Dinsdale v. Young

Petitioner is a farmer in an area known as Fort Rock Basin. In March, 1984, respondent Young, the Director of the Water Resources Department (director), issued a proclamation initiating a proceeding for the determination of a critical ground water area in Fort Rock Basin. ORS 537.730 et seq. The proclamation states in part:

“Prior to completion of the proceeding for determination of a critical ground water area, no application for a permit to appropriate water from the Main Ground Water Reservoir will be approved or denied.”

The director’s stated authority for that moratorium on the processing…