Known as the Ground Water Act
The act spans §§ 537–537 (229 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 193 Or. App. 87 - Waterwatch of Oregon, Inc. v. Water Resources Commission (2004)
Most recently applied in East Valley Water v. Water Resources Commission (August 2025)
1995 c.416 §14
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(1) Within 20 days after the Water Resources Director issues a final order under ORS 537.170 after the conclusion of a contested case hearing, any party may file exceptions to the order with the Water Resources Commission.
(2) The commission shall issue a modified order, if allowed, or deny the exceptions within 60 days after the close of the exception period under subsection (1) of this section.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.