Waterwatch of Oregon, Inc. v. Water Resources Department

Petitioner WaterWatch of Oregon, Inc., seeks judicial review of a final order in a contested case in which the Water Resources Department (the department) granted the City of Cottage Grove (Cottage Grove or the city) an extension of time to perfect its water rights under a permit first issued in 1977. Petitioner contends that the department erroneously interpreted ORS 537.230(2)1 by failing to condition the permit extension on the protection of certain fish species, ORS 537.230(2)(c), and on the development of a water management and conservation plan, ORS 537.230(2)(b). It also contends that…