Wednesday March 25, 2026
The Oregonian —
Legal fights over the future of a small southern Oregon dam are intensifying in the wake of botched repairs that led to the killing of half a million juvenile Pacific lamprey and record fines from state agencies.
The Winchester Water Control District and its contractors, TerraFirma Foundation Repair, are fighting tens of millions of dollars in fines and required construction work stemming from summer 2023 repairs to the 135-year-old Winchester Dam on the North Umpqua River near Roseburg.