- Community Safety Messages - Stay Out & Stay Alive / AgriStress Helpline
- Look closely at your April/May PacifiCorps Power Bills
- Call to Action - Public Comment on ESA term Update
- Electronic Water Ordering System is On-Line
- 2025 Irrigation Season Update
- No Drought Relief Programs in 2025
- 2026-2029 Irrigation Season Outlook
- Maintenance Update - Keep the Water Flowing - Keep your Trash at Home
- USBR / Oregon Water Resources Department's 2024 Groundwater Report
- Your District in the News
- Upcoming Events
- Opportunities
- What We Are Reading - and you should too...
| | Canal Safety - STAY OUT & STAY ALIVE | |
Since 1883, each year, in early spring, our canals are filled with irrigation water for delivery to farms, other districts, refuges, and the ecosystem in Klamath, Modoc, and Siskiyou Counties. Our records indicate some gruesome accounts of folks that ignored basic safety protocols. Here is a friendly reminder...
The water from canals is being returned to former lakes and wetlands, and is the lifeblood for our local farms. It can also be dangerous for people walking or playing near the canals. Fast underwater currents, especially in irrigation canals, can knock people down and quickly sweep them away. Irrigation canals often have steep, slippery sides that are almost impossible to climb. Some canals have culverts and gratings that might create a trap.
We ask parents to take time each year to review canal safety and share it with their children.
Our message to the community is “Stay Out and Stay Alive!”
• Don’t swim or wade in canals — ever!
• Keep a safe distance from the edges of the canals. Canal sides are extremely slick, making it difficult to get out.
• Swimming, canoeing, kayaking, and tubing are prohibited
• Keep pets away from the water and dogs on leashes.
• Stay away from the equipment at water delivery gates.
• Respect property rights. Not all canals are open to the public. Respect gates.
• Don’t litter or dump trash...someone is going to be responsible for cleaning up our environment
• Never jump in to rescue pets, toys or other objects.
• Call 911 if someone falls in. Do not jump in to try to save them. Reach with a hand or an object, or throw them anything buoyant they can grab.
Please be careful and use good judgment when recreating near the canals and ditches.
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AgriStress Helpline - Oregon State University Extension Service | |
The AgriStress Helpline is a crisis line for farmers, ranchers, forestry workers, loggers, fishers, and their families. If you are thinking about suicide, if you are worried about a friend or loved one, if you'd like help finding resources in your area, or if you'd like someone to talk to, the AgriStress Helpline is available 24/7, 365 days a year, and in up to 160 languages.
If you or someone you know is struggling,
call or text 833-897-2474
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Look Closely at Your April/May
PacifiCorps Power/Electric Bills
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Review Your PacifiCorps Billing | The Klamath Irrigation District (K.I.D.) has been made aware of an issue with the April and May electric bills issued by PacifiCorp. It has come to our attention that some PacifCorps bills to our patrons were calculated based on historic demand rather than actual meter readings. | | | | Call to Action - ESA Term Update
Public Comments Requested | |
Rescinding the Federal Agencies' CFR Definition of "Harm" under the Endangered Species Act and Returning to USC Congressionally Approved Language | |
Posted by the Fish and Wildlife Service on Apr 17, 2025
Notice of proposed rulemaking; request for comments.
SUMMARY:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) (collectively referred to as the Services or we) are proposing to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” in our Endangered Species Act (ESA or the Act) regulations. The existing regulatory definition of “harm,” which includes habitat modification, runs contrary to the best meaning of the statutory term “take.” We are undertaking this change to adhere to the single, best meaning of the ESA.
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Trump administration proposes pulling back reach of ESA | Capital Press | The Supreme Court eliminated the Chevron deference in June in the Loper Bright ruling. Federal agencies are now obligated to find the “best” interpretation of a law, not just a reasonable one, according to the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service. “We have concluded that our existing regulations, which still contain the definition of ‘harm’ contested in Sweet Home, do not match the single, best meaning of the statute,” the agencies stated. | | | The CA Water For Food and People Movement | | |
CALL TO ACTION! This is one of the biggest and most important CTAs this group will ever do. Your help is needed big time! This is about a proposed rulemaking that would be like amending the ESA, and preventing its abuse, but with a simple and fast rules process!! This benefits you, your families, our children, and generations to come.
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Klamath Irrigation District encourages our patrons, partners, stakeholders, and others to review this proposed policy change. This rescinding of the inflated regulatory definition of "harm" is greatly needed for future Klamath Reclamation Project ESA Section 7 consultation efforts. This action does NOT change the ESA requirements outlined in federal law, and defers to the language used by lawmakers in statute.
Kristi Diener, admin for The CA Water for Food and People Movement, states,
"This proposal seeks to rescind the regulatory definition of 'harm', and rest on the statutory definition of 'take'.
The wiggle room enabling unelected government employees to make overreaching rules, with authority they do not legally possess, is not only proposed to end, but will affect countless spin-off regulations as well."
As of 1 May, over 25,760 comments have been submitted, many of which have been form letters or AI-generated comments from environmental activists opposing getting the definition back to Congressional intent.
If you are moved to provide public comment, highlighting your personal story and negative impacts to you and your family from the term "harm", please do so no later than 19 May 2025. The link to provide public comment is below.
| Klamath Irrigation District's Public Comment | |
Recommendations: The Klamath Irrigation District urges the agency to finalize the proposed rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” and rely on the statutory definition of “take” intended by Congress. This change would ensure evidence-based ESA enforcement, protecting both species and our farming communities. We further recommend that the federal agencies:
- Immediately reassess Section 7 consultations for the Klamath Reclamation Project, incorporating current, unbiased scientific data on sucker, salmon, and whale populations, to include a Section 7(a)(1) analysis.
- Develop and publish transparent guidelines for assessing “take” for the Klamath Project, which, when operating as designed, puts more water in the Klamath River than naturally would have been available, and creates “harm” to the listed species with examples specific to irrigation projects.
- Defer ESA compliance options to the Klamath farmers to give them the ability to address ESA enforcement concerns and foster collaborative solutions that are not politically motivated by people who live over 2,700 miles away and don't have to face the people they hurt.
| | | NOTE: It would be great if the agencies could also clean up the Congressional "AFFECT" and Agency "EFFECT" language discrepancy as well. | |
Contact Us to sign up for the new K.I.D. Online Water Ordering System
| Our Water Ordering System is now online | |
Klamath Irrigation District has implemented a new online water ordering system. We now have an online irrigation water ordering system available to allow our patrons to place water orders online. Anticipate some growing pains as we learn to use this new technology.
Click the "Read more" to understand what information needs to be given to Willy to set up your account.
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Klamath Irrigation District becomes more water wise with new app | Capital Press | KLAMATH FALLS - Klamath Irrigation District is transitioning to a new technology that will help it be more efficient and cost effective in delivering water to roughly 200 linear miles [...]
In the early days, the project’s ditch riders lived along the canal system and rode horses to take water orders in person on the ditch bank. Now, more than 100 years later, ditch riders live where they want, drive vehicles along their routes, and can take orders by cell phone or text, but a lot of manual labor is still required to complete and process orders. | | | | 2025 Irrigation Season Outlook Update | | |
2025 Irrigation Season Outlook | The Bureau of Reclamation issued its 2025 Operations Plan. Reclamation states on page 4, "The FORCASTED Project supply at the start of the 2025 irrigation season is EXPECTED to meet ANTICIPATED Project demands...based on historical use patterns." | |
Current situation: Upper Klamath Lake storage continues to build slowly, causing angst for some with the high lake levels (which are currently below the engineered flood curve). Flows to the Klamath River below Keno continue to be released following the Biden era, December 2024, rules put in place by Reclamation.
Modeling and precipitation forecasts provide anxiety for water managers in anticipation of another flood control release from Upper Klamath Lake beginning 1 May 2025...a flood control release, under Reclamation's new plan, reduces farmers' stored "deferred project supply" (DPS) from UKL storage. Flows are anticipated to increase above the model volumes by 1000cfs for an unknown duration.
The DPS was made possible by the irrigation districts' operation to increase flows provided to the Klamath River below Keno from the Lost River, from Klamath Drainage District additions to the Klamath River, and other sources not from UKL.
Given the most recent wet weather and anticipated precipitation today, Klamath Irrigation District is meeting current demand with a little over 360 cfs (cubic feet per second). Drainage and spill from the precipitation and K.I.D. operations are meeting both Tulelake Irrigation District demands and providing some spill, resulting in raised levels on Tule Lake Sump 1A and meeting conditions described in Reclamation's rules.
| Op-ed: Understanding 'full allocation' for Klamath farmers | The term "full allocation" is central to discussions about water rights for farmers on and off the Klamath Reclamation Project, but its meaning is often misunderstood and misused. We should avoid using this term in general unless discussing specific contract language. | | | |
NOTE: The Klamath Irrigation District strongly disputes the Bureau of Reclamation's claim that it has the authority to issue an "allocation" to K.I.D. and other parties under Section 13(a) of our contract.
The term "allocation" does not appear in K.I.D.'s water rights nor contracts. Both K.I.D. and Tulelake Irrigation District (T.I.D.) contracts emphasize delivering water for beneficial use without waste, consistent with Oregon State Water Law.
In a wet year like 2025, this confusion about "allocation" should not be necessary. In dry years, conversations at this time should involve water right holders working together to address and mitigate anticipated water shortages...if any "allocation" is to be set, this authority rests with elected officials that represent water right holders, not a model output.
| Reclamation announces water allocation, water users express mixed responses | Agricultural irrigators expressed a mix of emotions in response to the Monday afternoon announcement of its water allocation for the 2025 season. | | | KWUA: "MIXED REACTION" TO 2025 IRRIGATION WATER ANNOUNCEMENT - KWUA | KWUA Executive Director Elizabeth Nielsen stated that Reclamation is applying a water allocation plan developed in the final months of 2024. “Reclamation probably feels like its hands are tied right now. But we will not let a good year bail out a terrible plan.” | | |
| | Current Conditions - WET!!! | | |
May - July Outlook =
- Warmer-than average conditions.
- Drier-than-average conditions.
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Lower inflows to UKL than NRCS and NWI predicted on 1 April
| | No Drought Relief Programs in 2025 | | 2026-2029 Irrigation Season Outlook | |
Reclamation's 2025 Operations Plan - We're Still Standing at the Gallows: The Sentence Was Delayed, Not Lifted | |
The Biden-era 2024-2029 Action Plan, still in effect, jeopardizes the Klamath Basin’s agricultural community by ignoring Reclamation’s legal and contractual duties and the environmental consequences of its decisions. This flawed approach threatens the livelihoods of our farmers, our local ecosystem, and the stability of America’s food supply. Despite a short-term reprieve from favorable weather, the plan fails to address systemic issues that put our region at risk.
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The future still anticipates decreased water to some of the world's most productive farmland, according to Reclamation's plan...
Does Klamath have some of the most productive soils in the world?
Here is what Grok AI provided...
Klamath Basin Soil Productivity Assessment
The Klamath Basin’s soils are among the world’s most productive for potatoes, onions, garlic, beets, carrots, horseradish, and niche crops, with competitive yields for mint and alfalfa using 2.5 acre-feet/acre of irrigation. Per-acre productivity rivals Mollisols and alluvial soils, driven by high fertility, nutrient-rich water, and microclimate stability. Limited scale and water constraints prevent matching the global breadbaskets’ total output, but the Basin is a global leader for specialty crops.
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| | | | Is there hope and trust for positive change? | | |
Klamath Water Users Association's May Newsletter gives hope that Reclamation will stop with the Homer Simpson antics.
Below is an extract from KWUA's 1 April annual meeting report in which Acting Reclamation Commissioner, David Palumbo states, "I think we have a real opportunity to make change happen and be lasting in the Basin...so we don't have to have what I call that "Homer Simpson moment" of hitting your thumb with the hammer over and over again." We can pray this means lasting positive change for our farming families, communities, and ecosystem. Read the full KWUA May newsletter
| | K.I.D. Operations & Maintenance Update | | Our assistant operations and safety officer, Willy Stevens, is operating a modified chainsaw to operate the gates on the 1921 G-Siphon Gates. Due to compounding problems in automation technology, too much water was released from the A Canal Headworks Easter morning. Willy is opening the gate to the Lost River Diversion Channel to return unwanted (potentially harmful) flow to the Lost River Diversion Channel, which made its way over the Keno Dam on a quick 260 mile trip to the ocean.
The original design was for these gates to be operated with hydropower; this mechanism has long since failed. K.I.D. would like to go back to the original design, but it is currently not a high priority, as we have been able to use the modified chainsaw for decades. | |
Do you ever wonder where the trash that blows around the City of Klamath Falls ends up? A great deal of it finds its way into our canals and drains - either intentionally deposited by humans or through the wind. In this photo, the maintenance team is clearing a huge debris field just upstream from our hydropower generation plant. Trash blocks water flow, damages our gates and turbines, and results in overtopping of canals when the water can not flow.
In recent years we have had problems with folks in town and suburban areas depositing their lawn clippings, tree branches, buckets of human feces, deer and elk hides, mattresses, lawn furniture, toilets, bags of puppies, televisions, computers, vacums, children's toys, bicycles, heroine needles, marijuana canisters, other drug paraphernalia, and shopping carts into the canal system.
Our maintenance team has a huge responsibility in keeping the water flowing to farmers; trash makes this job much tougher. Please keep your trash out of the canals.
| What does maintaining a "Frankenstein's Monster" look like? In our case, we are operating systems, some developed in 1884, that have had various things bolted onto them over the years. Here we see a 1950's era pipe that was modified in 2009 that has been leaking and causing issues since its modification. In a cost savings effort, we found a fix in a composite that has been applied over the concrete patch to ensure that we can still use this structure without causing delay to farmer needs. | | USBR Funded OWRD 2024 Groundwater Report | | Oregon Water Resources Department, funded by the Bureau of Reclamation, recently issued its 2024 Annual Groundwater Monitoring Report. The data was presented to the Klamath Water Users Association members on 30 April following an OWRD staff tour of the Klamath Reclamation Project. |
 | | OWRD concludes, "The data presented in this report indicate that supplemental groundwater withdrawals have resulted in seasonal declines in some areas and persistent groundwater level declines across most of the Project Area. Drought conditions, reduced surface water deliveries, and increased groundwater pumping between 2020 and 2022 led to significant groundwater declines and lack of recovery between irrigation seasons. Increased precipitation and decreased groundwater pumping in 2023 and 2024 have resulted in increasing groundwater levels since fall 2022, but groundwater levels in portions of the project area have still not recovered to annual highs measured in 2020. These groundwater level declines can reduce groundwater discharge to – and in some cases induce recharge from – streams, springs, and drains, exacerbating already stressed surface water supplies (where OWRD allows for a minimum of 650cfs to go over the natural Keno reef in July-October when natural net-inflow to UKL is negative in average years). Additionally, persistent seasonal drawdown can reduce storage potential in aquifers and lead to land subsidence. Seasonal and long-term water level declines result in increased pumping costs incurred by groundwater users, and for hundreds of domestic wells within the Project Area, water levels fell below operating levels."
| Klamath Irrigation District disagrees with OWRD's USBR-funded report. | |
K.I.D. asserts that OWRD makes numerous assumptions and ignores facts related to the surface water interaction with groundwater in the boundaries of the Klamath Irrigation District's service area.
Facts overlooked in the OWRD Groundwater Report:
FACT: The denial of surface water by USBR (facilitated by OWRD) to afford the release of stored water from UKL to the Klamath River below Keno without a water right DIRECTLY results in increased groundwater pumping.
FACT: Dry domestic wells occurred within ½ mile of the Klamath River. Upon reintroducing surface water in 2023, many of the issues were resolved while Klamath River elevations and flows remained unnaturally high. FLOOD IRRIGATION with surface water to the former lakes and marshlands is directly linked to aquifer recharge. OWRD ignores USBR's policy to deny surface water to these areas, which were naturally inundated with water, in preference to sending the water to the ocean, which is not the natural location for well over 267,000 acre-feet of water from UKL each year.
Fact: There is a stronger correlation between the denial of surface water to facilitate the release of stored water from UKL to the Klamath River below Keno without a water right than to groundwater pumping.
FACT: USBR releases stored water from UKL without a water right, creating conflict and not promoting domestic tranquility. OWRD does not even request USBR to submit a Limited License to release stored water as Oregon law requires.
Estimation: Under natural conditions, LESS THAN 359,000 acre-feet would have been available to the Klamath River in WY2021 (given natural evaporation off of LKL at a conservative 3 AF/acre (actual evaporation measured from other water bodies exceeded 3.7 AF/acre), and minimal Lost River Slough losses in the spring).
FACT: In WY 2021, USBR released 620,042 acre-feet of water to the Klamath River (at least 261,042 acre-feet of water more than would have been naturally available to the Klamath River.)
FACT: In WY 2021 OWRD allowed a minimum of 101,686 acre-feet from storage in UKL, denying this volume of water to Oregon water right holders, allowing the stored water to be delivered to non-water right holders & without any submission of a Limited License to do so.
Estimation: Each Year over 267,000 acre-feet of water would have naturally evaporated off of Lower Klamath Lake from inflows provided by UKL, denying this volume to the Klamath River below Keno, but for the authority of the Klamath Reclamation Project to store water for the sole purpose of irrigation, this volume of water would NOT be available from UKL to be available to the Klamath River.
FACT: Since 2001, the poor federal policy to deny surface water to the Klamath Reclamation Project farmers is directly tied to increased groundwater use; increased denial of surface water directly correlates to increased dependence upon groundwater.
FACT: Since 2001, less and less surface water has been returned to the former lakes and marshlands, resulting in a deficit in groundwater recharge over the past 30 years from the surface water that used to inundate the Lakes and Marshlands naturally.
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Gene Souza, Executive Director of the Klamath Irrigation District offered details. “We have no recovery in suckers or coho (salmon) since the feds have taken over. Based on actual proof, suckers in Upper Klamath Lake are on a crash course to extirpation.” In other words, the complete removal or elimination of a species from a particular region while the species still exists elsewhere.
“Typically, these fish last anywhere from 20 to 30 years,” Souza said. “In Upper Klamath Lake the babies disappear each year, fisheries biologists find them coming out of eggs in June and by late August they disappear.”
Ongoing fish monitoring data from federal and Klamath tribal biologists has spurred K.I.D. and KWUA to call for urgent action to avoid the complete loss of two sucker species, known as C’waam and Koptu in the Klamath Tribes traditional language and also known as shortnose and Lost River suckers. Souza and Driscoll believe these fish are on the brink of extirpation, .
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Public Comment Opportunity and Application Deadline - Water Project Grants and Loans and Irrigation Modernization Funding | The Oregon Water Resources Department (OWRD) invites written public comment on the Technical Review Team (TRT) application ranking and funding recommendations for the first 2025 cycle of Irrigation Modernization Funding. OWRD will present the TRT funding recommendations, and any public comments received, to the Water Resources Commission for its funding decision on June 12-13, 2025.
Klamath Irrigation District D-System Laterals Project $4.27M requested for the $19.5M project.
Project Summary: The goal of the proposed project is to improve water management within the Klamath Irrigation District to benefit agricultural producers, native endangered fish species, and overall Klamath Basin water supplies. To achieve this goal, the project would replace 11.4 miles of open earthen channels with gravity-fed pipelines and line 1.1 miles of the District’s D-System. | | | |
Klamath Falls 56th annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet | Come join us for Klamath Falls 56th annual Ducks Unlimited Banquet Saturday May 3rd. If interested in attending, you can purchase tickets online or at the door. https://ducksunlimited.myeventscenter.com/event/Klamath-Falls-Ducks-Unlimited-Banquet-97811 Pre event raffle! 2025 Rifle of the year - | | | | | |
Klamath Basin Monitoring Program 7 May
KBMP Meetings and Presentations
Spring 2025 KBMP Meeting- May 7th in Yreka
This meeting will be held following the Klamath Basin Fisheries Collaborative (KBFC) Annual Meeting on May 6th. Both events will be at the Karuk Tribal Housing Authority.
Register here for either or both the KBFC and KBMP meetings. https://cvent.me/4M7ON9
May 6th- KBFC Agenda
May 7th- KBMP Agenda
KBMP Link
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Mapping the Basin Presentation | Join us as Joe Young speaks on early mapping surveys of the Klamath Basin, including John C. Fremont and others. The event will be held in the main hall of the museum. Contact the Klamath County Museum | | | Klamath Grown - Treat mom to local 🍳🌻 | |
Treat mom to fresh, local treats!
Whether you’re celebrating Mother’s Day next weekend or hosting a delicious
spring brunch, we’ve got plenty of local treats and fresh ingredients.
Online Market is open now & closes Sunday at midnight.
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Klamath Water Users Association Board Meeting - 14 May at 2pm
Klamath Water Users Association holds its monthly Board of Directors meetings in the KWUA Conference Room on the second Wednesday of each month at 2pm.
Visit the KWUA Website
Read the KWUA May Newsletter
Tulelake Irrigation District’s Monthly Board of Directors meeting will be held on May 12, at 8 pm at the TID office
Klamath Drainage District’s Monthly Board of Directors meeting will be held on May 15, at 12 pm at the KDD office.
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Post-Dam Fisheries Monitoring Strategy 14-15 May | |
Klamath Basin monitoring practitioners are collaborating to develop a holistic fisheries monitoring strategy that describes existing monitoring activities and critical gaps to be addressed that are critical to assess fish populations, restoration efforts, track progress towards the IFRMP core performance indicators, and inform management decisions to further benefit the Klamath Basin fish and fisheries during this post-dam era.
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Solid Ground 5K benefit walk/run | The Solid Ground Equestrian facility and the Running Y have teamed up once again to host a benefit walk/run. This run is to benefit the Solid Ground Veteran and Youth programs. The 5K will be held at | | | |
Klamath Basin Improvement District Quarterly Meeting - August
KBID Board of Directors meetings occur quarterly. The next meeting is scheduled for Second Week of August
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Do you know a student pursuing a career in water and agriculture? Please help us spread the word about this year's scholarship opportunity!
The Oregon Water Resources Foundation (OWRF) supports the next generation of leaders and awards scholarships to students pursuing careers related to irrigated agriculture. Awards for 2025-2026 academic year range from $3,000 to $10,000.
Eligible students must be enrolled or accepted at an accredited two- or four- year college or university located in the United States, be undergraduate students sophomore level or above, or graduate level students (in the 2025-26 academic year), a minimum 3.0 GPA (verified by transcripts), and demonstrate an interest in pursuing a career related to water and agriculture. Declared major, minor, program focus, or coursework related to water or agriculture is preferred but not required.
Application Deadline: May 2, 2025 by 5:00 P.M (PDT)
Application Process: Application and written essay
Essay requirements: 300-600 word typed essay describing interest in water and/or agriculture related careers. Essay must be submitted with online application.
Additional Documentation & Requirements (before award disbursement):
· Transcripts from current college
· Proof of current enrollment in the 2025-26 academic year
· Scholarship recipients must also provide a short video message before award disbursement
Award Limitations: Successful applicants are eligible to apply for additional funding through OWRF’s annual competitive process for additional support. A maximum of three annual awards per individual student.
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Santiam Water Control District – GIS and Water Rights Specialist
SWCD, located in Stayton Oregon, is looking for a GIS technician with two years professional experience and familiarity with performing water rights transfers. ESRI and ARC View proficiency desired. Will consider student in good standing that is pursuing a degree in GIS, Geography, Cartography, or another related field.
Competitive salary ($22-$28 per hour depending on qualifications) Full time position with 100% paid employee + portion of dependent medical/dental coverage paid, paid sick time, paid vacation time, short term disability, life insurance, 401a with 6% employer contribution and voluntary 457/Roth retirement plan.
Please visit our website Employment - Santiam Water Control District for our required application document, send completed application, cover letter and resume to office@santiamwater.gov.
https://www.owrc.org/resources/job-opportunities
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North Unit Irrigation District – Assistant General Manager
North Unit Irrigation District (NUID) is based in Madras, in beautiful Central Oregon.
NUID has served the agricultural water needs of the community since 1945, although the district was formed and given water rights in 1913! We provide agricultural water and today we remain the largest supplier of irrigation water in Central Oregon.
NUID maintains approximately 300 miles of lined, piped, and open ditch water delivery systems to service 900 active accounts over 58,880 acres. In addition, NUID operates and maintains 2 reservoirs totaling 205,600 acre -feet and 1 pumping facility with a pumping capacity of 200 cubic feet per second (cfs).
Compensation
· Annual salary range of $70,000 to $90,000 depending on experience, full-time, exempt
· Medical, dental, vision insurance for employee and dependents 100% employer paid
· Short term disability and life insurance coverage, employer paid
· Employer funded Health Reimbursement Account
· 401(k) Employer match of 5.75% with employee contribution of 3%
· Paid vacation, sick leave, 8 holidays, 80 hours of comp time
· District vehicle, phone, and possibility of district housing
Definition
Under the supervision and direction of the District General Manager, the Assistant General Manager assists the General Manager in planning, organizing, and supervising the district's operations and functions; assists with implementing Board policies and programs; assists with budget development and review; and acts on behalf of the General Manager in that person’s absence.
Desirable Qualifications
• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the necessary knowledge and abilities is qualifying.
• Education: A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Agriculture, Business Administration, or Construction Management is desired.
• Experience: Five years experience, with two years in a management or supervisory capacity, in a public agency requiring the responsibility for the implementation of programs and development and administration of budgets.
License/Certificate/Registration/Requirement
• Possession of a valid Oregon Class C Driver License is required at the time of appointment. Failure to obtain or maintain such required license(s) may be cause for disciplinary action.
• Possession and proof of a good driving record as evidenced by freedom from multiple or serious traffic violations or accidents for at least two (2) years. The driving record may not contribute to an increase in the District's automobile rates.
Other Requirements
The Assistant General Manager position may require living in housing provided by the District. The position will also require extended and “on-call” hours during the irrigation season.
Submit your resume and cover letter to nuid@northunitid.com Feel free to tell us about your experiences and why you are interested in this position.
Job description and other related information
https://www.owrc.org/resources/job-opportunities
| | What we are Reading - and you should too... | |
WaterWorks Newsletter - KWUA | Explore the evolution of KWUA WaterWorks newsletter over the years, witnessing its growth from inception to its current informative and engaging form, | | | |
Opinion | We need to rethink the Endangered Species Act | To maintain biodiversity, give Americans an incentive to protect it. | | | |
Bravo, Washington Post | PERC | PERC's longstanding campaign to retool the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with a market-based approach has a new ally: The Washington Post editorial board. In a recent editorial titled "We need to rethink the Endangered Species Act," the storied outlet makes the case for rethinking the act's incentive structure and embracing "market-oriented strategies." | | | |
The CEQ has No Clothes: The End of CEQ's NEPA Regulations and the Future of NEPA Practice | The CEQ has rescinded its National Environmental Policy Act regulations following court rulings questioning its authority, shifting NEPA implementation to federal ag | | | |
Irrigation districts look to EPA for crystal clear WOTUS rule | Capital Press | |
With the political winds at their backs, farm groups and irrigation districts are seeking to ensure the Clean Water Act definition of "waters of the United States" excludes irrigation canals [...]
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10 Ideas for the Interior Department | How to accelerate conservation and cut green tape | | | JBLM Garrison signs agreement to increase readiness, wildlife | |
JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. - Joint Base Lewis-McChord Garrison Commander Col. Kent Park signed a multiagency plan April 28 that helps the base with ESA regulatory relief on a per-species basis, he said, explaining that JBLM is “probably really close to meeting our conservation goals.”
“And so, as soon as we meet those conservation goals, then there will be no regulatory restrictions (for) training on top of that species, or in conjunction with that species habitat,” Zuchowski said. “So, that's a huge regulatory relief for military training because, prior to that, if it was occupied by this gopher, you couldn't train on it.”
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THE FERGUSON GROUP (TFG) - SPECIAL REPORTS
"Trump Executive Actions and Impact on Federal Funding"
TFG continues to closely track the Trump administration's executive actions. Updates are included in our Special Report on Executive Actions from the Second Trump Administration.
We are carefully monitoring the impact that these executive actions and related litigation are having on federal grant and loan programs. Federal agencies are also adapting. Reductions in the federal workforce will impact the speed at which funding becomes available, but many agencies are working diligently to assist local governments and non-profit organizations throughout the United States. We will continue to help our clients to be proactive and flexible while navigating the changes in federal funding and those with active grant portfolios.
TFG will provide timely updates on any significant changes to funding announcements as new information becomes available.
Impact of Executive Action on Federal Funding - Updated March 13, 2025
Executive Actions from the Second Trump Administration - Updated March 27, 2025
| Trump Administration Is 'All Hands on Deck' for Making American Food Safer, Ag Secretary Says | The Trump administration is "all hands on deck" to ensure the food in the supply chain is "safe and healthy," says Brooke Rollins. | | | U.S. potato stocks down 6% | Capital Press | Potatoes held in storage following the most recent growing season totaled 131 million hundredweight April 1, down 6% from a year earlier, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service reported. Stored [...] | | | | | |
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Back from Dry: Klamath Wetlands Rebound After Years of Drought | Record snowpack and coordinated efforts create ideal habitat conditions for waterfowl | | | |
After years of drought, Klamath Basin farmers get long-awaited water relief | Water managers in the Klamath Basin say, for the first time since 2019, there will be enough water to meet everyone's demands this year. | | | |
Organic industry shows continued growth | Capital Press | U.S. sales of certified organic products grew 5.2% to hit a record $71.6 billion in 2024, according to a new report from the Organic Trade Association. The overall marketplace rose [...] | | | |
Farmers on the front line of Trump's trade war | Capital Press | Farmers are concerned and uncertain about what President Trump's actions will bring on trade, but U.S. agricultural sectors encouraged the conflict and some farmers say short-term pain would be worth [...] | | | |
Trump says USA will 'protect our farmers' | Capital Press | Farmers are on the frontlines of a trade war with China, as they were in his first administration, President Trump said in a social media post. In the early morning [...] | | | |
USDA: Criminal dismissals herald 'ending regulation by prosecution' | Capital Press | The USDA is heralding its dismissal of criminal charges against a South Dakotan ranching couple as a sign the Trump administration is stopping the federal persecution of agriculture. Apart from [...] | | | Secretary Brooke Rollins made the statement this morning at USDA headquarters during a press conference announcing criminal and civil charges against the Maude family of South Dakota have been dropped. | UNWON | "We must ensure that our farmers and our ranchers have not and will not be targeted for living the American way of life." | | | |
Help With A Federal Agency - Merkley | Dealing with large bureaucracies can be confusing and frustrating. Whether you are dealing with a federal or state agency, your local city or county government, or even a bank or insurance company, Jeff and his staff stand ready to help you. If you have questions about government programs, need help with a benefit application you [...] | | | Oregon Declares May 18-25, 2025, Volcano Awareness Week in Recognition of the 45th Anniversary of the Mount St. Helens Eruption | SALEM, Ore. - On May 18, 1980, the ground shook, the sky turned black, and Mount St. Helens exploded in what remains the most destructive volcanic eruption in U.S. history . Fifty-seven lives were lost, thousands of animals perished, entire forests were flattened, and over 200 homes were destroyed. | | | Oregon leads suit against Trump's tariffs | Capital Press | Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield sued to overturn tariffs imposed by President Trump, leading a 12-state coalition that argues trade deficits are insufficient to justify tariffs. The lawsuit was filed [...] | | | |
May "Monthly Briefing" Now Available! | Last month, the Family Farm Alliance announced the appointment of Samantha Barncastle as its new Executive Director, effective November 1, 2025. in the field of complex litigation and policy making regarding water and natural resources on both the state and federal level. | | | |
Top 10 U.S. Towns at Risk of Running Dry From Drought Conditions - NewsBreak | Lake Powell, Arizona/Utah Border Lake Powell, Arizona/Utah Border (image credits: unsplash) Lake Powell, straddling the Arizona and Utah border, has becom | | | A taste of Root Beer Falls | It was a place I'd only seen from the windows of the Coast Starlight, the Amtrak train that runs each morning between Klamath Falls and Eugene. | | | | Brave Blue World - movie: watch stream online | Find out how and where to watch "Brave Blue World" on Netflix and Prime Video today - including free options. | | | Previous K.I.D. Newsletters and Updates | |
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What's Up Klamath Falls S2E7 - Gene Souza of KID and Ryan Kliever of KBID join us to talk water
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