2011 Oregon Revised Statutes
ORS Volume 13, Chapters 536 - 644
ORS Chapter 541
541.616 Incomplete applications; public notice of application; assessment of project.

(1) If an application filed under ORS 541.611 or section 20, chapter 907, Oregon Laws 2009, lacks any required information, the Water Resources Department may reject the application or require the applicant to submit additional information.

(2) Upon receipt of a completed application filed under ORS 541.611 or section 20, chapter 907, Oregon Laws 2009, the department shall provide public notice by posting the application on the department s website for a 60-day period prior to issuing a loan or grant to the applicant.

(3) The department shall provide for the receipt of public comment on the application during the 60-day period that the application is posted on the department website, as specified by the Water Resources Commission by rule.

(4) The department shall review the application information filed under ORS 541.611 or section 20, chapter 907, Oregon Laws 2009. The department shall commence the assessment no later than 60 days after receiving the application.

(5) The department shall assess each project in consultation with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, the State Parks and Recreation Department, the Department of Environmental Quality and affected tribal governments, and with other interested parties as appropriate. If a project may affect agricultural use, the Water Resources Department shall also assess the project in consultation with the State Department of Agriculture.

(6) In assessing the net environmental public benefit of the project, the Water Resources Department shall weigh the project s various environmental impacts on, and enhancements to, all of the forms of environmental benefit described in ORS 541.600 (2). [2009 c.907 21]