Wallowa Valley Improvement District #1

 An Irrigation District

 

Wallowa Valley Improvement District #1 (referred to as WVID on this website) is an Irrigation District formed under the irrigation district laws of the state of Oregon. Just like a school district and cemetery district, WVID is a public entity and considered a municipal corporation. As a public entity, WVID is subject to Public Records and Public Meetings laws ORS 192, prescribing that the public is entitled to know how the business of the public body is conducted. The enabling statutes governing the many aspects of an Irrigation District are as follows: (click on any underlined item and it will open a link to that item)

• ORS 192 Records; Public Reports and Meetings

• ORS 193 Legal Notices (specifically 193.030)

• ORS 198 Special Districts, Generally

• ORS 294 County and Municipal Financial Administration (Irrigation Districts are exempt from Local Budget Law)

• ORS 545 Irrigation Districts

• ORS 548 Provisions Applicable to both Drainage and Irrigation Districts

 

Additionally, there are several other statutes that speak to Water Rights, Water Distribution, Hydroelectric projects, etc located in ORS Volume 13: Title 45 Water resources: irrigation, drainage, flood control, reclamation.

 

The WVID board of directors are public officials with special fiduciary duties to the patrons of the district and the interest of the district. All official actions of the directors are subject to applicable federal and state laws. District board members have no individual powers seperate from the powers of the board.