Oregon Court of Appeals sides with salmon in lawsuit over Clackamas River water use The Associated Press January 5, 2015 The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the state Water Resources Department failed to limit the amount of water cities and water districts can draw from the lower Clackamas River so that there would be enough water left in …
Appeals Court Delivers Victory for Clackamas River Salmon and Steelhead
For Immediate Release December 31, 2014 Contact: Lisa Brown, WaterWatch Staff Attorney: 503-295-4039 x4 John DeVoe, WaterWatch Executive Director: 503-295-4039 x1 Court of Appeals decision available here: http://www.publications.ojd.state.or.us/docs/A148870.pdf Appeals Court Delivers Victory for Clackamas River Salmon and Steelhead Opinion Requires State to Maintain Flows Needed for Imperiled Fish Clackamas River by Erin Barnholdt Today the Oregon Court of Appeals delivered a …
Water districts compete for a big drink from the Clackamas River With population growth coming down the pipe, communities look to the future
Water districts compete for a big drink from the Clackamas River With population growth coming down the pipe, communities look to the future By Yuxing Zheng The Oregonian September 22, 2008 Growth – Communities looking to have enough water for a population boom may wind up before a judge LAKE OSWEGO — There are no Super Soakers in this …
A showdown looms on the Clackamas River over drinking water
A showdown looms on the Clackamas River over drinking water By Lee van der Voo Lake Oswego Review March 07, 2007 Limited river water may pit fish against utilities A state law prompting higher water levels in the Clackamas River may one day force water users to trade their green lawns for the survival of endangered species. Those water users …
Is Lake Oswego too thirsty for the Clackamas to handle?
Is Lake Oswego too thirsty for the Clackamas to handle? Lake Oswego wants the ability to take another 22 million gallons a day from the Clackamas River. Conservationists fear fish won’t survive. by Sara Roth KGW.com August 4, 2015 PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland metro area may be protected from the drought that’s encompassing the majority of Oregon, but …
Clackamas Watershed Collects Pollutants And Drinking Water
Clackamas Watershed Collects Pollutants And Drinking Water by Cassandra Profita OPB August 12, 2013 The city of Lake Oswego plans to double the amount of water it takes from the river and is building a larger intake system. Photo by Cassandra Profita/OPB On a nursery in Boring, researchers are demonstrating a new high-tech pesticide sprayer for a dozen growers. Oregon …
Water Fight on the River
Water Fight on the River By Rebecca Randall Portland Tribune December 2, 2010 River conservation nonprofit WaterWatch contends that if the South Fork Water Board, which serves West Linn and Oregon City, is allowed to develop its water rights to the fullest extent that it could be harmful to fish in the Clackamas River. The group also protested five other …
2015 Legislative Roundup
2015 Legislative Roundup With the help of WaterWatch members, the 2015 legislative session ended with critical agency funding intact, the defeat of a slew of bad water bills, and the elevation of a number of important policy issues. We could not have done it without you! Your voices were critical to our success this year. Some of our wins from …
Nine-month construction delay on West Linn water treatment plant angers neighbors, surprises project managers
Nine-month construction delay on West Linn water treatment plant angers neighbors, surprises project managers by Michael Bamesberger The Oregonian/OregonLive February 12, 2015 The Lake Oswego-Tigard Water Partnership, which is about half-way completed, will deliver Clackamas River water to both communities next year. Last month, neighbors in West Linn’s Robinwood neighborhood were surprised to learn construction work on the water treatment …
PGE nears deal on dams
PGE nears deal on dams By Jim Kadera Oregonian November 28, 2005 ESTACADA –Under an agreement nearing completion after years of study and negotiation, Oregon’s largest utility would spend an estimated $200 million on environmental improvements in exchange for a 45-year relicensing of four dams on the Clackamas River. The spending would rival amounts that PacifiCorp will pay for …
The Statesman Journal: January 2020: “Proposal to Demolish Crumbling Scotts Mills Dam Gaining Momentum”
by Bill Poehler, Statesman Journal | January 2020 | The Statesman Journal The first time Anna Rankin went to the Scotts Mills Dam, she noticed crosses and flowers on the banks below the dam. When Rankin, the executive director of the Pudding River Watershed Council, asked about the markers, she learned there had been a number of deaths from people …
The Statesman Journal: December 2019: “Farmers Band Together to Stop Dam from Being Built on Drift Creek”
by Bill Poehler, Statesman Journal | December 2019 | The Statesman Journal Joel Rue welcomed a group of fellow farmers and friends into his home in Victor Point, located in a canyon between Silverton and Silver Falls State Park, in 2005. Over the next few hours, the farmers from around Mt. Angel explained how for decades they sought ways to …
Salem to sell unused water right for $16.2 million
By Tracy Loew Salem Statesman Journal May 24, 2016 The city of Salem has agreed to sell part of its water rights on the Willamette River to the fast-growing city of Hillsboro. If the deal goes through it will earn Salem $16.2 million, which will be used to improve the city’s water infrastructure. “We don’t have any immediate need for …
Bidding Set to Close for 82 Acres Near Sandy
Bidding Set to Close for 82 Acres Near Sandy By Brad Schmidt Oregonian August 22, 2007 Bidding will close today on the sale of 82 acres of forestland along U.S. 26 in Brightwood, a transaction that could lead to the construction of 260 houses — the largest new single-family residential development near Mount Hood in four decades. Talk of …