Chapter 539. Determination of Water Rights Initiated Before February 24, 1909; Determination of Water Rights of Federally Recognized Indian Tribes

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Section
539.005

Purpose of chapter; rules.

Section
539.010

Protection of water rights vested or initiated prior to February 24, 1909.

Section
539.015

Certification of statements of claimants; oaths.

Section
539.020

[Repealed by 1987 c.541 §1 (539.021 enacted in lieu of 539.020)]

Section
539.021

Determination by Water Resources Director of rights of claimants; transfer of action to director.

Section
539.030

Notice of investigation of stream.

Section
539.040

Notice of hearing by director.

Section
539.050

[Amended by 1955 c.669 §3; repealed by 1987 c.541 §10]

Section
539.060

[Repealed by 1987 c.541 §10]

Section
539.070

Hearing by director; adjournments.

Section
539.080

[Amended by 1971 c.621 §37; 1975 c.607 §40; 1979 c.67 §3; 1981 c.627 §2; 1983 c.256 §2; repealed by 1987 c.541 §6 (539.081 enacted in lieu of 539.080)]

Section
539.081

Fees for registration statement or statement and proof of claim; exemption; disposition.

Section
539.090

Notice of right to inspect evidence, and of place of court hearing.

Section
539.100

Contest of claims submitted to director; notice by contestant; service on contestee.

Section
539.110

Hearing of contest; notice of; procedure.

Section
539.120

Examination by director of stream and diversions in contest; record; map.

Section
539.130

Findings of fact and determination of director; certification of proceedings; filing in court; fixing time for hearing by court; notice; force of director’s determination.

Section
539.140

Water right certificates.

Section
539.150

Court proceedings to review determination of director.

Section
539.160

Transmittal of copy of decree to department; instructions to watermasters.

Section
539.170

Division of water pending hearing.

Section
539.180

Bond or irrevocable letter of credit to stay operation of director’s determination; notice to watermaster.

Section
539.190

Rehearing by circuit court.

Section
539.200

Conclusiveness of determinations as to water rights.

Section
539.210

Duty of claimants to appear and submit proof; nonappearance as forfeiture; intervention in proceedings.

Section
539.220

Procedure when rights to same stream have been determined in different proceedings.

Section
539.230

Notice of need to file registration statement; publication requirements; additional methods of providing notice.

Section
539.240

Claim to undetermined right to appropriate surface water; registration statement; contents; effect of failure to file; recognizing changes to right; rules.

Section
539.300

Legislative findings.

Section
539.310

Negotiation for water rights.

Section
539.320

Agreement; submission to court.

Section
539.330

Notice to persons affected by agreement.

Section
539.340

Court decree; effective date of agreement; remand.

Section
539.350

Procedures after remand of agreement.

Section
539.360

Participation in management of Upper Klamath Basin Comprehensive Agreement.