Prineville is moving ahead with a new wastewater treatment system, thanks to new federal funds. The U.S. Department of Agriculture just awarded the city a $4 million loan and a $1 million grant to put in new sewer lines and upgrade the pump station, among other things.
Month: September 2015
New bridge, planting add to Whychus Creek restoration
SISTERS — Dam removal was only part of the floodplain restoration along Whychus Creek, just upstream from Sisters.
Legal Threat is a Wake Up Call
As a society, Americans have a reputation for being litigious. This tendency to sue over every too-hot coffee or too-tall neighbor's fence is tedious, time consuming, and expensive.
Editorial: Collaborate, don’t litigate, the problems on the Deschutes
The courts may become a venue for a war over water in the Deschutes River Basin. Two environmental groups — WaterWatch of Oregon and the Center for Biological Diversity — have said they might sue over water management.
Editorial: Water negotiations deserve more than secrecy
We don’t know what kind of deal Bend residents may get in the secret mediation over its Bridge Creek drinking water project. But there are reasons residents should be concerned.
Work begins on fire break to protect Bend’s water
The Deschutes National Forest has begun constructing a 12-mile fire break east of Bend, intended to halt wildfires from moving from the Three Sisters Wilderness into the city’s Bridge Creek watershed.
Bend Whitewater Park drawing crowds
After the Bend Whitewater Park’s opening Friday evening, the artificial waves have seen a steady flow of paddlers and onlookers.
Editorial: A welcome splash in the Deschutes
It’s been a year in the making, and this weekend the weather is expected to cooperate as the Bend Park & Recreation District opens the new Bend Whitewater Park to the public.
Whitewater Park splashes down in Bend
Nearly a year after construction began, the Bend Whitewater Park will be open after 5 tonight.