Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 690 - WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT › Division 51 - APPROPRIATION AND USE OF WATER FOR HYDROELECTRIC POWER AND STANDARDS FOR HYDROELECTRIC APPLICATIONS › Section 690-051-0070 - Applications for Preliminary Permits: Contents and Scope of Evaluation

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
All applications for Preliminary Permits shall include
				information described in this rule. The applicant shall supply the information
				in sufficient detail to evaluate the potential for cumulative impacts with
				other proposed, approved and existing projects in the river basin. Information
				shall also be sufficient to identify interests, issues and areas of concern
				that require detailed assessment in the application for a License for
				hydroelectric development. An application shall be deemed incomplete and shall
				not be accepted for filing if it lacks any of the following required
				information.
(1) The name and address
			 of the applicant including every person, association of persons, domestic
			 corporation or municipality that has any proprietary right or interest in the
			 project. If the applicant is a municipality, the applicant must submit copies
			 of applicable state or local laws or a municipal charter or any such other
			 appropriate legal authority, evidencing that the municipality is authorized
			 under such laws to engage in the business of development, transmitting, or
			 distributing power.
(2) A
			 description of the location of the project, giving the county or counties
			 within which located and stream or streams from which water is to be
			 appropriated.
(3) The quantity of
			 water to be appropriated.
(4) If a
			 reservoir is to be used in connection with the project, the application shall
			 state the quantity of water to be stored, the maximum surface area in acres,
			 the name of the stream(s) on which the reservoir is to be located or the name
			 of the stream(s) or aquifer from which the stored water is to be collected or
			 both.
(5) The head to be utilized
			 and the number of THP to be developed. The number of THP shall be determined by
			 multiplying the quantity of water to be diverted in cubic feet per second by
			 the vertical head in feet and dividing the product by 8.8.
(6) The approximate location of the point(s)
			 of diversion and the quantity of water to be taken at each point.
(7) The approximate length of the proposed
			 canal, pipeline or other conduit, the approximate location of the proposed
			 power plant and the point where water will be returned to some natural
			 stream.
(8) The approximate height
			 of diversion or storage dams and the material from which they will be
			 constructed.
(9) A legible map to
			 be prepared on U.S. Geological Survey topographic quadrangle sheets showing the
			 general location of the project including all dams, reservoirs, canals,
			 pipelines, forebays, power plants, and streams, and the location of such data
			 shall be given with respect to township and section lines. If on unsurveyed
			 land, the location shall be with respect to projections of township and section
			 lines.
(10) A statement describing
			 the proposed use or market for the power to be developed.
(11) The name and mailing address of all
			 property owners:
(a) Within 300 feet of the
			 project boundary if the project is within an urban growth boundary; or
(b) Within 1,000 feet if the
			 project is outside of an urban growth boundary giving also the amount of land
			 under the adjacent property owners ownership in acres or
			 hectares.