This is in the Newbury National Monument. I am surprised that some environmental group has not sued to stop this in federal court.
Plus 24 million gallons of water is a lot of water to pour down a hole when you are living in the high desert. The people of LaPine , Gilchrist and Bend depend on that water in the summer to DRINK.
There is not a lot of snow pack up in the Cascades so far this winter. They do not have much water to waste. They could be in a drought this coming summer.
I thought there was a moritorium on ground water drilling in the South Central / Descutes water districts. You can’t drill for Domestic or farm use, how would this get permitted?