Wasco County considers supporting federal transfer of 150 watershed acres to City of The Dalles; skeptics call out Google influence
Commissioners to weigh a 150-acre watershed transfer critics warn could mean less water, fewer fish and diminished habitat, as expanded city water capacity ultimately serves Google’s data centers.
TD watershed needs an Act of Congress in move against climate change
US Rep. Cliff Bentz introduces act that will gird The Dalles against climate change as predictions call for more precipitation and a thinning snowpack in years to come. Transfer would help to build out crucial dam to capture run off.
