County staff says maps needed before wetland rules can be finalized

Oct 22, 2026

Planning staff told the committee Crook County lacks reliable riparian and wetland maps and intends to work with ODFW and the Department of State Lands to adopt maps that determine whether administrative rules apply inside the Pineville UGB or a notification-based two-tier approach outside it.

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A county presenter said the county currently has comp plan language on wetlands but lacks modern, reliable maps and will work with state agencies to produce them. "We don't have a good map of riparian areas. Our GIS team is working on that now with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife," the presenter said, and later added that staff will "definitely need to adopt a map."

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