The Jackson County Commissioners approved a formal request for Governor Kotek to make an emergency drought declaration in Jackson County. That makes us the sixth Oregon county to make a local drought declaration this year.

Click here to read the RV-Times article - April 1, 2026

We are seeing a substantial snowpack deficit in our region due to record-high temperatures over the winter months. District reservoirs rely on snowpack to help fill the reservoirs in the spring and keep streamflows up. At this time, district reservoirs are not receiving much inflow, and the snowpack they rely on is less than five percent of the average for this date. 2015 was a comparable year for snowpack and reservoir levels, where we only had stored water until mid-September. While there are a lot of variables, not receiving more relief in the mountains by this date is concerning for our ability to make it a full season. Having a drought declaration in place makes financial and technical assistance available for the affected producers in our region.

Solar Project Update

The Medford Irrigation District Floating Community Solar Project is around 50% constructed with a target completion date of early May. The district still has plenty of subscriptions available for the energy the project will produce.  

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We plan to invite our patrons to an open house event later this month, where you can learn more about the program and get help signing up. There will be more information on those details next week.

RRVID Public Scoping Meeting

We want to show our support for Rogue River Valley Irrigation District's modernization efforts by getting the word out about the public scoping meeting they are hosting on April 7. Click here to learn more.  The meeting will be from 6-7 pm at the Rogue Community College Table Rock Campus, room 184.