Kate Fitzpatrick, catches up with Western Water Market podcast host, Kristina Ribellia, to unpack Central Oregon’s drought situation, including efforts to prepare for and respond to unprecedented years like this.
Tag: Drought in Central Oregon
Running Out of Irrigation Water? Find Out What You Can Do From an OSU Agronomist
It’s been a long, hot summer with little rain. Reservoirs are extremely low, and naturally occuring flows in the Deschutes River Basin are well below average. Irrigation districts have already lowered allocations to junior irrigators…
Some like it hot – but not fish
July was hot; the hottest month on record according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Combine that with an unusually warm winter, dismally low snowpack and drought declaration in 90% of Oregon and…