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- A meeting of the Board of Directors of Owyhee Irrigation District will be held on Tuesday, March 21st, at 10 AM at the district office located at 422 Thunderegg Blvd., Nyssa, Oregon 97913. A meeting of the Joint Committee of the Owyhee Project will follow. If you wish to attend by telephone, please call our office by 3 p.m. the day before the meeting to get a call-in number.
- IN THE NEWS "Capitol Press"
Owyhee water supply outlook promising, irrigation manager says
March 15, 2023 By Brad Carlson
A March 13 flight over the Owyhee River Basin left irrigation manager Clancy Flynn cautiously optimistic about this season’s water supply.
The river runs from Nevada north into Idaho and Oregon, draining about 11,000 square miles.“Generally, on the east side of the canyon, we still have good snowpack and most of the draws are still frozen,” said Flynn, general manager of the Nyssa, Ore.-based Owyhee Irrigation District. “On the west side, all the draws were running with muddy water.
Everything was letting loose over there.”Owyhee Reservoir near Adrian, Ore., can hold 1.12 million acre-feet of water, of which about 715,000 acre-feet is available for irrigation. In a single season, more than 500,000 acre-feet is needed to deliver a full allotment. The reservoir irrigates more than 120,000 acres in three districts.
- We finalized the Parcel Combination Process & now have the application forms available here on our website & at the Office!
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- The Owyhee Irrigation District Board of Directors has set the incurred O&M charges for the 2023 season at $75.00 per irrigated acre. The fee breakdown is as follows: $1.50 per irrigated acre for a special assessment going towards the Malheur Siphon repairs and $73.50 per irrigated acre for the standard annual Operation and Maintenance fee. Those who own 5 acres or less will be assessed an $85.00 small acreage fee plus the $75.00 per irrigable acre.
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