Federal Judge Won’t Enjoin Replacement Of Irrigation Canals With Pipeline

Mealey's (December 9, 2020, 8:57 AM EST) -- EUGENE, Ore. — An Oregon federal judge on Nov. 13 denied issuance of a preliminary injunction to halt the implementation of the Tumalo Irrigation District Modernization Project sought by eight landowners who object to the plan to replace open irrigation ditches with pipes (Matthew James Smith, et al. v. Tumalo Irrigation District, et al., No. 20-345, D. Ore., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 212592)....