Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 503 - SANDY BASIN PROGRAM › Section 690-503-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in this rule, unless the context requires
				otherwise:
(1) The Sandy Basin is as
			 shown by Water Resources Department Map No. 3.6 or 2C.6.
(2) "Classification" or "classified" means
			 the allowed and preferred beneficial use(s) of a given surface or groundwater
			 source for which future uses of water shall be permitted. Except as otherwise
			 provided by the Commission, the Department shall not issue permits to
			 appropriate, and no use shall be initiated of, any of the surface or
			 groundwaters of the Sandy Basin for any uses except those for which the waters
			 are classified. A classification does not affect legal uses existing on the
			 date of adoption or alteration of the classification. A classification does not
			 affect the transfer to another beneficial use of any water right with a
			 priority date prior to adoption of these rules.
(3) "Aesthetic Use" means use of water within
			 its natural course for maintaining and enhancing scenic values.
(4) "Aquifer" means a water-bearing body of
			 naturally occurring earth materials that is sufficiently permeable to yield
			 useable quantities of water to wells or springs.
(5) "Commission" means the Water Resources
			 Commission.
(6) "Department" means
			 the Water Resources Department.
(7)
			 "Commercial Use" means use of water at a place where commodities or services
			 are bought or sold, such as a gas station, restaurant, motel, etc.
(8) "Domestic Use" means use of water for
			 human consumption, household purposes, watering livestock necessary for the
			 sustenance of a family and related accessory uses.
(9) "Group Domestic Use" means delivery and
			 use of water through a delivery system supplying water for domestic purposes to
			 more than one residence or dwelling unit.
(10) "Fish Life" includes use of water to
			 support natural or artificial propagation of fish and other aquatic
			 life.
(11) "Industrial Use" means
			 use of water associated with the production or manufacture of a product
			 including other related miscellaneous uses.
(12) "Irrigation Use" means the application
			 of water to crops or plants by artificial means to promote growth, nourish
			 plants, leach minerals, control frost, etc.
(13) "Livestock Use" means use of water for
			 domesticated animals and wild animals held in captivity as pets or for
			 profit.
(14) "Mining Use" means the
			 use of water to extract metals or minerals including placer mining as defined
			 in OAR Chapter 690, Division 11, and leaching operations.
(15) "Municipal Use" means the delivery and
			 use of water through the water service system of an incorporated municipality
			 or nonprofit corporation and includes quasi-municipal uses as defined in OAR
			 Chapter 690, Division 11.
(16)
			 "Public Park Use" includes use of water for domestic, irrigation, and visual
			 display of water in a public park.
(17) "Recreation" as a public use of water
			 means any form of play relaxation, or amusement, mostly done during leisure,
			 that occurs in or in conjunction with streams, lakes and reservoirs, including
			 but not limited to boating, fishing, swimming, wading, and viewing scenic
			 attractions.
(18) "Statutorily
			 Exempt Uses" means uses of groundwater as defined in ORS
			 537.545.