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Upper Deschutes Basin Water Study released by Bureau of Reclamation We have enough water in the basin for rivers, farms, and cities, as long as we manage it carefully BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Collaborative efforts to improve and modernize water management in the Deschutes River Basin have reached another milestone with the finalization and public release of the Bureau of Reclamation’s Upper Deschutes River Basin Study, officials said Friday. The Bureau of Reclamation and the Oregon Water Resources Department jointly funded the $1.5 million study, which builds on two decades of investigations, planning, and successful implementation of projects to address water shortages and balance the water needs of rivers, the economy, and central Oregon communities. ....
SALEM — A proposed 17% fee increase on water transactions and dam inspections has raised concerns about increasing the economic burden on Oregon farmers during the coronavirus pandemic. ....
Oregon water regulators have rejected a petition to restrict groundwater pumping by large dairies within a 257-square-mile area in Umatilla and Morrow counties. The Oregon Water Resources Commission voted unanimously Dec. 15 to deny the request by Stand Up to Factory Farms, a coalition of environmental groups and others, to establish a 5,000-gallon daily limit on water withdrawals by new or expanded âconcentrated animal feeding operationsâ in the region. Under the stateâs stockwatering exemption, water can be diverted or pumped for livestock without a water rights permit from the Oregon Water Resources Department, which is overseen by the commission. Stand Up to Factory Farms contended that âmega dairiesâ and other CAFOs should be stopped from relying on this exemption to use âunlimited amounts of waterâ in the two groundwater critical areas in Northeastern Oregon. ....