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FREE INTERNET INFORMATION ON GROUND WATER

There is a wide variety of free information available on the internet concerning ground water in Oregon (e.g., state representatives, brochures, laws, regulations, etc.). The following are just a few web sites to get you started.

· ORS 537 — Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) Laws

http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/537.html

· OAR 690 — OWRD Rules

http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARS_600/OAR_690/690_tofc.html

· Ground Water — OWRD

http://www.wrd.state.or.us/groundwater/index.shtml

· Internet Links — OWRD

http://www.wrd.state.or.us/links/index.shtml

Free Well Water Logs

Get free access to Oregon’s well log data base and get a copy of any Josephine County, Oregon well log with GRID-Web.

http://www.wrd.state.or.us/index.shtml

Water Rights & Water Well Permit

You probably knew that under Oregon law all ground water is considered a public resource, and with some exceptions, anyone intending to use ground water must first obtain a permit from the Oregon Water Resources Department (ORS 537.545). The neat thing is those of us with wells do not need a permit for the following uses (exemptions).

Group and single-family domestic use up to 15,000 gallons per day.

Stock watering.

Watering any lawn and/or non-commercial garden totaling one-half acre or less in area.

Down-hole heat exchangers.

Any single industrial or commercial development up to 5,000 gallons per day.

Free Assessor Maps

Free assessor maps for Josephine County, Oregon can be accessed at the Oregon Geospatial Data Clearinghouse web site.

http://www.gis.state.or.us/

More Information From OWRD

If you need information about ground or surface waters, please contact your local Oregon Department of Water Resources representatives.

Bruce Sund, Watermaster; Oregon Southwest Region (District 14); Water Resources Department; 942 SW 6^th Street, Suite E; Grants Pass, Oregon 97526; 541-471-2886; Email: Bruce.R.Sund@wrd.state.or.us
: Norm Daft, Assistant Watermaster; Oregon Southwest Region (District 14); Water Resources Department; 942 SW 6^th Street, Suite E; Grants Pass, Oregon 97526; 541-471-2886

Also access new free interactive mapping and reporting of water rights in Josephine County — get a representation of your water right map.

http://www.wrd.state.or.us/index.shtml

September 18, 2002

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