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CASCADE LOCKS — The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a penalty for the City of Cascade Locks
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DALLESPORT — Wastewater treatment plant operators play a critical role in keeping Washington’s water clean. The facilities they operate have t…
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Water quality testing conducted at three locations near the 9th Street Bridge over Mill Creek in The Dalles show that conditions have returned…
A Friday night deluge that saw .79 inches of rain fall in just 20 minutes flooded parts of downtown The Dalles and put the city’s sewer treatment plant offline for five and a half hours.
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has issued a $2,380 civil penalty to the City of Hood River for violating environmental standards at its municipal wastewater treatment plant.
SEATTLE (AP) — At least three people have died and hundreds of thousands were without power on Tuesday as a severe storm packing high winds unleashed across the Northwest. In Oregon, thousands were without power in the greater Portland area and a flood watch was issued for the northern Oregon coast through Wednesday. State officials said heavy rain caused Portland's sewer system to overflow into the Willamette River and residents were urged to avoid contact with the river through Thursday evening.
A welcomed addition to the Hood River Waterfront is quickly taking shape, and with a finish date of the end of February, the new river access at the west end of the Hook will be ready for windsurfers, kayakers and stand-up-paddlers who come out of the woodwork in droves as winter winds down and the river-recreation season rapidly approaches.
