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State water officials brief county on reservoir reallocation, groundwater rules and grant programs
Summary
District 22 Watermaster Joel and Senior Water Adviser Alyssa Mickin told commissioners that late‑summer flows were stronger than recent years, explained a large batch of in‑stream rights filings, outlined grant programs (WARF, feasibility grants), and described federal coordination around Willamette Valley Project reallocation and EIS work.
Joel (District 22 Watermaster) and Alyssa Mickin, senior water adviser with the Oregon Water Resources Department, briefed the board on recent water conditions, state programs and federal processes affecting the Willamette Basin.
Joel said the past water year was unusually favorable, with late‑summer showers and higher streamflows that reduced the need for regulatory curtailment. He said District 22 covers the majority of Benton County and noted that monitoring and measurement continue to be important as the agency decides whether to begin regulation in drier years.
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