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Wyden bill to up water quality for Hermiston, Umatilla River

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 4 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, federal, Fish/Wildlife Habitat, Agriculture

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, Reservoir/Storage, Groundwater/Aquifer, federal, Fish/Wildlife Habitat

Washington approves water right for large feedlot

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: Washington state officials have approved a water rights transfer for a feedlot that would house as m … more →

Tags: Tribes, Environment, irrigation, state, Groundwater/Aquifer, drinking water, Conservation, Agriculture

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, Reservoir/Storage, Engineering, federal, Fish/Wildlife Habitat, anglers, Diversión

Bills aim to continue Umatilla Basin Project

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 6 months ago: The feasibility study for the Umatilla Basin Recharge Project that Senate Bill 1069 began will end J … more →

Tags: irrigation, state, Reservoir/Storage

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, federal, Fish/Wildlife Habitat, Pollution

New forecast has Columbia Basin dropping to 87%

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: With precipitation below average across much of the Columbia River basin in April, expectations for … more →

Tags: Dams, Climate, Snowpack/Runoff, Reservoir/Storage, federal

Yakima Basin water supply forecast released

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 7 months ago: The Bureau of Reclamation has just released the May 2009, forecast for irrigation water supply in th … more →

Tags: Water Rights, Climate, irrigation, Flows, Snowpack/Runoff, Reservoir/Storage, federal

Ogallala Aquifer has shrunk 9 percent, new report says

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 8 months ago: A new report says the vast underground reservoir popularly known as the Ogallala Aquifer has shrunk … more →

Tags: irrigation, Reservoir/Storage, Groundwater/Aquifer, drinking water, federal

Pipeline plan would divert water from Green River

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 8 months ago: A proposed pipeline that would take billions of gallons of water from the Green River basin each yea … more →

Tags: Water Rights, Dams, Engineering, Conservation, federal

Forecast still below normal despite big gains in Snake Basin

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 9 months ago: The Columbia River Basin water supply forecast for spring and summer remains well below normal despi … more →

Tags: Dams, Climate, Snowpack/Runoff, federal

Nevada wants delay on tapping of Snake Valley water

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 9 months ago: A Nevada agency that hopes to siphon billions of gallons of groundwater from a Utah aquifer to feed … more →

Tags: Water Rights, Environment, state, Groundwater/Aquifer, Engineering, federal

Heavy users to pay more under new Los Angeles water rates

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 9 months ago: Los Angeles utility officials have approved new water rates that will penalize residents who don’t c … more →

Tags: Environment, Municipal, Public Utilities, Reservoir/Storage, Conservation

Dry February, basin forecast drops to 80 percent

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 9 months ago: A prevalence of blue skies this winter in the Northwest is beginning to make power producers, fish m … more →

Tags: Tribes, Environment, Dams, hydroelectric, Climate, irrigation, Public Utilities, state, Snowpack/Runoff

More support needed for officials facing climate change impacts

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 9 months ago: Many state and local officials and private organizations are basing decisions—such as how to build b … more →

Tags: Environment, Climate, federal, Energy Supply/Consumption

Drop in central Oregon groundwater puzzles scientists

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 9 months ago: A mysterious drop in groundwater levels in the triangle between Redmond, Prineville and Powell Butte … more →

Tags: Municipal, Climate, irrigation, state, Groundwater/Aquifer, federal

Stimulus project lists could include salmon recovery

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 10 months ago: Ever since the signing, and in most cases well before the signing, of the so-called economic stimulu … more →

Tags: Tribes, Environment, Dams, Municipal, hydroelectric, irrigation, Public Utilities, Internet, Flows

Spring-Summer water forecasts slip below historic averages

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 10 months ago: Columbia-Snake river basin snowpack continued building into early January but has since gone into a … more →

Tags: Dams, Climate, Flows, Snowpack/Runoff, Reservoir/Storage, Engineering, federal

Utility officials water down pipeline fears

Oregon Water Coalition wrote 11 months ago: The good people of the Pacific Northwest and Great Lakes region can relax. Although officials in Sou … more →

Tags: Environment, irrigation, Public Utilities, state, Flows, Groundwater/Aquifer, Agriculture, Desalination, Drought


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