UMCOSWCDBusinessPlan0607.docx
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UMCOSWCDBusinessPlan0607
UmatillaCountySoiland
WaterConservationDistrict
2006-2007
BusinessPlan
ExecutiveSummary
ThepurposeoftheUmatillaCountySoilandWaterConservationDistrict(SWCD)BusinessPlan(Plan)istoserveasabroadoutlinefortheUmatillaCountySWCDtofollowwhenguidingitsdirectors,employees,andpartnersinresponsetonaturalresourceconcerns,internalandexternalpractices,andotherfactorsthatinfluencecoursesofaction.ThisPlanhasbeenformattedsothatitperformsthefunctionsandincorporatestheconceptsandcontentsassociatedwithboththelong-rangeandshort-termstrategicgoals.
UmatillaCountySWCDestablishedin1974withtheconsolidationoftheWest,SouthernandEastSoilConservationDistricts,encompassesthewholeofUmatillaCounty,Oregon.UmatillaCountyhasapopulationof70,900andencompasses3,231squaremilesandisboundedbytheColumbiaRiveronthenorth,MorrowCountyonthewest,GrantCountyonthesouth,andUnionandWallowaCountiesontheeast.LyingtothesoutheastisTheUmatillaIndianReservationwhichwasestablishedbytheTreatyofWallaWallain1855.Itbecamean800squaremilehomefortheUmatillas,WallaWallas,andCayusetribes.McKayReservoirwithauseablestoragecapacityof321,000acres/feetislocatedintheeasternpartofthecounty.Morethan200differentagriculturalcashcropson164,307acresareproducedinUmatillaCounty.
TheUmatillaCountySoilandWaterConservationDistricttakestheleadinsoilandwaterconservationthroughoutUmatillaCountybyworkingwithurbanandruralpropertyowners,operators,publicofficials,variousstateandfederalagencies,andprivateorganizations.ThisDistrictbelievesintheprotection,conservation,andimprovementofsoilandwaterthroughouremployees’anddirectors’abilitiestoplan,assist,andeducate.Itisourbeliefthatconcernsaboutwaterquality,waterquantity,wetlands,soilerosion,andweedmanagementbeaddressedwhilesimultaneouslyrespectingtheprivatepropertyrightsofthepropertyownerandoperator.TheseconcernsareaddressedthroughtheadoptionofthisPlanandbymaintainingexistingagreementswiththevariousagenciesthatworkwiththisDistrict.
TableofContents
Introduction4
StrategicDirection4
Mission4
Vision4
Values4
Concerns5
NaturalResourceConcerns5
AreasofSpecialConcern____________________________________________________________5
GoalsandObjectives6
Goal1:
Promoteahelathy,sustainablenaturalresourcebasedeconomy6
Goal2:
ManagetheBusinessoftheDistrict6
Leadership6-7-8
Partnerships9-10-11
Capabilities11-12-13
CalendarofBoardEvents______________________________________________________13
AppendixA(AcronymsandTerms)14
AppendixB(History)15-17
AppendixC(Programs)17-18
AppendixD(EnablingLegislationandGovernance)29-20
AppendixE(ORS568.210-568.890)21-22
AppendixF(ORSS568.550)23-24
AppendixG(RelatedStatuesandAdministrativeRules)25
Watershedfielddays“06”
Introduction
ThisBusinessPlanwasapprovedbytheUmatillaCountySWCDBoardofDirectoranddevelopedtodirecttheprograms,activitiesandoperationsoftheBoardofDirectorsandemployeesasa“roadmap”fortheiractivitiesfromtheperiodJuly1,2006throughJune30,2007.ThisPlanguidesthedevelopmentoftheDistrictannualbudgetandworkplan(copiesareavailableintheUmatillaCountySWCDofficeandonlineat).Itisorganizedintoeightmajorsectionsandsevenappendices.ItwillbereviewedannuallyforpossibleupdatestoreflectchangingcircumstancesaccordingtotheDistrict’sadoptedplanningcycle.
StrategicDirection
Mission
ThemissionoftheUmatillaCountySoilandWaterConservationDistrictistoconserve,protect,anddevelopsoil,water,andothernaturalresourcesfortheeconomicandenvironmentalbenefitoftheresidentsofUmatillaCounty.Incarryingoutourmission,theUmatillaCountySWCDworks,coordinatesandcooperateswith:
▪propertyownersandoperators
▪publicandprivateconservationorganizations
▪agriculturalgroups
▪publicagencies
▪citizens
Vision
ThevisionforUmatillaCountySWCDincludestransitiontobroaderservice,broaderuseoftechnology,andnetworkingwithNaturalResourceAgenciestoprovidelandownerseasyaccesstoavarietyofassistancefornaturalresourceprotectionandconservation,whilemaintainingthegoalsofourmissionstatement.
Values
TheUmatillaCountySWCDvalues:
▪theproperadministrationofdistrictfunds
▪qualitycustomerservice
▪thecapabilitiesandcontributionsoftheUmatillaCountySWCDstaff
▪theeconomicimportanceofagricultureandnaturalresourcestoourcommunity
▪therespect,trust,confidenceandconfidentialityofallpropertyowners/operators
▪avoluntary,common-senseapproachtoproblemsolvingratherthanabureaucraticorregulatoryapproach
▪thestewardshipofsoilandwater
▪theapplicationofscienceandresearch
▪communicationwiththepublicandwithintheofficeinfrastructure
▪manageduseofnaturalresources
Concerns
NaturalResourceConcerns
1.WaterQuality
▪WaterbodiesclassifiedasontheDEQ303(d)waterqualitylimitedlist
▪Dischargeofpollutantsintolakes,ponds,riversandstreams
▪Contaminationofsurfaceandgroundwatercausedbyvariouspracticesandsources
▪Improperoperationofdrainageandirrigationditches
▪Inappropriateuseoffertilizersandpesticides
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2.WaterQuantity
▪Declininggroundwatertablesandslowgroundwaterrechargeduetoareageology
▪Decliningamountsofsurfacewateravailableforbeneficialuses
▪Decreaseinfishandwildlifehabitat
3.SoilErosion
▪Irrigation-inducederosion
▪Baresoilduringrainyseasons
▪Lackofhealthyriparianvegetationorbuffers
▪Improperapplicationofmanagementpractices
4.WeedManagement
▪Lackofnoxiousweedcontrol
▪Lossofnativegroundcover
▪Contaminationofcrops
AreasofSpecialConcern
Specificproblemsthatmayneedspecialattentionare:
1.Possiblenonpointsourcepollutionfromerodingagriculturalandforestlands,erodingstreambanks,runoffanderosionfromroadsandurbanareas,runofffromlivestockandotheragriculturaloperationsandsepticsystems.
2.WaterqualityissuesintheLowerUmatillaBasinGroundwaterManagementArea.
3.ImplementationoftheJanuary2005soilerosionandsedimentcontrolrulesfornon-HELsoils.
4.Lackofeducationonsoilandwaterconservation
SamplingontheWildhorse
GoalsandObjectives
Managementofallnaturalresources,includingwater,land,airandotherresourcesareimportantforsoundenvironmentalstewardship.
Promotingahealthy,sustainablenaturalresourcebasedeconomy
∙ProtectandimproveUmatillaCounty’sair,soil,wildlife,timber,andwaterresourcesinconcertwithagriculture,recreationandurbanuses,
∙Improvelandownersmanagementofnaturalresourcesensuringbotheconomicandresourcesustainability,
∙Increaseadoptionofintegratedcrop-livestockproductionsystemstoimprovefarmprofitabilityandenvironmentalquality,
∙Increasetheadoptionofpracticesthatreducenitrateexportfromsubsurfacedrainage,
∙Increasetheunderstandingofwaterqualityissuesandproblemsassociatedwithpoorstewardshippractices,
∙Identifysite-specificstrategies(grants)andfacilitatetheimplementationofthesestrategiestoimproveairandsoilqualityandaddressconcerns,
∙Changetheattitudesandpracticesofhowlandownersuseandprotectnaturalresources.
ManagingthebusinessoftheDistrict
∙AdministerprogramsoftheDistrict,
∙Providetechnicalandinformationresourcestothepublicandpartners,
∙Capacitybuilding,
∙Secureadequate,stablefundingforDistrictoperations,
∙Retaincompetent,reliablestaff,
∙Recognizeoutstandingcontributionstoresourceconservation,
∙Developandmaintaincooperativepartnerships,
∙Maintainorganizationalstructure,
∙Maintainaccountability
Leadership
The2006-07UmatillaCountySWCDBoardconsistsofsevenvotingDirectors:
∙PhillipWalchli(Zone1)
∙BerkeleyDavis(Zone2)
∙CheriCosper(Zone3)
∙CharlesHemphill(Zone4)
∙ThomasStraughan(Zone5)
∙RobertRosselle(AtLarge)
∙LouieDick(AtLarge)
TheseDirectorsareelectedbytheelectorateofUmatillaCountyattheNovemberGeneralElection,whichisheldduringevennumberedyears.Directorpositionsareelectedinstaggeredtermstoprovidecontinuityontheboardandmaintainoperationalconsistency.TheUmatillaCountySWCDBoardmayappointapersontofillaboardvacancybetweenelections.FiveofthesevenpositionsareclassifiedaszonepositionsandmustmeetthezonerequirementsandtermsofofficeasspecifiedinORS568.560asfollows:
“Zonedirectorsmustownormanage10ormoreacresoflandintheDistrict,beinvolvedintheactivemanagementofthatproperty,residewithintheboundariesoftheDistrict,andbearegisteredvoter.”
Anindividualmayserveasazonedirectorinlieuofthelandownershipormanagementrequirementsiftheindividualresideswithinthezonethatisrepresented,hasservedatleastoneyearasaUmatillaCountySWCDDirectororAssociateDirectorandhasaconservationplanapprovedbytheUmatillaCountySWCDBoard.Theothertwopositionsareat-largepositions.Toqualifyforanat-largeposition,apersonmustresideinUmatillaCountyandbearegisteredvoter.Nolandownershipormanagementrequirementsareneededforanat-largeposition,whichisalsogovernedbyORS568.560.
IfaUmatillaCountySWCDDirectorceasestomeettheeligibilityrequirementswhileservinginhis/hercurrentposition,thedirectorshipmustbesurrendere
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