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ALLOTMENT
May 20, 2022 – The Board of Directors has increased the Deschutes water allotment to .50 and the Crooked River allotment to .25.
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The North Unit Irrigation District is located in the Deschutes River Basin and supplies irrigation water to nearly 59,000 acres of farmland in Jefferson County. North Unit Irrigation District is a quasi-municipality under contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. In addition, the District is a part of the Deschutes Basin Board of Control, a consortium of eight irrigation districts and municipalities that collaborate on issues facing Central Oregon and water users.
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Our primary focus
To work together with the community and its partners to protect, enhance and deliver water to its customers in the most efficient and cost-effective manner.
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65 Miles
Of main canal
235 Miles
Of laterals
58,842 Acres
Of productive, legacy agriculture
55%
Of the nation’s and 40% of the world’s hybrid carrot seed grown within District
55%
Of the productive agricultural acreage dependent on the Upper Deschutes River is within North Unit Irrigation District
70%
Of our irrigated water comes from storage in Wickiup Reservoir, not natural stream flow
200,000 Acre Foot
Of storage in Wickiup when filled to capacity
972 Water Users
Served each year within Jefferson County
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North Unit2023-03-13 10:29:132023-03-13 10:32:52Deschutes Basin HCP Informative Session
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North Unit2023-02-27 11:50:252023-02-27 11:52:58Board Meeting
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North Unit2023-02-21 08:36:262023-02-21 08:37:06Kotek Declares Drought Emergency
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North Unit2023-02-03 02:25:252023-02-03 14:27:37Board of Director’s Special Meeting 2/15/23
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North Unit2023-01-30 13:23:352023-01-30 13:24:45Possible Board Quorum
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North Unit2023-01-16 15:08:292023-01-25 14:20:45NUID Infrastructure Modernization Project (PL566)Thank you to Marisa Hossick for the many photos featured within our webpage.