Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 502 - WILLAMETTE BASIN PROGRAM › Section 690-502-0010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
As used in this rule, unless the context requires
				otherwise:
(1) The Willamette Basin is
			 as shown on Water Resources Department Map No. 2.6.
(2) "Agricultural Use" means non-irrigation
			 agricultural use of water such as temperature control, chemigation, mineral
			 leaching, dairy barn washing, greenhouse use, harvest use and other related
			 uses.
(3) "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 Willamette 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.
(4) "Commission" means the Water Resources
			 Commission.
(5) "Commercial Use"
			 means use of water at a place where commodities or services are bought or sold
			 or provided by an entity open to the public, such as a gas station, restaurant,
			 motel, etc.
(6) "Department" means
			 the Water Resources Department.
(7)
			 "Director" means the Director of the Water Resources Department.
(8) "Domestic Use" includes domestic use,
			 domestic use expanded and group domestic, as defined in OAR 690-011.
(9) "Fish Life Use" includes use of water to
			 support natural or artificial propagation of fish and other aquatic life.
(10) "Groundwater Recharge" means
			 the intentional addition of water to a groundwater reservoir where consistent
			 with OAR 690-011.
(11) "Industrial
			 Use" includes the use of water in the manufacture of a product and maintenance
			 of industrial sites, facilities and buildings, and includes other related
			 miscellaneous uses.
(12)
			 "Irrigation Use" means the application of water to crops or plants by
			 artificial means to promote growth or nourish plants.
(13) "Livestock Use" means the use of
			 groundwater or diversion of water from the natural water course or storage of
			 water for consumption by livestock or wildlife.
(14) "Mining Use" means the use of water to
			 extract metals or minerals including placer mining as defined in OAR 690-011
			 and leaching operations.
(15)
			 "Municipal Use" means the delivery and use of water through the water service
			 system of an incorporated municipality or a nonprofit corporation and includes
			 quasi-municipal uses as defined in OAR 690-011.
(16) "Pollution Abatement" means the use of
			 water to remove or dilute pollutants or achieve water quality
			 standards.
(17) "Power" means the
			 use of water for electrical or mechanical power or for operation of a hydraulic
			 ram where such uses are consistent with OAR 690-051.
(18) "Public Instream Use" means the public
			 use of water where there is no diversion or other means of physical control
			 over the water. Public instream uses include, but are not limited to,
			 recreation, conservation, maintenance and enhancement of aquatic and fish life,
			 wildlife, fish and wildlife habitat, wetlands other than those referred to in
			 section (21) of this rule and any other ecological values, pollution abatement
			 or navigation.
(19) "Recreation
			 Use" means the use of natural or stored water to provide recreation uses as
			 defined in OAR 690-011.
(20)
			 "Storage Season" means the time period during which reservoirs may be
			 filled.
(21) "Wetland Enhancement"
			 means the diversion or control of surface or groundwater for the purpose of
			 mitigating, constructing, enhancing and/or maintaining wetlands.
(22) "Wildlife Use" includes use of water by
			 or for sustaining wild animal species and their habitats.