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The Willamette: Why a ‘minus’?

Written December 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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On a bike ride Wednesday to celebrate the temporary absence of rain, I stopped at Albany’s Bowman Park to take a quick look at the Willamette River. It reminded me that a few days ago, the river got a B-minus on some report card. Why not an A or at least a plain B?

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Tags: DEQ, Meyer Memorial Trust, River report card, water quality, Willamette River

Rain and tax talk arrive together

Written November 7th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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The rainy season has started and, as though on cue, the Albany City Council is taking up consideration of a tax on rain. But before such an added tax is enacted, second thoughts are in order.

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Tags: Albany rain tax, DEQ, EPA, runoff, Salem Stormwater Utility, stormwater permits

Our Willamette: Unlawfully warm?

Written October 22nd, 2013 by Hasso Hering

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A federal law, the Clean Water Act, gives regulators the authority to say what conditions they would like to see in our rivers. But nature does not necessarily cooperate, and then there’s the potential for conflict and a lot of public expense. We’re at that stage in Oregon. Since 2003 the state DEQ, under the […]

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Tags: DEQ, EPA, temperature, water quality standards, Willamette River