SALEM — The failure of a bill imposing environmental reviews on certain Oregon water rights transfers has not dissuaded Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek from pursuing similar legislation again. Senate Bill 1153 ...
Public interest considerations couldn’t weigh on water rights transfers under an Oregon House bill, clashing with Senate legislation that would strengthen environmental reviews of such transactions.
Much of the water in the West is transported across vast geographical areas by large infrastructure projects known as interbasin water transfers. Two of these projects in particular make up 85% of all ...