Subject to the limitations imposed by ORS 537.801 to 537.860, any municipal corporation of any state adjoining Oregon may acquire title to any land or water right within Oregon, by purchase or condemnation, which lies within any watershed from which the municipal corporation obtains or desires to obtain its water supply.
ORS 537.870
Known as the Ground Water Act
The act spans §§ 537.010 to 537.992 (229 sections).
Official source: Oregon State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Oregon statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.