Winchester Dam - Urgent Action Needed

Dear Democrats and Allies: 

At the August 2023 Democratic Party of Douglas County Central Committee meeting, we voted to support efforts to address the problems with Winchester Dam (WD). This includes taking action to let our representatives at various local, state and federal levels know that we want the laws enforced by the agencies responsible, up to and including removal of Winchester Dam.

Various groups in the state have been working for years to address environmental concerns that the dam is causing.  There is also some evidence that shows that the the mere existence of the dam violates Oregon law because it has no public benefit required to dam our collective waterways. Your local Democratic Party will be working to support community efforts to solve this problem now.

In the coming weeks, we will be sending out information about other community actions regarding the Winchester Dam. Stay tuned. 

Thank you,

Democratic Party of Douglas County