Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 315 - WATER RIGHT PERMIT EXTENSIONS › Section 690-315-0070 - Application for Extension of Time for Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Water Use Permits

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Under this
			 rule, holders of municipal and quasi-municipal water use permits may apply to
			 the Department for an extension of time to complete construction and/or apply
			 the water to full beneficial use pursuant to ORS
			 537.230 or
			 537.630.
(2) To apply for an extension of time to
			 complete construction and/or to apply the water to the full beneficial use, a
			 holder of a municipal or quasi-municipal water use permit shall submit to the
			 Department a completed extension application. A separate application must be
			 completed for each permit. Application forms are available from the
			 Department.
(3) The completed
			 application must include the fee specified in ORS
			 536.050 and an application form
			 setting forth:
(a) The name and mailing
			 address of the water right permit holder(s);
(b) The permit number for which an extension
			 is requested;
(c) For
			 quasi-municipal water use permit holders, evidence of the actions taken to
			 begin actual construction on the project, as defined in 690-315-0020(3)(d), if
			 required under the applicable statute;
(d) For municipal water use permits issued on
			 or after June 29, 2005, evidence of the actions taken to begin actual
			 construction on the project, as defined in 690-315-0020(3)(d);
(e) Evidence of actions taken to develop the
			 right within the permitted time period and/or time period of the previous
			 extension;
(f) Evidence of
			 compliance with conditions contained in the permit and any previous
			 extension(s) or the reason the condition was not satisfied;
(g) Evidence of the maximum rate, or duty if
			 applicable, diverted for beneficial use, if any, made to date;
(h) An estimate of the population served and
			 a description of the methodology(ies) used to make the estimate;
(i) A description of financial expenditures
			 made toward completion of the water development;
(j) An estimate of the cost to complete the
			 water development;
(k) A summary of
			 any events that delayed completion of the water development or application of
			 water to full beneficial use, including other governmental requirements, if
			 any, relating to the project that have significantly delayed completion of
			 construction or perfection of the right;
(l) An estimated demand projection and a
			 description of the methodology(ies) used for the subject water right permit,
			 considering the other water rights held by the municipal or quasi-municipal
			 water use permit holder, and a date by which the water development is
			 anticipated to be completed and water put to full beneficial use. Extension
			 requests for greater than 50 years must include documentation that the demand
			 projection is consistent with the amount and types of lands and uses proposed
			 to be served by the permit holder.
(m) A summary of the applicant's plan and
			 schedule to complete construction and/or perfect the water right;
(n) Justification for the time requested to
			 complete the project and/or apply the water to full beneficial use;
(o) Any other information the applicant
			 determines is relevant to evaluate the application in accordance with
			 applicable statutes and rules;
(p)
			 Any other information required by the Department that is necessary to evaluate
			 the application in accordance with applicable statutory requirements;
			 and
(q) For municipal water use
			 permits issued before November 2, 1998, for the first extension issued after
			 June 29, 2005, the completed application must include a copy of any agreements
			 regarding use of the undeveloped portion of the permit between the permit
			 holder and a federal or state agency that include conditions or required
			 actions that maintain the persistence of listed fish species in the portions of
			 waterways affected by water use under the permit.