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Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) Meetings click here

NOTE:  Due to the COVID-19 issue the Deshutes SWCD  monthly meetings will be held via ZOOM. Please contact Jeff Rola at 541-408-7024 for access to the board meetings.

The Deschutes SWCD meets the 3rd Thursday of the month from 9:00AM - 12:00PM .

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For May 21, 2020  the meeting will be  held at 1:00PM

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Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Meetings  click here

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** Hot Topics **

Water Supply Outlook Updates

Agriculture Water Quality Management Act

​The Deschutes Soil and Water Conservation District (DSWCD) directors are elected in the November General Election held in even numbered years. Directors serve four-year terms. Director terms are staggered so that all positions are not typically elected simultaneously. For the 2020 Election year three Zone Director positions and one At-Large position will be up for election. find out more about becoming a director by clicking on the icon above.

The water supply forecast for the spring and summer of 2020 is near to above average for northeast Oregon, near-average for western Oregon, and below-average for central, south-central, and southeast Oregon. Water supply forecasts have increased significantly from one month ago for many watersheds, especially in northwest and northeast Oregon. Note that there are still about two months for mountain snow accumulation and three months for significant rainfall, and significant changes in conditions and water supply forecasts are possible.

In 1993, the Oregon Legislature passed the Agricultural Water Quality Management Act,           Senate Bill 1010, directing the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to develop plans and associated regulations to prevent and control water pollution from agricultural activities and achieve water quality standards. Since then ODA, have worked with Local Advisory Committees, which include farmers, ranchers, and stakeholders, to develop water quality management plans and adopt regulations in Oregon’s 38 water quality regions. The plans give local agricultural landowners a framework in which to improve agricultural water quality and comply with the local area rules. Compliance is required by state law.