The types of water management organization depend on how the water is used and may be public or private. This webinar discusses public water organizations in Oregon, Idaho, Nevada and Washington. It also addresses private water management organizations and their regulatory oversight.
Presenters include Laura Schroeder, Michelle Owen of the City of Baker City and Scott Revell of Roza Irrigation District.
These are addressed in the accompanying video.
Above all, learn the differences between public and private water organizations. For instance, the panelists will provide examples of the different types of public and private water management organizations. Further, the presentation reviews the generally applicable rules pertaining to public water agencies and regulatory oversight of private water utilities. Generally, topics will include:
- Types of Water Management Organizations
- Residential and domestic
- Irrigation
- Flood control and drainage
- Comparing Public and Private Water Management
- Formation, organization, and dissolution
- Public Water Organizations
- Municipal, irrigation, domestic, and flood control agencies in Oregon, Nevada, and Washington
- Applicable laws, rules, and requirements for public agencies
- Private Water Organizations
- Corporations, ditch companies, and community water systems
- Different agencies providing oversight of private organizations.
