Harney Basin groundwater

Harney Basin groundwater restrictions considered, but are years away (Bend Bulletin, 2/23/2022)

Key findings, Harney Basin groundwater study (2022) Oregon Water Resources Department

Stabilizing groundwater levels in the Harney Basin (2022) Oregon Water Resources Department

Statewide Groundwater Quality Monitoring Program : Harney County (2021) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Historical irrigation water use and groundwater pumpage estimates in the Harney Basin, Oregon, 1991-2018 (2021) Oregon Water Resources Department

Methods and results for estimating groundwater pumped, returned, and consumed for non-irrigation uses in the Harney Basin, Oregon (2021) Oregon Water Resources Department

Water Project Grants

Critics say Oregon regulatory barrier delays water conservation projects (Capital Press, 9/12/2022)

Water project grants and loans. (serial) Oregon Water Resources Department

New water hauling regulations

New Oregon law requires water haulers to keep records, in bid to deter illegal cannabis grows (KTVZ, 6/2/2022)

Law to combat water theft used for illegal cannabis grows goes into effect Friday (KTVL, 6/2/2022)

HB 4061 : cannabis and water enforcement (2022) Oregon Water Resources Department

New provisions for water hauling and cannabis operations (2022) Oregon Water Resources Department

Tips for water haulers to comply with HB 4061 (2022) Oregon Water Resources Department

Attention water haulers (2022) Oregon Water Resources Department

Wells and groundwater

Most new Oregon wells drilled in groundwater concern areas (Capital Press, 6/11/21)

2021 Oregon groundwater resource concerns assessment (2021) Oregon Water Resources Department

Water resources outlook

Oregon water outlook a matter of haves, have-nots (Capital Press, 4/8/2021)

Water conditions report (serial) Oregon Water Resources Department

Snowpack levels

Oregon’s overall average snowpack 109% of normal (Register Guard, 4/10/2020)

Oregon snowpack rebounds (Capital Press, 4/9 2020)

Oregon basin outlook report (monthly) U.S. Department of Agriculture

Snowpack and summer water

Water: New fed report shows what to expect this spring, summer (The Chronicle, 3/6/20)

Oregon basin outlook (serial) U.S. Department of Agriculture

Water resources and legal conflicts

Water scarcity incites Oregon legal conflicts (Capital Press, 2/6/2020)

Report on contested cases and litigation (2019) Oregon Water Resources Department

Snowpack and climate change

Debate over snowpack gets hot, politically charged (Bend Bulletin, 10/31/2019)

Oregon strategy for greenhouse gas reductions (2004) Oregon Governor’s Advisory Group on Global Warming

Dry farming and water rights

Climate Change Has Some Willamette Valley Farmers Adapting An Ancient Way To Grow Food (OPB, 10/14/19)

Water rights in Oregon : an introduction to Oregon’s water laws [PDF] (2018) Oregon Water Resources Department