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Apr 30 2009

OR: Developers sell to conservancy

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The developer of a new RV park, Lazy Z Meadows, near the small city of Sisters has agreed to sell 63 acre-feet of early-priority date water to the Deschutes River Conservancy and associated organizations.

The purchase price was said to be upwards of $400,000. The rights are located on the east side of the Cascade Mountains.

The water is expected to be used in-stream at Whychus Creek, to encourage fish flows.

Developers said they did not expect the water would be needed for their efforts. A downturn in the region’s development economy may also have been a factor. [see Oregon Public Broadcasting, April 30]

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Jan 09 2009

CA: Country club rights uncertain

Published by under California,non-profits

The Apple Valley Country Club near Victorville, home to the community’s golf course, seemed to have pushed forward in asserting its water rights in November, with a filing in superior court seeking a determination that the High Desert Community Foundation doesn’t have the relevant water rights.

Officials at the non-profit foundation said they have to defend their asset, valued at as much as $2.5 million. Failure to do that, they said, could put their tax status at risk.

A hearing is set for February 18.

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