(May 20, 2009, KGW Channel 8)
Proposals to increase water and sewer rates were introduced at Wednesday’s meeting of the Portland City Council.
Under the proposal, water rates would increase 17.9 percent, or about $2.76 per month for the average household.
Sewer rates would increase 6.5 percent, or about $3.02 [...]
(April 25, 2009, The Oregonian)
They were after one thing: water.
The fact that water would trigger such an adroit use of political access underscores an issue sneaking up on most Oregonians.
In a state that boasts about webbed feet, access to water is increasingly contested. The state estimates that in the coming years, demand will grow [...]
(April 26, 2009, The Oregonian)
“People think oil is something to fight about. Wait until we start running out of water,” said state Rep. Mike Schaufler, D-Happy Valley.
A handful of big farmers and their utility company engineered Oregon Oasis to get that water. They bought political access and nearly got their way.
“People who are well funded [...]
(April 22, 2009, The Portland Tribune)
“We have very good water,” Jon Hanken the city manager said. “But it isn’t cheap.”
Other charges on city water bills include a $15.70 meter charge plus 33 cents per every 100,000 gallons of water that is used or .0033 per gallon.
These charges pay for the management and maintenance of the [...]
(March 7, 2009, Amy Wang, The Oregonian)
I try not to waste water. I bathe my sons together and limit their baths to a couple times a week. I make them brush their teeth without running the water. When I caught one child filling his cup and then drinking half the water and pouring the rest [...]
(Feb. 28, 2009, The Water Blog, Portland Water Bureau)
Dear Water Blogmistress,
I am writing because I need advice in regards to a tap-related dilemma I’m having. I love Portland’s tap water so, so, so much and I find fellow tap-water enthusiasts… well, I’ll just say it… they’re hot. People who drink and love Portland’s tap water are hot! They [...]
(Feb. 10, 2009, Alternet)
The basin has proven how difficult it can be to determine who holds what rights in western water and how it can put ecosystems at risk.
Last week, the Oregon Supreme Court agreed to decide whether irrigators in the Klamath Basin “own” water delivered by the federal Klamath Reclamation Project. This [...]
