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Or. Rev. Stat. § 541.110 (2026)

Use of water to develop mineral resources and furnish power

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      541.110 Use of water to develop mineral resources and furnish power. The use of the water of the lakes and running streams of Oregon for the purpose of developing the mineral resources of the state and to furnish electric power for all purposes, is declared to be a public and beneficial use and a public necessity. Subject to the provisions of the Water Rights Act (as defined in ORS 537.010), the right to divert unappropriated waters of any such lakes or streams for such public and beneficial use is granted.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2020 · leading case: Hannigan v. Hinton, 97 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2004).
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Hannigan v. Hinton, 97 P.3d 1256 (Or. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “” To support their contention that the forfeiture statute does not apply to mining water rights, petitioners begin by pointing out that water rights for mining are authorized in ORS 541.110, which provides: “The use of the water of the lakes and running streams of Oregon for the…”
WaterWatch of Oregon v. Water Resources Dept., 468 P.3d 478 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). · cites it 2× “of the water for all purposes, including irrigation, domestic use, municipal water supply, power development, public recreation, protection of commercial and game fishing and wildlife, fire protection, mining, industrial purposes, navigation, sce- nic attraction or any other…”
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