Pendleton / Hermiston
Fire Season Quiet in Oregon |  | 
THANKS TO A WET JUNE AND GENERALLY COOL SUMMER, OREGON'S FIRE SEASON HAS BEEN MANAGEABLE. ROD NICHOLS WITH THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY SAYS THAT COULD CHANGE AS THE SEASON COMES TO AN END.
Problems with Biomass in Oregon | |
BIOMASS COULD SOON BE A "BIO-MESS" IN OREGON. AT THE CASCADE POLICY INSTITUTE, KARLA KAY EDWARDS SAYS ALL THE BIOMASS MATERIAL FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION IS COMING FROM PRAVATE LANDS - NONE FROM THE ABUNDANT FEDERAL FORESTS. SHE SAYS NO ONE SEEMS WILLINGLY TO ADDRESS A SITUATION THAT IF REMEDIED COULD PROVIDE SEVERAL THOUSAND NEW JOBS IN OREGON.
ODE Extends Comment Period on Hemingway Project | |
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY HAS EXTENDED THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD ON THE PROPOSED BOARDMAN TO HEMINGWAY TRANSMISSION LINE PROJECT. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON IDAHO POWER’S NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION FOR SITE CERTIFICATE FOR THE PROJECT ARE NOW DUE BY MONDAY, SEPT. 27TH. THE PROPOSED TRANSMISSION PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A NEW SINGLE-CIRCUIT, 500 KILOVOLT TRANSMISSION LINE FROM A PROPOSED SUBSTATION IN BOARDMAN TO THE HEMINGWAY SUBSTATION NEAR MELBA, IDAHO. D-E-Q Fines O-DOT | |
THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY HAS ISSUED A $31-HUNDRED DOLLAR PENALTY TO THE OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FOR FAILING TO COLLECT REQUIRED WASTEWATER MONITORING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH ITS WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AT THE DEADMAN’S PASS REST AREA OFF INTERSTATE 84 EAST OF PENDLETON. O-DOT OPERATES THE FACILITY UNDER A WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES PERMIT THAT ALLOWS IT TO APPLY ITS TREATED WASTEWATER ON NEARBY LAND. THE PERMIT REQUIRES REGULAR MONITORING OF THE WASTEWATER THROUGH SAMPLING. D-E-Q LEARNED THAT O-DOT FAILED TO PERFORM DAILY MONITORING OF CHLORINE RESIDUAL AND QUARTERLY MONITORING OF E. COLI BACTERIA WHEN IRRIGATING DURING THE 2009 SEASON, AS REQUIRED. Chalkboard project | |
SIX OREGON SCHOOL DISTRICTS WANT TO TEST PAYING TEACHERS BY PERFORMANCE AND NOT SENIORITY. SUE HILDICK WITH THE CHALKBOARD PROJECT SAYS THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH UNIONS ON THE PAY IDEA. THE CHALKBOARD PROJECT IS APPLYING FOR AN 11 MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT TO PAY FOR THE PROGRAM. SCHOOLS INCLUDE OREGON CITY, SALEM KEIZER TILLAMOOK AND SEVERAL IN CENTRAL OREGON.
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