation therefor and securing the written permission of district officials. The criminal penalty for violation of this section shall not relieve the defendant from civil liability for damages.
OR Rev Stat § 549.190 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.190 - Other rights protected.

ORS 549.110 to 549.180 shall not be construed so as to interfere with the rights of companies or individuals for mining, manufacturing, or watering towns or cities.
OR Rev Stat § 549.310 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.310 - Application of ORS 549.320 to 549.400.

ORS 549.320 to 549.400 shall not be construed to interfere with or to prevent the right or power to construct drainage ditches under any other statute of this state, and shall apply only to that portion of the state lying west of the Cascade Mountains.
OR Rev Stat § 549.320 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.320 - Petition by landowners to drain lands or improve drains.

Whenever 60 percent or more of the owners of land contiguous to and crossed by some watercourse or drain desire to have such lands drained or such natural course or drain straightened, altered, widened or deepened, they may petition the county court of the county in which the land is situated for such improvement, describing all property affected thereby and giving the names of the owners thereof. Upon the filing of the petition the county court shall ascertain whether 60 percent or more of the owners of land affected have signed the petition, and if so, shall make a finding to that effect.
OR Rev Stat § 549.330 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.330 - Survey of work; plats, plans; estimates of cost; assessment of damages; hearing and determination by county court.

The county court shall direct the county surveyor, or county engineer if the county employs a registered professional engineer, to make a survey of the work contemplated to be done and prepare plats, plans, profiles and estimates of cost of the work to be done, and shall assess the damage sustained by any person owning any land affected by such improvement, taking into consideration all benefits which will accrue from the work contemplated to be done to the land. The county surveyor, or county engineer, shall file with the county clerk the plats, plans, profiles, estimates of cost, and assessment of damages. Not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the county surveyor, or county engineer, has filed the data with the county clerk, the county court shall hold a hearing, of which at least 10 days’ notice shall be given to all landowners affected, and to the authority which maintains any highway and to the owners of any railroad or tramway through which or under which any conduit is to be constructed, by publishing the same once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. At the hearing the county court shall hear evidence in support of the petition and in support of any protest or objection thereto, and after consideration shall determine whether it is to the interest and benefit of the land affected and conducive to the public welfare to grant the petition for the improvement. [Amended by 1965 c.287 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 549.340 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.340 - Construction; functions of county surveyor or county engineer; performance by landowner.

If the county court authorizes the improvement, it shall be done under the direction and supervision of the county surveyor, or the county engineer, who shall set all necessary grade stakes and bench marks. The owner of any of the lands through which or on which any portion of the improvement is to be constructed may, at the expense of the owner, perform such construction work under the supervision of the county surveyor, or the county engineer. If the owner does not elect to do such work, it shall be done by the county under the direction and supervision of the county surveyor, or the county engineer. [Amended by 1965 c.287 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 549.350 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.350 - Report as to work done; assessment of costs; unpaid assessments.

On the completion of the work by the county, the county surveyor or the county engineer shall make and file with the county clerk a report showing in detail the work done on each parcel of land separately owned, the names of the owners, and the amount of costs to each such parcel of land. The cost shall be assessed against the owner of the lands by the county court. Any unpaid assessment may be recorded with the county clerk in any county of this state. The clerk shall thereupon record the name of the person incurring the assessment and the amount of the assessment in the County Clerk Lien Record. [Amended by 1965 c.287 §3; 1991 c.459 §427]
OR Rev Stat § 549.360 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.360 - Extension of work across or under highway or railroad; duty as to construction and maintenance; cost.

The drainage work may be extended across or under any highway and may also be carried under or through any railroad or tramway. The authority which maintains the highway through which the conduit crosses shall construct and maintain the same in good condition and repair, free from obstruction, at its own expense. The owner of the railroad or tramway under or through which the conduit is to be constructed shall construct and maintain the same in good condition and repair, free from obstruction, at its own expense.
OR Rev Stat § 549.370 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.370 - Maintenance of work; inspection; notice to landowners; when work ordered; assessment of cost.

At least one member of the county court in the fall of each year shall inspect the improvements constructed under the provisions of ORS 549.310 to 549.400, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not they have been properly maintained and are in a good and serviceable condition. If it is found that the works are not properly maintained or are not in a good and serviceable condition either in whole or in part, the county court shall give notice in writing to the owner of land upon which it was found that the works are not properly maintained or are not in a good and serviceable condition, which notice shall set forth the necessary work to be done and the time of beginning and completion of the same. In the event the owner fails to comply with the conditions set forth in the notice, the county court shall order the necessary work to be done and assess the cost against the land upon which the work was done in the manner provided in ORS 549.350.
OR Rev Stat § 549.380 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.380 - Acquisition of property necessary to improvement; condemnation; prior payment of compensation unnecessary.

Whenever a county court finds it necessary, in order to carry out any of the purposes mentioned in ORS 549.310 to 549.370, to condemn, acquire or appropriate any land, property or right of any nature, it shall so declare its intention by resolution spread on the records of the court, setting out the necessity that exists. If it is unable to agree with the owner for the purchase of such land, property or right, the district attorney for the county, upon request of the county court, shall commence and prosecute in any court of competent jurisdiction, in the name of the county, any necessary suit, action or proceeding for the condemnation of such land, property or right, for such public use. The procedure in such suit, action or proceeding shall be, as far as applicable, the procedure provided by law for the condemnation of lands or rights of way by public or quasi-public corporations for public use or for corporate purposes; provided, nothing in this section shall be construed to require the county to make or tender compensation prior to the condemnation and taking possession of such land, property or right.
OR Rev Stat § 549.390 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.390 - Appeal from order authorizing work or assessing damages.

Any person aggrieved by any order pursuant to the provisions of ORS 549.310 to 549.400 authorizing any construction work or by the assessment of any damages, may appeal to the circuit court within 20 days from the date when the county court approved such improvement. From the judgment of the circuit court an appeal to the Court of Appeals may be taken in the manner provided for appeals in civil proceedings. [Amended by 1979 c.562 §26]
OR Rev Stat § 549.400 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food|Chapter 549 - Drainage and Flood Control Generally|Section 549.400 - Obstruction, befoulment or pollution of ditch prohibited.

No person shall throw, dump, place or allow to be thrown, dumped or placed, any rubbish, refuse or any article or thing in any ditch, lateral, canal, slough, waterway or conduit constructed, operated or maintained under the provisions of ORS 549.310 to 549.390, or befoul, pollute or allow to be befouled or polluted any such ditch, lateral, canal, slough or conduit.