Known as the Ground Water Act
The act spans §§ 537–537 (229 sections).
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 188 Or. App. 491 - Kerivan v. Water Resources Commission (2003)
Most recently applied in East Valley Water v. Water Resources Commission (August 2025)
1987 c.859 §10
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) After the Water Resources Commission issues a certificate for an in-stream water right under ORS 537.341 to 537.348, the in-stream water right shall have the same legal status as any other water right for which a certificate has been issued.
(2) An in-stream water right is not subject to cancellation under ORS 537.260 or 537.410 to 537.450 but an in-stream water right may be canceled under ORS 540.610 to 540.650.
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.