North Santiam Drought Contingency Plan

DRAFT Drought Contingency Plan Update Work Plan (as of 05-26-2023)

In 2016, the Santiam Water Control District (SWCD) received funding through a Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant to develop and implement a Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) for the North Santiam Watershed.

This funding opportunity allowed SWCD to contract with GSI Water Solutions and subcontractor David Evans and Associates to help develop this much needed plan. A stakeholder task force was formed to help develop the watershed scale drought plan. With the finalizing of the Drought Contingency Plan in 2018, the document covered six elements of drought.

Today, members of the original planning team, and new watershed partners are convening to review the process of updating the Drought Contingency Plan document with another opportunity from Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant funding. For information on the Draft DCP Plan Update – Work Plan (as of May, 2023), click here.

North Santiam Drought Planning Partners:

Santiam Water Control District
City of Salem
City of Stayton
Linn Soil & Water Conservation District
Marion County
Marion Soil & Water Conservation District
Norpac Foods, Inc.
North Santiam Watershed Council
Oregon Department of Agriculture
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
Oregon Department of Forestry

Upcoming Meetings for DCP Updates:

Please join us for the next Drought Contingency Plan (DCP) update meeting on: May 22, 2024, from 10-11:30am via Zoom. We will be covering the overview of the plan, updates on the drought monitoring element, as well as the vulnerability assessment.

Click here for the May meeting agenda

Click here for access to the May meeting Zoom link

Past Working Group Meetings for Drought Contingency Plan – Update:

March 20, 2023 – Drought Contingency Plan update Kickoff

February 6, 2024 – Partners met to hear a status update about the project and Work Plan, and transition into discussions on the Drought Monitoring element. Consultants sought to understand how partners are using the monthly monitoring reports, provide feedback on drought indicators, and stages of drought to help aid response actions.

April

March 14, 2024 – Partners met to discuss the Drought Monitoring element of the plan. Partners explored new data sources available for drought monitoring in our watershed. Partners also had the opportunity to provide feedback on monthly reports, specific to the report structure and also provide input on drought indicators.

March 28, 2024 – Partners met via Zoom to address the Vulnerability Assessment Element of the DCP. This element helps assist with evaluating the potential impacts of drought on resources and assets within the North Santiam watershed. Partners looked at what is at risk when the next drought occurs, which will ultimately assist the foundation for helping identify mitigation and response actions that protect what stakeholders care about most.

April 23, 2024 – Partners discussed proposed updates to the vulnerability assessment results based on provided feedback, in order to update the Drought Contingency Plan which was finalized in 2018.

If you would like to learn more about the meetings and updates to the Drought Contingency Plan, please reach out to: lcogan@gsiws.com

Archived Drought Planning Task Force Meeting Materials:

January 7, 2016 – Drought Contingency Planning (DCP) Kick Off Meeting

April 25, 2016 – DCP Monitoring Framework Work Group Planning Meeting 1

April 28, 2016 – DCP Vulnerability Assessment Work Group Planning Meeting 1

May 12, 2016 – North Santiam Basin Summit

May 23, 2016 – DCP Monitoring Framework Work Group Planning Meeting 2

May 26, 2016 – DCP Vulnerability Assessment Work Group Planning Meeting 2

June 22, 2016 – DCP Task Force Meeting

August 17, 2016 – DCP Response Action Work Group Planning Meeting 1

August 24, 2016 – DCP Mitigation Action Work Group Planning Meeting 1

September 20, 2016 – DCP Response Action Work Group Meeting 2

September 27, 2016 – DCP Mitigation Action Work Group Meeting 2