What it does: The bill would appropriate $3.35 million to the Oregon Water Resources Department to grant to soil and water districts in Lincoln, Union and Gilliam counties and to the nonprofit ...

The Oregon Water Resources Commission must reconsider its denial of a proposed dam in farmland south of Silverton, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled.

U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle has announced she’s secured over $16.6 million in federal funding for community infrastructure projects ...

In 2019, the Oregon Water Resources Commission denied the application for the dam, saying the state's water right that benefits native coastal cutthroat trout in the creek gets first priority.

Kotek has declared drought emergencies in five other counties so far this year — Douglas, Lincoln, Morrow, Union and Baker — ...

The Bureau of Land Management has released an impact statement examining the mine's potential effects on water use, wildlife ...

The development process for SB 1153 has been “antithetical to the Oregon way,” with Gov. Tina Kotek’s office taking a top-down approach that likely hindered the bill’s progress compared to ...

Oregon legislators have reduced proposed fees for water rights transactions. Nonetheless, fees will increase by 50%. (Capital Press file photo) Lawmakers have scaled back the fee increases ...

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek and her natural resources adviser Geoff Huntington consider water quality and availability a top priority this legislative session. They’re particularly focused on ...