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Wyden bill to up water quality for Hermiston, Umatilla River

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 3 months ago: On August 4, Senator Ron Wyden made the following statement on the floor of the U.S. Senate on legis … more →

Tags: Tribes, Congress, Municipal, irrigation, wastewater, Flows, Water Supply/Consumption, federal, Agriculture

Hermiston waste treatment plant now 30 years old

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 3 months ago: It has been upgraded many times of over the years to stay in compliance with environmental requireme … more →

Tags: Environment, Municipal, irrigation, wastewater, federal

2009 summer steelhead run third best in 70 years

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 4 months ago: The Columbia River basin’s 2009 “upriver” summer steelhead run is muscling its way toward elite stat … more →

Tags: Tribes, Environment, Dams, hydroelectric, state, Flows, federal

Quagga mussels threat called 'biological wildfire'

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 4 months ago: The Northwest Power and Conservation Council was told last week that it needs to get more involved i … more →

Tags: Environment, hydroelectric, irrigation, state, Flows, Conservation, Coastal/Oceans

Largest Snake River fall chinook run in four decades predicted

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 4 months ago: Fishery managers predict this year will see the largest Snake River fall chinook salmon run in four … more →

Tags: Tribes, Dams

Bill to study impacts of lower Snake dam removal

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 4 months ago: Rep. Jim McDermott, D-WA, and Rep. Tom Petri, R-WI, have introduced the “Salmon Solutions and Planni … more →

Tags: Congress, Environment, Dams, hydroelectric, Climate, irrigation, Transportation, Engineering, federal

Reducing rising water temps in lower Snake River

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 4 months ago: The settling in of this summer’s heat has forced salmon and hydro system managers to sprint through … more →

Tags: Environment, Dams, hydroelectric, Climate, Public Utilities, Flows, Reservoir/Storage, Engineering, federal

Ocean tracking nets data on salmon survival downstream

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 5 months ago: A first-ever sampling of juvenile salmon survival during the initial leg of their ocean journey woul … more →

Tags: Dams, hydroelectric, technology

Analysis complete for more Lake Roosevelt releases

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation last week completed the environmental analysis it feels necessary to … more →

Tags: Environment, Municipal, irrigation, state, Flows, Water Supply/Consumption, Reservoir/Storage, Groundwater/Aquifer, federal

Wyoming residents still oppose water pipeline

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: A second public meeting in southwest Wyoming drew more comments against a proposal to divert water f … more →

Tags: Dams, Municipal, Water Supply/Consumption, Reservoir/Storage, Engineering, federal, anglers, Diversión

Council report details BPA fish, wildlife spending

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: The total amount of ratepayer revenues expended by the Bonneville Power Administration to boost Colu … more →

Tags: Tribes, Dams, hydroelectric, Climate, Public Utilities, state, Engineering, Conservation, federal

Dworshak's largest turbine out, impacting fish

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: The largest of three turbine generating units at central Idaho’s Dworshak Dam will be idled for at l … more →

Tags: Tribes, Environment, Dams, hydroelectric, state, Flows, Engineering, federal

Sea lion trapping winds down

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: Both California and Steller sea lions have exited their salmon smorgasbord below the Columbia River’ … more →

Tags: Environment, Dams, state, Engineering, federal

Obama administration reviews salmon plan

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: The Obama administration is reviewing a Bush administration plan for balancing the needs of people a … more →

Tags: Courts, Environment, Dams, hydroelectric, federal

EPA accelerates Great Lakes restoration

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: The Great Lakes Basin is a national resource treasure that is home to 34 million people in the U.S. … more →

Tags: Tribes, Environment, Municipal, state, Water Supply/Consumption, federal, Pollution

Sea lions avoid traps in favor of dam’s concrete pad

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: There have been 11 California sea lions trapped and removed from the area below Bonneville Dam on th … more →

Tags: Environment, Dams, state

Bureau expects to augment flow in upper Snake

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation will likely be able to provide desired flow augmentation volumes for salm … more →

Tags: Tribes, Water Rights, Environment, hydroelectric, state, Flows, Snowpack/Runoff, Reservoir/Storage, federal

NOAA budget: increase salmon spending but end fund

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: President Barack Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2010 budget for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric A … more →

Tags: Tribes, state, Conservation, federal

Locke extends disaster declaration, releases $53M

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke says he is extending the 2008 West Coast salmon disaster declarat … more →

Tags: Climate, state, federal, Commercial Fishing, Coastal/Oceans


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