2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 552 - Water Improvement Districts
Section 552.320 - Operation of water works and sale of water; conditions.


(1) Acquire, construct, reconstruct, equip, own, maintain, operate, sell, lease and dispose of domestic, industrial and municipal water works or systems and property and all appurtenances incident thereto.
(2) Furnish water for domestic, industrial and municipal uses to premises and inhabitants within the district, and in connection therewith, may supply, furnish and sell any surplus water storage or carrying capacity over and above the domestic, industrial and municipal needs of its inhabitants to persons or public bodies as defined in ORS 174.109, either within or without the district. However:
(a) A district shall not sell, offer to sell, lease or deliver water within a city that is receiving water for any purpose from a public utility as defined by ORS 757.005; and
(b) The power to furnish water for domestic, industrial and municipal uses under this section shall not be exercised in such a manner as to impair the service of the district in furnishing water for its inhabitants. [1969 c.606 §21; 2003 c.802 §137]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 15 - Water Resources, Agriculture and Food

Chapter 552 - Water Improvement Districts

Section 552.013 - Definitions.

Section 552.108 - Creation of water improvement district; purposes; limitation.

Section 552.113 - Water rights protected; minimum acreage requirement; withdrawal procedure for city or other special districts.

Section 552.118 - Petition contents.

Section 552.138 - Status of final order; time for protest.

Section 552.143 - Proceedings to test validity of order or act of district board.

Section 552.208 - Election of first board of directors; number; qualifications; terms; change of number of directors.

Section 552.218 - Organizational meeting; oath; officers; meetings.

Section 552.223 - Duties of district board.

Section 552.305 - Powers of districts generally.

Section 552.320 - Operation of water works and sale of water; conditions.

Section 552.325 - Water charges; use of revenues; collection and enforcement.

Section 552.345 - User regulations; fees for use of facilities.

Section 552.350 - Cooperation with the United States; water quality supervision subject to state authority.

Section 552.403 - Watershed improvement plans; cooperation with Water Resources Commission.

Section 552.418 - Notice of engineering plan; hearing; objections of landowners; approval or disapproval of plan.

Section 552.438 - Construction on public land or right of way, or along watercourse.

Section 552.603 - Financing construction, operation or maintenance of district works.

Section 552.608 - Assessment of cost of works against benefited land; hearing on proposed assessment.

Section 552.623 - Ad valorem tax levy, collection, enforcement.

Section 552.625 - Maximum rate of tax levy; procedure to change rate.

Section 552.630 - Service and user charges.

Section 552.645 - General obligation bonds.

Section 552.670 - Loan contracts with state or federal agencies.

Section 552.710 - Subdistrict procedure; authority.

Section 552.720 - Dissolution of irrigation, drainage or water control district and transfer of assets and liabilities to water improvement district.

Section 552.750 - Election laws applicable.