Public Notice: board meeting will take place on 8/9/2021

MEETING NOTICE:The East Valley Water District will hold a regular board meeting: Monday, August 9, 2021 at 5:00 PM 16425 Herigstad Road, Silverton The board may call an executive session per ORS 192.660 For more information, including login information for the webmeeting,please contact Lauren Reese at503-469-0812 or lauren@integratedwatersolutions.net

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What is Place-based Planning?

Place-based watershed planning is part of Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy. It is a voluntary, locally initiated and led effort in which a balanced representation of water interests within a watershed work in partnership to meet diverse needs within the watershed. Typically groups will identify current water resources issues (like water quality, water quantity, ecosystem, etc.);…

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Water Rights Process Q&A

East Valley Water District applied for a storage water right on Drift Creek in September 2013. The application was made to store up to 12000 acre feet of water.The Oregon Water Resources Department issued an Initial Review in October 2013 and a Proposed Final Order in July 2014 proposing to allow the storage of water from November…

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Water News Round-up (8th Edition)

$2.5 million available for Oregon farmers, ranchers, foresters in drought-stricken counties By Molly Harbarger, Oregonian Farmers located in counties that Governor Kate Brown has declared drought emergencies now have access to federal funding to upgrade equipment and deploy new techniques to conserve water. Right now, those counties are Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Jackson, Josephine, Klamath,…

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Water News Round-up (6th Edition)

Oregon Water Fund Rules Proposed by Mateusz Perkowski, Capital Press Funding for the water supply development fund in Oregon has been proposed and the state is one step closer to fruition. Rule making is expected to finish in mid-June 2015. Oregon Snowpack Disappears Early by Eric Mortenson, Capital Press “The western snowpack this year isn’t just…

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