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Tumalo Irrigation District Gets Funds for Upgrades

Sen. Jeff Merkley secures nearly $30 million for canal piping
Chris Miller

On Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced he helped secure nearly $30 million in funding for the Tumalo Irrigation District, as part of the District’s watershed plan to improve water conservation, delivery reliability and public safety through canal piping. The project, which covers more than 68 miles of canals and lateral canals, is expected to […]

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Water Rights

Conservation efforts questioned
Brian Jennings

Lawsuits filed by environmental groups against the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and multiple Central Oregon water districts, including the Central Oregon Irrigation District (COID), demand changes to the way the Deschutes River’s water is managed. The environmental groups are using the destruction of habitat of the spotted frog and the federal Endangered Species Act to […]

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