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No more ‘talking’ at Water Gardens

Written December 7th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Talking Water Gardens once was hailed as an environmental success. But now, as a system to further treat already treated wastewater, it has been shut down.


More fencing at Talking Water

Written July 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

The fencing of America continues, this time at the Talking Water Gardens of Albany and Millersburg near the Willamette River. Why, you ask. Because they said so. The “they” in this case is the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.


 
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