Water Right Services, LLC

    Oregon Water Rights Specialist

    Call Water Right Services, LLC.

    We'll help you get things flowing. 541-389-2837

    What kind of help do you need for your water issues?

    You may need water right mapping, applications, and permits before making use of water beyond normal domestic use – even on your own land.

    If you already have water rights, you may need time sensitive conditions met or extended or portfolio management.

    If you have water rights where you don’t need them, or need water where you don’t have it, you may need Transfers or Permit Amendments.

    NEW ACQUISITIONS

    Helping with water right due diligence on real estate transactions.

    MAINTENANCE & MANAGEMENT

    Helping you stay in regulatory compliance to retain the water rights you own.

    MITIGATION

    Helping explain and acquire leased or permanent mitigation.

    Learn About Our Services

    “Landowners with water flowing past, through, or under their property
    do not automatically have the right to use that water without a permit from the Department.”

    -Oregon Water Resources Department

    OUR SERVICES

    Farmers, ranchers, growers, developers, commercial and industrial users and communities utilize Water Right Services, LLC to maximize and protect their water rights.

    Oregon's complicated water laws involve many processes in determining ownership, water sources, rates and volumes authorized, plus where and how you use it.

    Once you complete OWRD's application process and receive your Permit, time sensitive conditions remain. Water right holders developing water system minimally different than authorized or missing condition deadlines can lose those water rights. OWRD cancels water rights without remedy for such fatal flaws.

    Welcome to water rights management.

    Water Right Services, LLC helps you:

    • Apply for groundwater or surface water rights
    • Change water right uses, locations, and diversion locations
    • Buy, sell, or invest in water rights or mitigation

    We also:

    • Provide Water Right Abstracts
    • Complete Claims of Beneficial Use for Permits and Transfers – typically prepared by and reviewed by Linda Miller CWRE # 47708 and Gary DeJarnett CWRE # 033

    Fees

    John happily discusses your water right-related needs and questions free of charge. Water Right Services, LLC typically charges a flat fee once we determine your project scope. Application preparation, engineering maps, county consent, and commonly one to two year follow up through OWRD's process all fall within the quoted fee.

    Water Right Services, LLC has no surprise fees and only charges hourly on rare, specially requested projects.

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    In the State of Oregon

    there are currently

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    Stream Miles of Flowing Water

    Rivers and streams varying in length from 440 feet to 309 miles.

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    Water Rights Permits

    Issued by Oregon Water Resources Department authorizing use of Oregon’s publicly-owned water.

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    Bryce Withers, Water Rights Manager

    Contact him to help you secure and manage your Oregon water rights.

    About Water Right Services, LLC

    Most people don’t think much about water. Oh, sure, you know if your area is in drought. You know whether or not you can water your lawn (and when). You know how high your bill is and when it’s due.

    Bryce Withers knows water.

    Water Right Services, LLC, has over 20 years experience in water rights management. They’ve worked with Oregon water rights and the Deschutes Basin’s Groundwater Mitigation Program
    since 2003. Water Right Services, LLC helps secure and manage water rights for properties with simple uses like small pastures or ponds up through 100,000+ acre ranches and communities with overlapping, multi-use water rights.

    Whether you want to change the irrigation system on your farm, start a fish hatchery, buy land and plant a crop, graze cattle, open a plant nursery, or engage in some other endeavor involving water — Water Right Services, LLC handles your water issues knowledgeably and effectively.

    Water Rights Acquisition Process

    • Sep 1, 2022

      General Overview of Steps and Requirements

    • Sep 6, 2022

      Application

      Apply to Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) for a water use Permit.

    • Sep 6, 2022

      Setup

      Once OWRD issues your Permit, construct your water system and begin using water.

    • Sep 6, 2022

      Survey

      Hire Water Right Services, LLC with Certified Water Right Examiners (CWREs) to inspect your water system, map your system and use, and report to OWRD detailing your system capacity and how you developed it.

    • Sep 1, 2022

      If water use occurred as your Permit conditions authorize, OWRD issues a water right Certificate.

    • Sep 1, 2022

      Easy, right?

      Except for minor matters like finding properties with access to the type water rights you need. Issues like getting mutual approval from Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW), Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), your county and more. Items like providing mitigation or subordination agreements to move denied applications forward through OWRD's process.

      Either wade through OWRD's process yourself…or call Water Right Services, LLC for expert navigation through.

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    Water News & Information
    12 Jun

    Water Rights New Regulations Proposed Under HB2705

    New water rights legislation is making its way through the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. House…

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