Tag: Oregon Water Resources Department
Lawmakers: No New Water Rights Permits Until State Audits Resources
By Alex Baumhardt
Oregon’s water basins are being overdrawn year after year, and a strategy to protect them for future generations is desperately overdue, according...
Lawmakers Approve $882,000 for Water Emergencies in E. Oregon
By Alex Baumhardt
State lawmakers granted nearly $6 million to address well water issues in eastern and southern Oregon.
The money was approved at a meeting...
City of Hermiston, Irrigation District Honored for Recycled Water Project
The city of Hermiston and the West Extension Irrigation District (WEID) are being honored by the Oregon Water Resources Department with the Tyler Hansell...
