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Benton County Water Project Resources – News and Views

Publications, Articles and Opinion about Water Issues

Contents are included with the permission of the Oregonian, the Corvallis Gazette-Times, the Associated Press, the Statesman Journal and the Albany Democrat-herald.

The following publications, Web pages and articles contain information and opinions regarding water policy, planning and projects that focus on the Pacific Northwest region.

Newspaper Articles

Benton County Specific

Grant to help locate abandoned wells (PDF)
Gazette-Times, May 12, 2009

Water project worth tapping into (PDF)
Gazette-Times, September 9, 2008

County starts groundwater outreach (PDF)
Gazette-Times, September 8, 2008

Good water news was submerged in report (PDF)

Gazette-Times, January 5, 2008

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Regional Articles

Statewide survey shows support and concern for Oregon
agriculture (PDF)

Statesmen Journal, June 6, 2009

Bill to tap Columbia for aquifer recharge still afloat (PDF)

Capital Ag-Press, May 30, 2009

Budget Slashes Natural Resource Agencies 'could have been worse for water'

Capital Press, May 21, 2009

Arsenic Testing in Residential Wells Passes Senate (PDF)

Salem-News.Com, April 27, 2009

State Water Budget Drained (PDF)

Capital Press, April 9, 2009

Adair Village hosts expert water panel (PDF)
Gazette-Times, June 2, 2008

Panel: Water resources already scarce (PDF)
Gazette-Times, September 14, 2007

Coca-Cola may bottle Willamette River Water (PDF)

US Water News, November, 2008

Look out, Oregon, for a global warming land rush (PDF)

Oregonian, October 5, 2008

7 pesticides found in ground or stream water (PDF)

Salem Statesman Journal, September 6, 2008

Never too late for water plan in Northwest (PDF)

Capital Press, September 5, 2008

A flood of concerns: Water quality issues trouble Tri-County area (PDF)
Tri-County News, August 21, 2008

New fish consumption rate could mean tough road for Oregon industries, cities (PDF)
Eastern Oregonian, August 25, 2008

Albany considers regional water plan (PDF)
Democrat-Herald, August 24, 2008

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Other

Water expert slams biofuels, meat at global conference (PDF)
Capital Press, August 18, 2008

Senate Democrats Question Republican Plan to Sell Oregon`s Water (PDF)
Salem-News.com, August 12, 2008

Lake Oswego, Tigard secure drinking water pact (PDF)
Oregonian, August 07, 2008

Nestlé water plant? Not in our town, Enumclaw says (PDF)
Seattle Times, July 10, 2008

Water is top issue for WGA governors (PDF)
Wyoming Business Report, July 1, 2008

Should Rogue Valley residents trust their tap water more than store-bought brands? (PDF)
Gazette-Times, June 23, 2008

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One big drug test: Analyzing a city's sewage can put a number on its vices (PDF)
Los Angeles Times, June 22, 2008

Watering the West (PDF)
Science Progress, www.scienceprogress.org, June 17, 2008

 

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Newspaper Extracts

Two articles in this issue: Water: No Clear Answer/Water Planning Must Go Forward (PDF)
Portland Tribune, June 19, 2008

Series of articles in this issue: Water: Our common crisis/The water crisis is real (PDF)
Pioneer Press, June 19, 2008

One article on topic: City council wades through water plan (PDF)
Tri-County News, June 11, 2008

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Web Pages

Coke and Pepsi fear bottled water backlash (PDF)
MoneyBlog: TopStocks, blogs.moneycentral.msn.com/topstocks/, July 14, 2008

Long-Term Impact Of Drugs In Water Are Unknown (PDF)
Oregon Public Broadcasting, news.opb.org/topic/Environment, June 19, 2008

Yamhill River landfill seeks expansion, irking country neighbors (PDF)
Oregonian, blog.oregonlive.com, June 18, 2008

Rebuilding & Renewing America: Water Roundtable Discussion (Video)
America 2050, www.america2050.org, May 9, 2008

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Documents

Water Improvement
Water Improvement Grants (PDF)
Oregon Cascades West Council of Governments Project List, June 19, 2008

Groundwater
Exempt Wells Being Closely Managed in Washington (PDF)
Washington Department of Ecology News Release, April 8, 2008 and Kittitas County Board of Commissioners Press Release, March 4, 2008

See more resources regarding water use and policy:

• Presentations and studies regarding water policy and planning
• Groups involved in studying and preserving regional water resources

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