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) requires that the IWRS is updated every 5 years.
The State released Draft 1 of the 2024 IWRS in March 2024. The Governor's Office asked for a delay in releasing Draft 2 to accommodate input from several new agency directors. The Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, and Water Resources Department all hired new directors in the summer of 2024.
In the last few months, the Governor's Office has met several times with six agency directors (Department of Agriculture, Department of Environmental Quality, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Land Conservation and Development, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, and Water Resources Department) to discuss water action priorities. These priorities will be reflected in Draft 2 of the 2024 IWRS, targeted for release in January 2025.
2024 IWRS Draft 1 Public Comments
View public comments received for Draft 1 of the 2024 IWRS:
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The IWRS Project Team has developed a revised 2024 IWRS Framework based on public feedback of Draft 1. This Framework is proposed to be included in Draft 2, scheduled for release in early 2025.
2024 IWRS Draft 1 (left) Call to Action (right), and Framework (below).
For reference, the 2017 IWRS is linked below. The 2017 Framework, listing the Recommended Actions, is provided in both English and Spanish.
2017 IWRS estrategia en español
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