ORS 537.797 Criteria for certification to determine work completion; rules

As used in this section:

“District” means:

An irrigation district formed under ORS chapter 545;

A drainage district formed under ORS chapter 547;

A water improvement district formed under ORS chapter 552; or

A water control district formed under ORS chapter 553.

“Registered geologist” has the meaning given that term in ORS 672.505.

“Registered professional engineer” and “registered professional land surveyor” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 672.002.

The Water Resources Commission by rule shall establish criteria for certification under ORS 537.798 to conduct surveys to determine whether a permittee has completed all work necessary to perfect an appropriation of water under ORS 537.230, 537.630 and 540.530.

An individual may apply for certification under ORS 537.798 if the individual meets the criteria established by rule by the commission and is a:

Registered professional engineer;

Registered professional land surveyor;

Registered geologist; or

District employee who:

Is, at the time of applying, employed full-time by a district;

Has been employed by a district for seven or more years; and

Has seven or more years of relevant technical experience conducting similar work.

537.797. The Water Resources Commission by rule shall establish criteria for the certification of geologists, as defined in ORS 672.505, and persons engaged in the practice of engineering and the practice of land surveying, as those terms are defined in ORS 672.005, to conduct surveys to determine whether a permittee has completed all work necessary to perfect an appropriation of water under ORS 537.230, 537.630 and 540.530.