Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 51 - APPROPRIATION AND USE OF WATER FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER AND STANDARDS FOR HYDROELECTRIC APPLICATIONS › Section 690-051-0100 - Application for Major License or Permit: Contents, Scope of Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All applications for major Licenses or major Permits shall
				include the information described in this rule. The applicant shall supply the
				information in sufficient detail which also evaluates the potential for
				cumulative impacts with other proposed, approved and existing projects in the
				same river basin. An application shall be deemed incomplete and shall not be
				accepted for filing if it lacks any of the following information as it may
				apply to the project. Major projects which are of a size that an extraordinary
				financial burden is imposed by providing specific information required in this
				section may seek a waiver of the specific requirement from the Director by
				describing the specific nature of the hardship. The request for waiver shall be
				made at the time of application. The application shall contain:
(1) The name of the applicant and the name of
			 the project. (Specify any previous FERC project number designation);
(2) The location of the proposed project,
			 including -- County; township or nearby town; Stream or other body of
			 water.
(3) The exact name, business
			 address, and telephone number of the applicant.
(4) Proof that the applicant is a citizen of
			 the United States, association of citizens of the United States, domestic
			 corporation or municipality. If the applicant is a corporation, it shall give
			 the date and place of incorporation with the full name and official designation
			 of each of the principal officers and of the directors of said corporation with
			 their respective addresses. If the applicant is an association of citizens,
			 each member shall make an affidavit of citizenship and the association shall
			 submit its articles of association. If there are no articles of incorporation,
			 the fact shall be stated over the signature of each member.
(5) Proof that the applicant complies with
			 the statutory or regulatory requirements of the state with respect to the
			 applicants right to engage in the business of developing, transmitting, and
			 distributing power and in any other business necessary to accomplish the
			 purposes of the License (provide citation and brief identification of the
			 nature of each requirement; if the applicant is a municipality, the applicant
			 must submit copies of applicable state or local laws or municipal charter or,
			 if such laws or documents are not clear, any other appropriate legal authority,
			 evidencing that the municipality is competent under such laws to engage in the
			 business of developing, transmitting, utilizing, or distributing power, and,
			 the steps which the applicant has taken, or plans to take, to comply with each
			 of the laws cited above).
(6) An
			 Exhibit A which shall be a description of the project. If the project includes
			 more than one dam with associated facilities, each dam and the associated
			 component parts must be described together as a discrete development. The
			 description for each development must contain:
(a) The physical composition, dimensions, and
			 general configuration of any dams, spillways, penstocks, powerhouses, tailraces
			 or other structures proposed to be included as part of the project;
(b) The normal maximum water surface area and
			 normal maximum water surface elevation (mean sea level); gross storage capacity
			 of any impoundments to be included as part of the project;
(c) The number, type and rated capacity of
			 any proposed turbines or generators to be included as part of the
			 project;
(d) The number, length,
			 voltage and interconnections of any primary transmission lines proposed to be
			 included as part of the project;
(e) The description of any additional
			 mechanical, electrical, and transmission equipment appurtenant to the project;
			 and
(f) A list of property owners
			 within 300 feet of the project boundary if the project is within an urban
			 growth boundary or within 1,000 feet if the project is outside of an urban
			 growth boundary giving their name, address and the amount of land under their
			 ownership in acres or hectares.