The Education Advisory Committee is comprised in the same manner. Each of these advisory committees may contain other expertise represented by persons appointed by the Board. The project has local support and participation by affected landowners, agencies or other beneficiaries. The project benefits or will lead to future watershed improvement benefits affecting water quality or species recovery. The project will promote public awareness or education about watershed resource issues.
Appropriate monitoring is planned to document the achievement of project objectives.
OWEB has priorities that were developed in 1998 for the implementation of the funding for the Oregon Plan for Salmon and Watersheds. These priorities were discussed with the Joint Committee for Salmon and Stream Enhancement and adopted as administrative rules. Projects that address altered watershed functions affecting water quality, water flow volume and duration, and the production capacity for fish will be given preference over projects that address site-specific land use problems. Projects that change land management practices to address the causes of chronic disturbances to the watershed will be given preference over projects that address only symptoms of disturbance. Projects with direct evidence of collaboration between stakeholders and agencies will generally be given preference over single-party projects.