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Central Oregon Bitterbrush Broads • Entered by Joanne Richter on November 22, 2019

Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative meetings

July 16, 2019

Participants and Hours

Pre Planning hours
Post Admin hours
Activity Hours 10
Participants 1
Total Hours 10

Key Issue: Water-related Conservation
Activity Type: Other Administration (reporting, emails, calls, planning)
Key Partners: Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council (COIC), the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Central Oregon irrigation districts, Central OR County and City of Bend officials

Short Description of Activity

I was invited to attend meetings of the Deschutes Basin Water Collaborative that was convened by the Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council and includes representatives from the City of Bend, Deschutes and Crook Counties, local irrigation districts (3), Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, County representatives, the Deschutes River Conservancy, and three “environmental” groups including the Coalition for the Deschutes and the Broads. The purpose of the group is to “develop a means for key parties to collaborate on critical water allocation and management issues in the Deschutes Basin, and to develop strategies to meet stream flow, agricultural, and community needs for water.”

Reflection/Evaluation

The juries still out whether I will stick with this very slow moving group. They do have an admirable mission 🙂