OWRD asks Board to consider hiring assistant water master amid staffing shortages

Sep 1, 2026

OWRD Watermaster Tom Skiles told the Board his office is down two positions and requests consideration of hiring an assistant water master to restore operational capacity; Commissioner Minty agreed to bring the staffing request to the finance meeting.

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Tom Skiles told the Board that the Watermaster's Office is operating with two fewer positions than authorized and that current staff are covering administrative tasks such as phone answering and water-rights investigations for roughly 10 hours per week, reducing service availability.

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