Below is the email we received from the Water Master this afternoon informing us that we need to close the District headgate at 8:00 am, Saturday, August 15, 2020.

Please read the following notice regarding the change to the rotation schedule.  This will be the last communication you will receive regarding the rotation until we receive a letter from the Water Master's office telling the District that the headgate at the river needs to be shut off.

Please find attached notice from the District informing you of the approximate shut-off date along with the storage report from the Water Resources Department.

Please click on the links to read this very important information regarding the remainder of the 2020 irrigation season.  

On June 1, 2020, the Deschutes Basin Board of Control requested the Commissioners of Deschutes County declare a severe drought for Deschutes County and also requested they send a letter to the Governor of Oregon requesting that an executive order be issued under the provisions of ORS 536 as a result of the severe and devestating drought conditions.

Letter to President Trump regarding much needed assistance for irrigation districts.