Subject to the provisions of ORS 537.343, the Water Resources Commission shall issue a certificate for an in-stream water right. The in-stream water right shall date from the filing of the application with the commission. The certificate shall be in the name of the Water Resources Department as trustee for the people of the State of Oregon and shall be issued by the commission according to the procedures established under ORS 537.338. The commission shall forward a copy of each certificate issued under this section to the state agency requesting the in-stream water right. A certificate for an in-stream water right supplied by stored water shall refer to the reservoir described in the request filed under ORS 537.336.
ORS 537.341
Known as the Ground Water Act
The act spans §§ 537–537 (229 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Or. Trucking Ass'ns, Inc. v. Dep't of Transp. (2019)
Most recently applied in East Valley Water v. Water Resources Commission (August 2025)
1987 c.859 §6; 1995 c.673 §2
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