SALEM (Release by Oregon Water Resources Department)-Last week, the Oregon Water Resources Commission received a petition requesting rulemaking on groundwater management in the Malheur Lake administrative basin (Harney Basin).
Pursuant to state law, the Oregon Water Resources Department is opening a public comment period on Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) 690-512 (Harney Basin), which the petition seeks to amend. This includes seeking input on the petition’s proposed rule language, as well as whether options exist for achieving the rule’s substantive goals in ways that reduce the negative economic impact on businesses.
In addition, OWRD is extending the comment period on the agency’s proposed OAR 690-512 rulemaking on groundwater management in the Harney Basin…