540.310
Ditches and canals; headgates; measuring devices; flumes along lines of
ditches. (1) The
owner of any ditch or canal shall maintain to the satisfaction of the Water
Resources Commission a substantial headgate at the point where the water is
diverted. It shall be of such construction that it can be locked and kept
closed by the watermaster.
(2) The owner
shall construct and maintain, when required by the commission, suitable
measuring devices at such points along the ditch as may be necessary to assist
the watermaster in determining the amount of water that is to be diverted into
the ditch from the stream, or taken from it by the various users.
(3) When
necessary for the protection of other water users, the commission may require
flumes to be installed along the line of any ditch. [Amended by 1985 c.673 §84]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
2
cases, 1973–1973 · leading case:
Vandehey v. Wheeler, 499 P.2d 1319 (Or. Ct. App. 1973).
Vandehey v. Wheeler, 499 P.2d 1319 (Or. Ct. App. 1973).
· cites it 20× “” ORS 540.310 (1). “If any owner of irrigation works refuses or neglects to construct and put in headgates, flumes or measuring devices, - as required under ORS 540.”
Vandehey v. Wheeler, 507 P.2d 831 (Or. Ct. App. 1973).
· cites it 10× “[2] ORS 540.310 requires that a control or measuring device be installed at the point where the water is diverted.”
Or. Rev. Stat. § 540.310(1): 2 cases
Vandehey v. Wheeler, 499 P.2d 1319 (Or. Ct. App. 1973).
“” ORS 540.310 (1). “If any owner of irrigation works refuses or neglects to construct and put in headgates, flumes or measuring devices, - as required under ORS 540.”
Vandehey v. Wheeler, 507 P.2d 831 (Or. Ct. App. 1973).
“[2] ORS 540.310 requires that a control or measuring device be installed at the point where the water is diverted.”
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