Federal lawmakers are pushing back on the way a state agency handled complaints about a mining giant contaminating water in Crooked County with manganese.
Oregon should start treating water like the precious resource it is. And some people are not going to like the changes. We can’t say we blame them if an open canal in a backyard gets piped or a business can’t get a water permit because water rights are already oversubscribed. But Oregon must change or end up like a state-sized version of Phoenix.
A group of concerned property owners has filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Arnold Irrigation District from piping 12 miles of its main canal, a project that will save millions of gallons of water.
On Saturday, people gathered at the Crooked River Day Use Area at the Cove Palisades State Park along the banks of Lake Billy Chinook to celebrate the history and culture of the people who have inhabited the Crooked River and Deschutes River canyons of Central Oregon.
Summer is around the corner, and floating the Deschutes River from the Riverbend Park area downstream to Drake Park is a fun trip through town that takes between 60 and 90 minutes depending on conditions.
Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair’s recent actions have raised concerns about her commitment to the stewardship of our county. Her flip-flopping decision on the Arnold Irrigation District’s water conservation project exposes questionable priorities and political motivations.
Close to 2,000 people gathered at Hayden Homes Amphitheater in Bend Tuesday to celebrate the life of Bill Smith, the developer of the Old Mill District and a visionary.
The questions from Deschutes County Commissioner Patti Adair about the Arnold Irrigation District’s canal project come up about canal piping projects again and again.
Despite a wet winter and spring, Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties remain in some form of drought, ranging from moderate to extreme.
