Applications for Limited Licenses
A limited license allows the right to use or store water for no more than 5 consecutive years. Use of water under a limited license is subordinate to all other authorized uses and may be shut-off at any time to satisfy those other uses. In addition, the Department may revoke a limited license if its use causes injury to any other water right or minimum perennial streamflow.
Licensees must maintain a record of how much water they are using (ORS 537.143). The Department may approve a license after December 14, 2010, upon finding that the proposed water use will not impair or be detrimental to the public interest (OAR 690-340-030). The public is invited to provide comments that will assist the Director in determining whether the use would impair or be detrimental to the public interest.
LL-1330
OREGON RESOURCES CORP
ZAGAR, PETER
PO BOX 1350
COOS BAY OR 97420
POD: 1 A MINING PIT > THREEMILE CR
SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 10 T 27.00S R 14.00W WM
Coos County
20,000 GPD for DUST CONTROL FOR MINE SITE ROADS
A comment period will be open until December 14, 2010.
Transfer Preliminary Determinations
A Preliminary Determination provides the Department’s conclusion as to whether a proposed change in place of use, point of diversion or appropriation, or character of use of an existing water right should be approved. Changes of water rights may be proposed in an application for transfer (including instream, historic POD, exchange, substitution or ground water registration modification).
The Department has issued preliminary determinations on the transfer applications listed below. In addition to this notice, the Department is complying with ORS 540.520(2) that requires publication of notice in a local newspaper for all transfers except those proposing a change in place of use only or a change in point of diversion of less than ΒΌ mile where there are no intervening diversion points.
Any person may protest the application and preliminary determination or may file a standing statement. Pursuant to OAR 690-380-4030(3) and OAR 690-382-0900, protests must raise all reasonably ascertainable issues and include all reasonably available arguments supporting the person’s position. In addition, protests must be accompanied by a $600 protest fee for non-applicant and $300.00 protest fee for applicant. A Water Right Transfer Protest Form is available at http://www.oregon.gov/OWRD/PUBS/forms.shtml or by calling 503-986-0888. Protests must be received by the Department on or before December 30, 2010, or within 30 days of the last date of publication in a newspaper, whichever is later. If no protests are filed, the Department will issue a final order consistent with the preliminary determination.
This report provides more detail into the beneficial use provision of water rights.GW & Surface Water Mon Plan Draft to DOGAMI Aug 10
Keep in mind the limited license application processed by the water resources department only deals with water quantities. That department does not deal with water quality issues. In any case, water availability, or, rather, a lack of it, caused the license application to be denied.
WOW!, Thank you for your work to uncover this plan and attach the link.
Again I need help with this. Someone much more technical and much smarter is required.
In this plan on pgs. 61-68 are tables that document the present results from current water quality analysis. These tests looked at both ground water and surface water as recently as April 2010. In these tables, which document the results of these tests, almost every criteria is bold faced which indicates that acceptable levels are currently exceeded. Both ground and surface waters are already in excess of standards for chromium, heavy metals and organics.
If I read this correctly, don’t their own tables, included in this monitoring plan, document an existing water pollution problem?
I really watch your blog and enjoy reading the entries. Keep up the good work.
The post has been updated above to include a link to a report prepared by URS on water issues. It is a big file but you may find it helpful in answering questions about the spraying of water.
Will see if we can find out. It also seems as if this would have the affect of spreading any chromium 6 all over the place
Perhaps someone more knowledgeable can help me out here?
According to this permit application the “POD” (Point of Diversion) for the water they intend to use is their “mining pit”. If hexavalent chromium is present wouldn’t taking 20,000 GPD (Gallons per Day) from the pit and spreading it out over the mine site as “Dust Control” affect any realistic reading of concentrations?
Thanks in advance-