We can look forward to a higher flowing, healthier Whychus Creek this summer as a result of the latest in a series of restoration projects that have revived this Sisters creek. Once a dry creek…
Month: February 2014
With all this flooding now, why talk of a drought this summer?
The Deschutes River and its tributaries are fed by melting snow from the Cascade Mountains. When we get rain and warmer weather in the winter and early spring, it melts the snow pack, sometimes dramatically…
Deschutes River could cause Tumalo flooding
After rising for the past couple of days, the flow along the Deschutes River is expected to peak today.
$24M price on water treatment
The Bend City Council is expected to approve a guaranteed maximum price of just under $24 million for the construction of the membrane water treatment plant associated with the Bridge Creek water project.
Flooding hits south county
Warming temperatures and a series of rainstorms have flooded parts of south Deschutes County one week after record snowfall slammed Central Oregon.
Judge won’t block Bridge Creek project
A federal judge Friday rejected an attempt by Central Oregon LandWatch to halt the city of Bend’s Bridge Creek municipal water project.
Water talks continue
City of Bend officials plan to continue settlement talks this week with groups that sued to stop its $24 million Bridge Creek water supply project.
Utility will repair Mirror Pond dam
PacifiCorp announced this afternoon that it will repair the leak in Mirror Pond dam in April, in time for people to enjoy higher water levels on the Deschutes River this summer.
Ryan Ranch wetland plan coalesces
Three years after its planned wetland restoration upstream of Dillon Falls on the Deschutes River riled irrigators, the U.S. Forest Service is close to finalizing a revised plan.