Contact: Clancy Flynn

Phone: (541)372-3540

Email: cflynn@oidnh.gov

Owyhee Irrigation District Seeking Candidates for Board Vacancy

 Owyhee Irrigation District is accepting applications to fill one open position on its board of directors.

The appointee will serve the remainder of Dan Tschida's term, which expires 2027.

The Owyhee Irrigation District Board of Directors is comprised of five board members. Each member is elected by eligible voters from their respective divisions of the district to serve a three-year term. 

Applicants for the vacant position must be registered voters who reside within Owyhee Irrigation District's boundaries & within District 4’s boundaries as stipulated by ORS 545.043.

Interested candidates can request an information packet, which includes information about the district, position, and application/selection process, from the district office by contacting Clancy Flynn at (541)372-3540 or by email at cflynn@oidnh.gov.

You may also visit our office located at 422 Thunderegg Blvd Nyssa, OR 97913 during regular business hours.

The deadline to submit applications for this vacancy is February 14th, 2025

For more information, please contact Clancy Flynn at (541)372-3540.

About Owyhee Irrigation District

 Owyhee Irrigation District (OID) supplies the irrigation water to lands in Malheur County, including Adrian, Nyssa, and Ontario, Oregon, since 1932. The District was formed to provide · agricultural water to the entire Owyhee Project and today remains the largest irrigation district in Eastern Oregon.

OID maintains approximately 300 miles of lined, piped, and open ditch delivery systems to service 1,300 patrons and over 67,000 acres. The key features of the project are the Owyhee Dam, OID's primary source of supply, two pumping plants: the Dunaway Station southwest of Adrian, Oregon, and the Dead Ox Station outside of Ontario, Oregon south of Weiser, Idaho, both of which are located on the Snake River and act as diversion structures. Project works also include three hydroelectric facilities. In 2008 the valley celebrated the 75th anniversary of the dedication of the Owyhee Dam.

OID is an Oregon governmental Special District, non-profit Bureau of Reclamation project, overseen by a five-member board of directors. The District operates in the best interest of both its lands and people.

The Owyhee Irrigation District is an essential contributor to the success and livelihood of the region, being the sole operator of the only source of water to the agricultural community.