PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Researchers with the Oregon State University College of Engineering are working to develop a technology that aims to make agriculture more economically and environmentally ...

SALEM — Oregon lawmakers may mobilize a team of state agencies to fix the bureaucratic pitfalls that often prevent treated wastewater from being reused for irrigation. House Bill 2169 would direct ...

SALEM — Irrigating crops with treated wastewater is widely considered a promising but underused way to help relieve drought impacts in Oregon and across the West. Given that consensus, it would seem ...

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The Eagle Sewer District is investing in upgrades to produce "Class A" treated wastewater designed for irrigation use in ...

For decades, farmers in California’s Kern County have turned to wastewater from oil production to help irrigate their crops during extended dry spells. The wastewater provides an alternative to ...

This piece originally appeared at Inside Climate News. It is republished with permission. After years of controversy, the Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board assured the public in the ...

Central Valley water-quality regulators released a final report Friday concluding oil field wastewater from central Kern County, when blended with other water sources, can safely be used to irrigate a ...

A new study gives pause to the idea of using oil and gas wastewater for irrigation. The team conducted a greenhouse study using produced water to irrigate common wheat crops. Their study showed that ...