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.
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Department of Energy has issued a Project Order to EDP Renewables for its proposed Blue Marmot solar facility in Lakeview; the company is currently reviewing the Project Order and plans to submit a preliminary application for site certificate in early spring 2021.
The proposed facility would generate 50 megawatts (MW) on 2,332 acres of land. The facility would be five sites, with collector lines to a proposed substation that would then transfer the electricity to an existing substation operated by
Pacific Power.
After EDP Renewables submitted a Notice of Intent on
Oct. 27, 2020, the public comment period for the project began. A virtual public meeting was held on
Oregon tribe wins ruling on water rights but Klamath Basin irrigators challenge allocation
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
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By Alex Schwartz, Herald and News
The Klamath County Circuit Court upheld a majority of decisions concerning the Oregon water rights of the Klamath Tribes last week, but basin irrigators say there could be changes in how those rights are enforced down the road.
Using treaty language wherein the U.S. government promised adequate resources for hunting and fishing on the former Klamath Indian Reservation, the tribes had successfully proved the existence of their time immemorial water rights in federal court in the 1970s and 1980s. But that litigation required their participation in the Klamath Basin Adjudication in order to quantify those rights.