A recent phone call from Bend City Manager Eric King to the head of the Deschutes River Conservancy to talk about the city's Bridge Creek water project has raised the suspicions of some of the project's critics.
In the Media
September 27, 2011 – DRC News – Deschutes River Conservancy a thought leader in water conservation
The Deschutes River Conservancy regularly serves as a resource for regional groups seeking to learn from the successes of the collaborative restoration model in the Deschutes Basin. Recently, the DRC hosted tours for two delegations from Colorado and Arizona who were interested in seeing how agricultural and environmental interests can work together to solve long-term water needs.
September 27, 2010 – DRC News – Northwest Water organization take a lesson from Down Under
Did you know there are organizations similar to the DRC throughout the Northwest who are working collaboratively in their communities to restore streamflow in tributary streams and rivers of the Columbia Basin?
September 27, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Bend courted brewers on water
Earlier this month the city of Bend asked local brewers, including Deschutes, Boneyard and 10 Barrel, to support the city’s controversial $68.2 million overhaul of its Bridge Creek water system.
September 26, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Bend is scared of questions on Bridge Creek
The city of Bend seems so deeply dug in defending its $69 million Bridge Creek water project that it’s unwilling to peek out from behind the bunkers.
September 26, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Fall’s the time to cast a local line
Several years ago, my husband and I spent a long weekend fly-fishing in southeastern Oregon. For three solid days, we flogged three different rivers.
September 16, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Where's all the water?
Last weekend, Bend residents Mike Tripp and his wife went on a hike along Tumalo Creek downstream of Shevlin Park. What they found startled them.
September 20, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Salazar: Dam removal will cost far less
The cost of removing four dams on the Klamath River in California and Oregon will be far less than first believed, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said Monday as he worked to rally support for several massive federal water projects.
September 21, 2011 – Bend Bulletin – Steel pipe purchase a $4 million gamble
The city of Bend’s latest money-saving venture could maroon Bend with a $4 million pile of steel to sell. The city hopes it can save $400,000 on the price of steel pipe for its Bridge Creek water project by paying $4 million now.