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state_poly: This theme shows the jurisdictional and cartographic state perimeters for Oregon and Washington.
Layer showing the boundaries of the Oregon Department of Agriculture's (ODA) Strategic Implementation Areas that were established annually starting in 2015. Strategic Implementation Areas (SIAs) are areas selected around the state that receive focused outreach and technical assistance to address priority water quality concerns and ensure compliance with agricultural water quality regulations. More information about ODA's Strategic Implementation Area program can be found at: https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/shared/Documents/Publications/NaturalResources/SIA4.pdf
Layer showing the boundaries of the Oregon Department of Agriculture's (ODA) Strategic Implementation Areas that were established annually starting in 2015. Strategic Implementation Areas (SIAs) are areas selected around the state that receive focused outreach and technical assistance to address priority water quality concerns and ensure compliance with agricultural water quality regulations. More information about ODA's Strategic Implementation Area program can be found at: https://www.oregon.gov/ODA/shared/Documents/Publications/NaturalResources/SIA4.pdf
This theme depicts of the legal jurisdiction of each of Oregon's Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD).
Attributes last updated as of January 15, 2021
This is a cartographic representation of the legal description and is not the legal description.
Oregon’s Agricultural Water Quality Management Act (Act) was passed in 1993, with the input and support of the agricultural industry and the Oregon Board of Agriculture, to help farmers and ranchers address water pollution.
This legislation is the foundation of the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) Agricultural Water Quality Management Program(Program). The Act directed ODA to assist the industry in preventing and controlling pollution from agricultural sources.
Working in partnership with Oregon’s 45 local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), ODA identified 38 watershed-based Agricultural Water Quality Management Areas(Management Areas) throughout the state.
ODA Water Quality Specialists work with farmers, ranchers, community leaders, and other stakeholders who serve as Local Advisory Committee (LAC) members for each Management Area. Each LAC identifies local agricultural water quality problems and opportunities for improvement.
The 38 resulting Agricultural Water Quality Management Area Plans (Area Plans) address agricultural water quality issues in Oregon. As the LACs helped create the plans, they also helped write Area Rules (regulations) for that Management Area. The regulations ensure that all landowners do their part to prevent and control water pollution. The Program is designed to help anyone engaged in agricultural activities prevent water pollution.