The city of Bend has a list of more than $200 million in transportation, water and sewer improvements it would like to undertake over the next five years to either upgrade its current network of infrastructure or simply repair and maintain it.
In the Media
February 16, 2011 – The Source Weekly – Too Much of a Good Thing
Fish advocates and farmers say there is enough water to go around for all users on the Crooked River. So why can’t they figure out how to share it?
January 26, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – City Council investing in cost-saving water study
City of Bend officials hope an $82,000 investment they make today will result in some cost savings in the future on a $58 million to $73 million reconstruction of the Bridge Creek water system.
January 25, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Forum tackles Bend’s water project
Experts in fields ranging from natural resources economics to engineering debated the potential impacts of the city of Bend’s $58 million to $78 million reconstruction of its Bridge Creek water system Monday night during a forum at the Oregon State University-Cascades campus.
February 10, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Big water, big challenge
Waist deep in the murky water, Skip Paznokas braced himself with his wading stick as the Crooked River flowed around him.
February 22, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Delay in water rate increase has cost city $90K
A delayed water rate increase in Sisters has cost the city about $90,000 in lost revenues.
February 22, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Project hits snag
The Bend Park & Recreation District has discovered a potential obstacle in its effort to modify the Colorado Avenue dam, where a woman died five years ago.
January 25, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Exhibit to tell tale of Deschutes River
A second new exhibit will open quietly Saturday at the High Desert Museum. While no butterflies will flutter or hawks swoop through the space, it still tells an important story.
January 21, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Water sources scarce in the caldera basin
Water in the city of Prineville is a precious commodity due to minimal water below the city’s surface, but officials are working on plans to improve the hand they were dealt in the dry caldera basin.