Public Notice Announcing Scoping Meeting Rogue River Valley Irrigation District Infrastructure Modernization Project

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oregon is considering improvements to irrigation infrastructure in Rogue River Valley Irrigation District. Rogue River Valley Irrigation District is the project sponsor, and Farmers Conservation Alliance is assisting NRCS in this planning process. Improvements under consideration may be partially funded through the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (Public Law 83-566) and will address water conveyance and operation inefficiencies in District-operated infrastructure and improve drought resilience for the local agricultural community.

The proposed project is located in Jackson County, Oregon. The National Environmental Policy Act and the Council on Environmental Quality’s regulations require an evaluation of potential environmental impacts associated with federal projects and actions with input from the public.

You are invited to attend a public scoping meeting where your input is requested. At the meeting, the range of resource issues and conceptual alternatives addressing system improvements in Rogue River Valley Irrigation District will be presented. Participants will have an opportunity to submit their comments, ideas, and concerns.

Public Scoping Meeting

Date: July 18, 2023
Time: 6 – 7 p.m.
Location: Rogue Community College – Table Rock Campus Room 184 – 7800 Pacific Ave, White City, OR, 97503

Meeting slides and handouts will be available afterwards at oregonwatershedplans.org.

Comments may be submitted during the public scoping period starting June 29, 2023 and ending on August 15, 2023. Comments may be emailed to rrvid.comments@gmail.com, submitted online at oregonwatershedplans.org, left as a voice message at the Farmers Conservation Alliance’s office (541) 716-6085, or mailed to: Farmers Conservation Alliance, Attn: RRVID Scoping, 102 State Street, Hood River, OR 97031.

Additional information is available online at oregonwatershedplans.org.