Oregon Water Rights Bootcamp

Water Rights Education Seminar

Typical Agenda*

I.                   History of Water Use: Ancient Times to Present

A.      Riparian

B.       Tribal/Pueblo

C.       Overflow/Diversion

D.      English Rule of Capture

E.       Mining Law

F.       Prior Appropriation

 

II.                 Local, State & Federal Agencies Affecting Water Use Administration

A.      Local: Public & Private

B.       State

C.       Federal

 

III.                 Dissecting a Water Right

A.      Source or Type

B.       Priority

C.       Beneficial Use/Purpose

D.      Place of Use

E.       Point of Diversion/Appropriation

F.       Rate /Volume/Duty

H.      Season of Use

I.         Conditions

 

IV.                 Rights: Pre-Water Code

A.      Adjudication

B.       Adjudication Process

C.       Decreed Water Rights

 

V.                 Rights: Post-Water Code

A.     Exemptions

B.       Aplication

C.       Permits

D.      Extensions

E.       Certificated Water Right

F.       Transfers

 

VI.               Losing a Water Use or Right

A.      Lack of Perfection

B.       Failure to Diligently Develop

C.       Abandonment

D.      Forfeiture

E.       Cancellation Process

 

VII.             Protecting Existing Rights: The Contested Case Process

A.      Review Public Notices

B.       Filing A Protest

C.       Contested Case Hearing

VIII.            Title Issues: Taking a Water Rights Inventory

A.      Property Description

B.       Deeds

C.       Plat Indices

D.      Water Right Files

 

IX.               Transactional Considerations

A.      Severing Appurtenances

B.       Assigning Easement

C.       Federal Contracts

 

X.                Administering & Managing, Regulating Water

A.      Agency

B.       Making a Call