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Baker County resident urges commissioners to assert oversight of Powder Basin Watershed Council
Summary
Curtis Martin, a Baker County landowner, told commissioners the Powder Basin Watershed Council operates autonomously, lacks producer representation and has pursued projects without adequate local notice; he cited ORS statutes and urged county involvement ahead of the council’s meeting Friday.
Curtis Martin of North Powder told the Baker County Board of Commissioners during public comment that the Powder Basin Watershed Council (PBWC) has been operating with too little local oversight and asked the board to exercise the authority he said the county retains over watershed councils.
Martin cited state statute and administrative rules, saying the council was intended to be "a voluntary local organization designated by local government convened by a county governing body" and that the council "really needs oversight because I'm the only producer on this board." He said recent projects, including work on Trout Creek and…
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