Oregon simply is not Oregon without clean, abundant water.

Investments in environmental drought resilience to lessen the impact of future droughts and help Oregon leverage newly available federal dollars for fish, wildlife, and watersheds.

Modernizing statutes to allow the state to better protect ecosystems and manage water proactively.

Investment in science and technology to quantify water supply, instream and out-of-stream water needs, water consumption, and opportunities for conservation and efficiency to ensure sustainability.

Funding for state agencies for staff and equipment to support increased water data collection, management, integration, and accessibility.

Increased instream protections including the adoption of more instream water rights, support for voluntary instream transfers and leases, and designation of new state scenic waterways.

Investments in nature-based approaches to expand our natural water storage capacity, improve water quality, increase disaster resilience, and benefit fish and wildlife habitat.

Modernizing groundwater management to ensure groundwater rights are only issued if they are within the capacity of the resource.

Equitable protection for communities and ecosystems to ensure that our most vulnerable communities can adapt to a changing climate, and our most resilient habitats can persist.