ORS § 539.140 : WATER RESOURCES: IRRIGATION, DRAINAGE, FLOOD CONTROL, RECLAMATION — DETERMINATION OF WATER RIGHTS INITIATED —WATER RIGHTS BEFORE 1909 — Water right certificates

Upon the final determination of the rights to the waters of any stream, the Water Resources Department shall issue to each person represented in the determination a certificate setting forth the name and post-office address of the owner of the right; the priority of the date, extent and purpose of the right, and if the water is for irrigation purposes, a description of the legal subdivisions of land to which the water is appurtenant. The original certificate shall be mailed to the owner and a record of the certificate maintained in the Water Resources Department.