On Tuesday, October 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT), the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries will hold an oversight field hearing titled “It All Depends on Water: Examining Efforts to Improve and Protect Central Oregon’s Water Supply.” The hearing will examine the importance of collaboration in the Deschutes Basin and its impact on agriculture and species recovery. This hearing will be held at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds, 3800 SW Airport Way in Redmond, Oregon.

Witnesses are by invitation only.

Witness and Testimony

Mr. Bobby Brunoe
Secretary-Treasurer
Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
Warm Springs, OR

Dr. Trish Backsen, DVM
Farmer and Owner
Oregon Feed and Irrigation
Redmond, OR

Mr. Jeff Larkin
Owner
Jeff Larkin Realty
Redmond, OR

Mr. Pat Gaylord
Geomatics Service Excellence Leader
David Evans and Associates, Inc.
Happy Valley, OR

Mr. Anthony DeBone
Commissioner
Deschutes County
Bend, OR