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Baker County landowner presses commissioners to assert oversight of Powder Basin Watershed Council
Summary
At a public-comment period, landowner Curtis Martin urged Baker County to assert oversight of the Powder Basin Watershed Council, citing ORS 541.89 and administrative rules and raising concerns about projects that affected private water rights and local landowners.
Curtis Martin, a North Powder resident, told the Baker County Board of Commissioners that the Powder Basin Watershed Council (PBWC) is operating ‘‘autonomously’’ and not adequately representing producers and local landowners. Martin read language from ORS 541.89 and related administrative rules, arguing that the statute contemplates a watershed council designated or convened by a county governing body and that PBWC’s current board is…
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