Tag: Painted Hills Reservoir

Instream: Bridge Creek Ranch Diversion Update

By Brian Posewitz WaterWatch recently completed a contested case hearing seeking to prevent a water right transfer from exacerbating low streamflows in Bridge Creek, a tributary to the John Day River with important habitat for threatened steelhead. Bridge Creek Ranch, an affiliate of Papé Machinery that owns and operates Painted Hills Reservoir, wants to move […]

Transfer Battle Has Far-Reaching Implications for Oregon Water Law

By Mateusz Perkowski | Dec. 14, 2023 | Capital Press The irony of the legal dispute over upgrades to the Painted Hills Reservoir in Central Oregon is that everyone agrees the project helps the environment. Oregon’s water regulators have contributed money toward raising the dam and storing more water for fish, even though they’re now

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