Oregon Water Resources Department

Sea Grant Fellowship Opportunity

The Department has been working with the Governor's office and other state agencies to develop a water initiativeto implement over the next several years. The water initiative is quite comprehensive and the Department is looking for Fellows who have the ability to take each of the pieces and create outreach materials--the stories,statistics, and graphics--that will resonate with the public and the 2009 Legislature.

Each issue area has its own technical complexities and built-in constituencies. The Fellow selected for this position will need to coordinate closely with other Water Resources Dept. staff to conduct background interviews, read technical reports and project summaries, and write persuasive analyses. The challenge will be to boil each issue down to a one-page briefer that we can share with Legislators and stakeholders. Of course, each one-pager will require a raft of supporting documents, including talking points, power point presentations, white papers, etc. The individual should have a strong ability to write and produce publications, and organize discussions with Department staff, public officials and stakeholders.

The Department plans to bring several important issues before the 2009 Legislature, and expects to participate in a number of technical discussions initiated by other groups and agencies as well. A representative look at the list of issues for which we will need outreach materials includes:

1. 100 Years of Water Law in Oregon

2. Development of Oregon's first state-wide water conservation and supply plan

3. Water conservation opportunities in Oregon

4. Water re-use opportunities in Oregon

5. Water storage opportunities in Oregon

6. How climate change models influence water supply planning in Oregon

7.How water mitigation banks and water supply banks work

8.How regional water supply coordination improves the odds of success

9. Measuring surfacewater resources and significant diversions

10. Measuring groundwater resources and use

11. Exempt wells

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