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Oregon’s Investment in a Water Future

Explore Oregon's strong investments in water infrastructure & planning, leveraging state & federal funds in rural communities. Discover innovative localities & initiatives for sustainable water management. Assess current state leadership and future challenges for water investment decisions. Learn how to ensure successful water funding requests and community readiness for optimal resource utilization.

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Oregon’s Investment in a Water Future

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  1. Oregon’s Investment in a Water Future Douglas Woodcock Deputy Director, Oregon Water Resources Department Bobby Cochran Senior Fellow, National Policy Consensus Center March 19, 2019

  2. Where Oregon’s Investment is Strong Long-standing commitment to collaborative planning and investment • Oregon Plan for Salmon & Watersheds • Watershed councils, focused investment partnerships, and place-based water planning Western States Water Council

  3. Where Oregon’s Investment is Strong Good leverage of state and federal $, especially for rural communities • Business Oregon • Investment leverages USDA Rural Development & Economic Development Admin $ • Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board • $ fund some of the natural infrastructure components of broader projects Western States Water Council

  4. Where Oregon’s Investment is Strong Some really innovative localities • Prineville • John Day • Deschutes River Basin • Tualatin River Basin Western States Water Council

  5. Water: Too Precious to Use Just Once

  6. Where We Are Feeling Good about Future Investment Taking a 100-year holistic view • Natural and built infrastructure • Planning for too little water, too much water, clean water, and habitat • Engaging new water leaders—Tribes, Social Justice, Business Stakeholders are interested • Stakeholders are excited more investment—Agriculture, environment, business Western States Water Council

  7. Where We Need Improvement Not a long history of coordinated state leadership on water • Heavy reliance on federal and local $ • State not in business of delivering water, and is just now supporting planning and information with state $ Dealing with the Oregon’s myth of water everywhere • Public not communicating an urgency • A lot of investment needs at the Legislature (e.g., schools) Western States Water Council

  8. Where We Could Use Your Help What needs to be in place for a successful funding ask? What role did the state agencies play? Governor? Legislature? And what did those folks do that was more or less helpful? What work happened in advance to make sure communities were ready to use the new $ wisely? Western States Water Council

  9. Thank you. Western States Water Council

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