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Who we are
Restored from the 2017–2023 coalition website, as captured on June 4, 2023. The text is kept as published. Dead links and contact details have been removed.
Since 1992, the Oregon Water Coalition has been providing relevant information about water and irrigated agriculture to growers, residents, and visitors of Eastern Oregon.
Our Mission
The Oregon Water Coalition aims to promote the responsible development, conservation, and utilization of land and water resources in Oregon, particularly northeastern Oregon. The Coalition assists water users by providing a slate of resources and information about water-related legislation, regional water news, and grant opportunities. In addition to collaborations with local partners, the Coalition strives to facilitate partnerships statewide with the goal of bridging the gap between urban and rural Oregon.
our board of directors
RAY KOPACZ, President
Manager, Stanfield Irrigation District | Board member since 2000
GIBB EVANS, Vice president
Vice President, IRZ Consulting | Board member since 2006
J.R. COOK, secretary-treasureR
Director, Northeast Oregon Water Association | Board member since 2016
debbie pedro
President, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce | Board member since 2017
GREG JUUL
Owner, Generation-2 Farms | Board member since 2006
JAKE MADISON
Owner, Madison Ranches | Board member since 2012
scott lukas
Assistant Professor--Horticulture, OSU-HAREC | Board member since 2017
tamra mabbott
Community Development Director, City of Umatilla | Board member since 2017
coordinator
Position open
Added in 2026
Context for “Who we are”
The coalition described here was a small membership body run out of Hermiston, with a board drawn from irrigation districts, farm businesses, the chamber of commerce, Oregon State University's Hermiston research station and city government. Its home ground was the Umatilla Basin: the Umatilla River runs 89 miles to the Columbia, draining about 2,450 square miles of northeastern Oregon, and Hermiston, roughly seven miles south of the Columbia near McNary Dam, is now the largest city in eastern Oregon.
The website went quiet after 2021 and stopped serving pages after 2023. The board list above is as it stood on the last capture and should not be read as current.
Is the Oregon Water Coalition still active?
This archive cannot say. The website stopped serving pages after 2023. Anyone needing current information should contact the organisation directly rather than rely on this historical page.
Where was the coalition based?
In Hermiston, Umatilla County. Its mailing address on the 2017–2023 site was in care of the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce.