WASCO CO. — Stopping long-term, deep declines in groundwater in the Fifteenmile watershed is the goal of a study by Oregon’s Water Resources D…
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WASCO CO. — A state water manager painted a sobering but proactive picture of Wasco County’s water resources, detailing declining aquifers and…
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THE DALLES — In 2024, Oregon’s legislature set aside $1 million in grants to reimburse residents who repaired or replaced a dry well. Oregon’s…
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Water usage by Google, especially as it relates to two new proposed data centers in The Dalles, is currently being negotiated between Google L…
Water usage by Google, especially as it relates to two new proposed data centers in The Dalles, is currently being negotiated between Google L…
A grant request to build a second deep well in Mosier, moving a heavy agricultural user out of a depleting aquifer currently being used by the town, was declined at this time. The Oregon Water Resources Commission told the grant seekers to come back with more information for reconsideration in the next funding cycle.
For adventures in deep-well drilling, look no further than the 1,223-foot well recently drilled for orchardist Bryce Molesworth in the Mosier Valley. It came in at just over 1.5 times the estimated cost and took far longer than expected, but it’s finally done and has been in service for several months now, Molesworth said.
With the community water supply in Mosier long under threat, motivation has been high to find a solution. Concerns dated back to the mid-1970s, when orchardists began complaining about steadily declining water levels, a 2012 federal report said.
