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  • 537.772
    Pump tests
  • 537.775
    Wasteful or defective wells
  • 537.777
    Regula­tion of controlling works of wells and distribu­tion of ground wa­ter
  • 537.780
    Powers of Water Resources Commission
  • 537.783
    Reinjec­tion of geothermal fluids
  • 537.785
    Fees
  • 537.787
    Investiga­tion of viola­tion of ground wa­ter laws
  • 537.789
    Well identifica­tion number
  • 537.791
    Request for well identifica­tion number
  • 537.793
    Effect of failure to comply with ORS 537.789 or 537.791
  • 537.795
    ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supple­mentary
  • 537.796
    Rules re­gard­ing low temperature geothermal appropria­tions
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   2011 ORS § 537.795¹
ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supplementary

ORS 537.505 (Short title) to 537.795 (ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supplementary) and 537.992 (Civil penalties) are intended to be supplementary and in addition to and are not intended to repeal any law relating to the surface waters of this state. [1955 c.708 §35]

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§§ 537.747 (Water well constructors license) to 537.795 (ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supplementary)

Notes of Decisions

Water Resources Commission imple­menta­tion and en­force­­ment of state control over inspec­tion and construc­tion of wells is discre­tionary. Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson County, 168 Or App 624, 4 P3d 748 (2000), Sup Ct review denied

County ordinance pro­vi­sions requiring well construc­tion permit, imposing construc­tion permit fees, regulating well loca­tion, requiring submission of plot plans, and requiring flow testing are preempted by state law. Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson County, 168 Or App 624, 4 P3d 748 (2000), Sup Ct review denied

County ordinance pro­vi­sions requiring well wa­ter quality testing, requiring inclusion of notice in deed of inadequate wa­ter supply, and regulating subdivision of lands having inadequate wa­ter supply are not preempted by state law. Ashland Drilling, Inc. v. Jackson County, 168 Or App 624, 4 P3d 748 (2000), Sup Ct review denied

§§ 537.505 (Short title) to 537.795 (ORS 537.505 to 537.795 supplementary)

Notes of Decisions

Ground Water Act of 1955, construed together with ORS chapter 536, governing ad­min­is­tra­­tion of wa­ter resources generally, cannot be read as expressly prohibiting local bodies from engaging in regulatory ac­tivity consistent with statute or agency regula­tions. Water Resources Dept. v. City of Klamath Falls, 68 Or App 148, 682 P2d 779 (1984), Sup Ct review denied

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Require­ments for exploring for or produc­tion of geothermal or oil or gas resources, (1974) Vol 37, p 68

Law Review Cita­tions

4 EL 333 (1974); 47 WLR 405 (2011)

Chapter 537

Notes of Decisions

Water control district, in applying for wa­ter appropria­tion permit for hydroelectric project, was exempt from licensing pro­vi­sions of ORS 543.010 (Definitions for ORS 543.010 to 543.610) to 543.620 and needed only to comply with require­ments of this Chapter. Steamboaters v. Winchester Water Control Dist., 69 Or App 596, 688 P2d 92 (1984), Sup Ct review denied

Atty. Gen. Opinions

Reserva­tion to state of all coal and other minerals in deed of land by state as reserva­tion of geothermal resources, (1980) Vol 41, p 298

Law Review Cita­tions

11 EL 387 (1981); 16 EL 583, 592 (1986); 28 WLR 285 (1992)

Related Statutes³

  • 390.835
    Highest and best use of wa­ters within scenic wa­ter­ways
  • 522.025
    Applica­tion
  • 536.050
    Fees
  • 536.760
    Cessa­tion of ac­tions taken under ORS 536.750
  • 537.505
    Short title
  • 537.515
    Defini­tions for ORS 537.505 to 537.795 and 537.992
  • 537.535
    Unlawful use or appropria­tion of ground wa­ter, including well construc­tion and opera­tion
  • 537.545
    Exempt uses
  • 537.615
    Applica­tion for permit to acquire new right or enlarge existing right to appropriate ground wa­ter
  • 537.630
    Time allowed for construc­tion work under permit
  • 537.720
    Viola­tion of terms of law or permit or certificate
  • 537.735
    Rules designating critical ground wa­ter area
  • 537.745
    Voluntary agree­ments among ground wa­ter users from same reservoir
  • 537.746
    Mitiga­tion credits for projects in Deschutes River Basin
  • 537.747
    Water well constructors license
  • 537.753
    Bond or letter of credit
  • 537.769
    Local regula­tion of wells and wa­ter well constructors
  • 537.775
    Wasteful or defective wells
  • 537.777
    Regula­tion of controlling works of wells and distribu­tion of ground wa­ter
  • 537.780
    Powers of Water Resources Commission
  • 537.783
    Reinjec­tion of geothermal fluids
  • 537.785
    Fees
  • 537.787
    Investiga­tion of viola­tion of ground wa­ter laws
  • 537.992
    Civil penalties
  • 540.060
    Arrest by wa­termaster
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1 Legislative Counsel Committee, CHAPTER 537—Appropriation of Water Generally, http://­www.­leg.­state.­or.­us/­ors/­537.­html External_link_icon(2011) (last ac­cessed Mar. 25, 2012).
 
2 Legislative Counsel Committee, Annotations to the Oregon Revised Stat­utes, Cumulative Supplement - 2011, Chapter 537, http://­www.­leg.­state.­or.­us/­ors/­annos/­537ano.­htm External_link_icon(2011) (last ac­cessed Mar. 25, 2012).
 
3 OregonLaws.org assembles these lists by analyzing references between Sections. Each listed item refers back to the current Section in its own text. The result reveals relationships in the code that may not have otherwise been apparent.
 
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