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

Deschutes County Board of Commissioners Meetings  click here

Feb. 22      Compost Workshop, Eugene OR. contact OSU Extension

Feb. 25      Deschutes SWCD Business Meeting 9:00AM USDA Service Center, Redmond, OR

Feb. 26      Forest Health in Oregon, State of the State 2020 Conference, Corvallis, OR. contact OSU Extension

Mar. 5        Growing Vegetables in Central Oregon, Redmond OR. contact OSU extension

Mar. 5        Deschutes Farm Bearu Meeting, Aspen Lake Golf Course

Mar. 7        Irrigation Water Management Workshop COID patrons, Terrebonne Grange, Terrebonne, OR.

Mar. 11      Keeping your home and property safe from wildfire, Sandy OR. contact OSU Extension

Mar. 14      Irrigation Water Management Workshop AID, SID & TID patrons, Cascade Academy, Tumalo OR.

April 4       Irrigation Water Management Workshop  TSID  patrons, Ponderosa Inn, Sisters, OR.

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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.