Fort Vannoy Irrigation District v. Water Resources Commission

This is a petition for review of a final order of the Water Resources Commission (the commission) upholding the Water Resources Department’s approval of the application of Ken-Wal Farms, Inc. (applicant). Applicant sought to modify the water rights of five water rights certificates for irrigation of applicant’s farm from the Rogue River and its tributaries by consolidating seven points of water diversion within the Fort Vannoy Irrigation District (the district) into two points of diversion outside of the district’s control. The district contends that the commission erred in approving the…