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Committee discusses district contracts, surplus water language and water‑rights enforcement
Summary
Members reviewed district contract language, surplus‑water concerns, attorney guidance and the possibility that unused water rights could be forfeited after five years. They also discussed capture improvements at the intake that would increase usable water.
YAMHILL — The Yamhill Water Advisory Committee reviewed the status of district contracts and discussed whether contract language can or should be changed to remove references to surplus water. The committee also heard discussion of Oregon water‑rights rules and local intake/capture improvements.
Committee members said city attorneys advised against deleting contract language that characterizes some district supply as surplus, because curtailment rules could leave the city with no domestic water if rights or supply are constrained. Instead, the attorney’s guidance…
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