Description
The Oregon Water Resources Department, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Health Authority, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Department of Environmental Quality, and Business Oregon have been working collaboratively to identify Best Practices in engaging communities when supporting water projects.
This work emphasizes the importance of engaging a wide range of communities, especially those disproportionately impacted or underrepresented, in decisions related to the identification, scoping, design, and implementation of water projects. The agencies co-leading this process are excited to collaborate with partners to refine Best Practices for water projects and co-create materials to help guide the use of Best Practices.
December, 2024 update – Public Comment
OWRD will be accepting public comment on Division 601 Best Practices in Community Engagement proposed rules from December 2, 2024, through 5 p.m. January 15, 2025.
Draft Rules
Proposed Rulemaking Notice
Submit Comments
Email:
wrd_dl_rule-coordinator@water.oregon.gov
Written:
Oregon Water Resources Department
Attention: Margo Mashkovskaya
725 Summer Street NE, Suite A
Salem, OR 97301
Public Hearing
A hybrid public hearing will be held January 9, 2025, at 11 a.m. Please register for the public hearing here.
Accommodations
For all hearings, auxiliary aids for persons with disabilities will be available upon advance request. Please email WRD_DL_rule-coordinator@water.oregon.gov or call (503) 507-7313 as soon as possible, but at least 48 hours in advance of the hearing for which an aid is needed.