Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy (IWRS)

Oregon's IWRS provides a statewide inter-agency framework for better understanding and meeting Oregon's instream and out-of-stream water needs. Oregon's Water Resources Commission adopted the first IWRS in 2012 and the second in 2017. Oregon Revised Statute (536.220) was updated in 2023 to requires that the IWRS is updated every 8 years. 

Draft 2 Now Available for Public Review and Comment

The State released Draft 1 of the 2024 IWRS in March 2024. Draft 2, now called the 2025 IWRS, incorporates input from public comment and includes the addition of state agency action priorities. These priorities were identified by leadership from six agencies in collaboration with the Governor’s Office. The six agencies include the Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, and the Water Resources Department.

Please submit your written comments to WRD_DL_waterstrategy@water.oregon.gov on or before May 7, 2025.