A lawsuit pertaining to the upper Deschutes River between Wickiup Reservoir and the City of Bend is ongoing. Last week, a federal judge denied the request of two major environmental groups to require immediate changes to water flow, which varies drastically with the irrigation season.
Month: March 2016
Judge Rejects Environmentalist Bid to Hurt Irrigators
A federal judge has denied a request by environmentalists for an injunction that would have drastically altered water flow from two Central Oregon reservoirs and cost 4,600 farm families their livelihoods.
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Environmentalists Oppose Official Spotted Frog Ruling
EUGENE, Ore. — Environmentalists don’t want a federal judge to issue an official written ruling denying their motion to radically change water management in several Central Oregon reservoirs.
Stand together for the Deschutes River
Perspective on U.S. District Court hearing on the Oregon spotted frog litigation from DRC Executive Director, Tod Heisler As I scanned the overflowing courtroom for an empty seat at last Tuesday’s Oregon spotted frog hearing, I encountered…
All-or-nothing lawsuits not the answer for the Deschutes
U.S. District Judge Ann Aiken sent environmentalists and irrigators out of her court with plenty of homework this week. If the three local irrigation districts, the federal Bureau of Reclamation and their opponents, WaterWatch of Oregon and the Center for Biological Diversity, apply themselves, they might avoid what could be a long and expensive court battle that hurts both sides.
Op-Ed by WaterWatch on Judge Aikin temporary ruling on Deschutes River flows
Opinion from: WaterWatch of Oregon & Center for Biological Diversity view on ongoing Upper Deschutes River Lawsuit
No immediate change to Deschutes water use
EUGENE — A federal judge presiding over a case that could alter the way water is managed in Central Oregon said Tuesday she wouldn’t grant immediate changes to water management in the Deschutes River basin, as a pair of environmental groups had sought.
Judge to consider Deschutes River injunction in spotted frog lawsuit
Parties are scheduled to meet Tuesday in federal court in Eugene to argue the merits of implementing a court-ordered change in water management in the Deschutes Basin that environmental groups believe would benefit the Oregon spotted frog.