Information & Updates
FLOW/DELIVER UPDATE (7/27/22)
The flows in the Deschutes River are continuing to drop. COID is currently diverting 75% of the normal rate from the river, which puts the delivery rates to patrons at 60%-70%. The flows are being closely monitored and we will keep you updated as the flows and the COID deliveries decrease.
FLOW/DELIVER UPDATE (7/18/22)
The flows in the Deschutes River are dropping and with that the COID delivery rates must decrease. Currently we are at a 75 – 85% delivery rate in our system. The river flows are being closely monitored and we will keep you updated as the flows and the COID deliveries decrease.
FLOW/DELIVER UPDATE (7/16/22)
The flows in the Deschutes River are dropping and with that the COID delivery rates will be decreasing next week. The river flows are being closely monitored and we will update this notice with the percentage of the delivery rate in our system once the changes have been determined.
Water Outlook for 2022
March 16, 2022, marked the third consecutive year that Deschutes County has declared a drought and the first time the county has ever declared a drought three years in a row. Twice before the county had back-to-back droughts, in 1991-1992 and 2001-2002.
Central Oregon’s snowpack and precipitation remain below average for the water year. As of March 28, the Upper Deschutes and Crooked River basins were 81% of the median for precipitation and just 57% of the median for snowpack (Snow Water Equivalent).
COID is expecting a water year like 2021; however, it is impossible to predict live flow and how it translates to reductions or deliveries. As drought conditions continue, please prepare for curtailment to 65% in mid to late July.
While conservation is a critical tool for saving water during a drought, it is only one of many actions that must be taken to address drought. COID is committed to investing in water infrastructure to diversify supplies essential to building climate resilience throughout the Deschutes Basin.
Long-term, COID is working on the following:
- Water marketing that allows for more legal options to move water between districts.
- Large piping projects that create significant water savings to benefit farmers, the Deschutes River and endangered species.
- On-farm and past the Point of Delivery conservation projects.
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Working with legislators to provide financial relief for our farmers experiencing drought.
Central Oregon Irrigators Ask Counties to Declare Drought
On February 21, 2022, the Deschutes Basin Board of Control submitted drought declaration requests to commissioners representing Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties. The letter also requests that …
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Read moreEditorial: Close the gap on water in the Deschutes Basin
Bend Bulletin Editorial Board, Published Sept. 9, 2019 Farmers near Madras and Culver have had to again this year let some of their land fallow because of lack of water, as The Bulletin reported on Sa…
Read moreEditorial: Close the gap on water in the Deschutes Basin
Bend Bulletin Editorial Board, Published Sept. 9, 2019 Farmers near Madras and Culver have had to again this year let some of their land fallow because of lack of water, as The Bulletin reported on Sa…
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Read moreDESCHUTES BASIN HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN UPDATE
The eight irrigation districts that serve Central Oregon and the City of Prineville have committed over a decade to working with local municipalities, state and federal agencies, the Confederated Trib…
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Piping project will keep more water in-stream for fish and sustain local agriculture (April 4, 2019) – Plans to continue modernizing aging irrigation infrastructure in the Swalley Irrigation …
Read moreSwalley Modernization Project Authorized to Move Forward
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Read moreArnold Irrigation canal-piping project public meeting set
KTVZ.COM April 2 BEND, Ore. – The Arnold Irrigation District and project partners are holding a public meeting later this month to gather public input on a canal piping project to modernize ag…
Read moreArnold Irrigation canal-piping project public meeting set
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Read moreAnother irrigation district piping project coming to Bend
Bend Bulletin Published April 5, 2019 Central Oregon residents will have a chance to weigh in later this month on a massive project to pipe canals to the south of Bend. The Bend-based Arnold Irrigatio…
Read moreAnother irrigation district piping project coming to Bend
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Read moreGuest column: Finding common ground for farmers, food and fish
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Read moreOregon’s water infrastructure hasn’t been upgraded for 100 years. Some think it’s time to fix that.
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Read moreGuest column: City, county, irrigation districts committed to long-term Crooked River health
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Read moreSystem Improvement Plan Overview
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Read moreWater Outlook 2017
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Read moreInstream Lease Program
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Read moreThe flows in the Deschutes River are dropping and with that the COID delivery rates must decrease. Currently we are at a 75 – 85...
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