Officials from local government and the private sector recently teamed up to hire someone who they hope can find a solution to the long-standing sedimentation problem in Bend’s Mirror Pond.
In the Media
December 30, 2010 – Captial Press – Forest Service restoration plan angers irrigators
A U.S. Forest Service plan to create a central Oregon wetland from the Deschutes River has drawn protests from local irrigation districts who say the project will suck off water from irrigators downstream.
January 6, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Restoring river’s path might be best Mirror Pond solution
It’s no surprise, really: The Bend community remains mired in the muck over how to pay for the dredging of Mirror Pond (“Fixing Mirror Pond demands a new look, officials say,” The Bulletin, Dec. 26).
December 23, 2010 – Bend Bulletin – EPA urges testing for hexavalent chromium
The Environmental Protection Agency is suggesting that water utilities nationwide test their drinking water for hexavalent chromium, a probable carcinogen, after an independent survey released earlier this week found the chemical in tap water drawn from 31 cities, including Bend.
December 26, 2010 – Bend Bulletin – Water test has Bend, Redmond officials talking
When the report came out last week that Bend’s tap water contained a carcinogen, city officials were scrambling.
December 27, 2010 – Bend Bulletin – City of Bend must move forward with surface water project
When voters elect city councilors, they expect them to make decisions that are in the best interests of all residents now and well into the future.
December 31, 2010 – Bend Bulletin – What’s the purpose of wetland plan?
Despite a slew of complaints about the idea, the U.S. Forest Service continues to plan to re-create a wetland on the Deschutes River south of Bend.
December 22, 2010 – Bend Bulletin – Avion questions chromium findings
Representatives of the Avion Water Co. say they’re concerned about a new study that found potentially dangerous levels of a cancer-causing compound in its water but are not yet convinced the research is scientifically sound.
December 21, 2010 – Bend Bulletin – Bulletin vs wilderness
The Bulletin’s put-down of wilderness status for the lower Whychus and Deschutes junction was predictable. If any environmentalist or environmentalist group proposes something, it will almost certainly be opposed by your paper.