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Progress on the reservation...
îrvation...
C hanges create new look for W arm Springs
by Donna Behrend
It is almost needless
say that the Warm
Springs reservation has indergone tremendous
change over the last few yi ( ars . All one needs to do
is look around at the commb nity and outlying areas
to notice that Warm Spring has had a virtual “ face
lift.”
All the items on the r< ejferendums that voters
have approved over the lai t few years have finally
taken shape. The hydro pi r )ject is less than a year
I
away from completion, he u sing
needs for tribal
members closer to being ; m
net, and a new, badly-
needed domestic water sj y item will be in working
order in about six month Also the reservation
now has full-time fire pr o|tection, including well-
equipped fire stations in Wa rm Springs, Simnasho
and at Kah-Nee-Ta.
In June, Tribal Counlci I members, branch
managers and their se<f retaries, as well as
construction department personnel toured all the
recently completed or nearlV completed projects on
the reservation. The progrii ss on the projects was
an eye-opener for most
H ydro-project—Those 01 the tour “ oohed” and
“ aahed” when they arrived at the hydro site where
they viewed tremendous cha
c nge in the appearance
of the site since the groun dfireaking ceremonies in
May. Hundreds of square j y< rds of earth have been
removed from the front s ii le of the dam, making
room for the generator Crews have been
vigorously pouring the con rete foundation which
will house the turbine Engineering consultant
urbine is about 95%
Jerry Dibble, says the
complete except for installs
Progress on the reservation is
changing the look of Warm Spr
ings. (Top photo) Work on the
Warm Springs Hydroelectric pro
ject has drastically changed the
landscape at the reregulating
dam. Great quantities of earth
have been removed from the
front of the dam to make way for
the turbine. (Photo right) Pipes,
running from the reservoir at
Eagle Butte to the reservoir
south of Warm Springs, are mar
ching through the community.
Levi Keo watches as men
prepare to couple pipes in the
deep trenches. (Far right photo)
The treatment plant at Dry Creek
is near completion and will house
the pumphouse, treatm ent
facilities and filtration system.
Spilyay Tymoo
photos
V
Behrend and Miller
Tall metal pilings, on the west side of the river
anchored to a cement we ig it on the opposite side
of the river with l 3/4” cable have been installed to
ensure that the existing da n wall won’t be broken
down or cracked by the fore of the water.
Dibble praised Portland General Electric’s
cooperation during consti uction of the project,
saying that they have lowered the pond level and
shut the far west spillwa) so that work can be
done. “ They keep the water level to within a few
inches so that we can work.” He also said that
A.S.C., contractor for the hydroelectric project as
well as the new domestic water system, was doing
the upstream work first so the PGE can regain use
of their pond earlier than expected.
Project engineer Bob [Moore gave a brief
description of what the completed project would
look like. “ The roof on the powerhouse will not
stick way up but look move an extension of the
dam.”
Nearly half (over $13 million) of the $30 million
budgeted for the project will have been spent by
the end of this month. The] $15 million state loan
monies began coming in to the tribe in mid-July.
Housing— Unlike the low housing starts across
the nation, Warm Springs is booming with
completed single and multi-family dwellings.
Fifty new units-30 townhouses and 20 duplexes
were completed early this ¿ear in the Tenico area
and are now occupied. Rent is comparatively
inexpensive, with the townhouses renting for $250
and the duplexes renting fori $227.
The modern two-bedroom units are cozy, with
wood stoves supplying heat in the winter and
economical heat pumps helping cool the units in
the summer. The townhouses have 1V2 baths, one
continental bath upstairs between the bedrooms
and the convenience bath downstairs. All have
hookups for washers and dryers, deleting the
necessity of a central laundromat.
The eight new senior citizens homes in Simnasho
are also comfortable and rtiuch the same as the
senior citizen homes in the Agency area. There are
five empty lots near the sertior citizen homes that
have been developed for more homes.
The six older homes there were relocated,
garages were added and they are now for sale.
Loan applications have been made at the credit
department, but none of the homes have been sold
yet. The five, two-bedroom units were appraised at
$25,000 and the former four-bedroom police house
was appraised at $40,000 and is also for sale. Each
is situated on a two or three-acre tot.
In the Greeley Heights area, all 35 homes have
been sold and only four are on a lease-option.
Those on the tour went through an 1,100 square
foot "sta rte r home” that is being built for Jimmy
Manion. Because the price is tow ($33/square foot)
the starter homes are an excellent alternative to
mobile homes.
Manion’s home has two bedrooms, two
bathrooms and a carport. The home will be easy to
add on to in the future if need be.
There are seven additional tots developed for
homes in Greeley Heights and the area is
restricted to houses, with no mobile homes
allowed. Each tot is two to three acres in size with
very few larger than three acres.
D om estic W ater S ystem —This project, being
the only domestic water system on the Deschutes
River, will be a showplace,” according to the
Enterprise Branch Manager and the day’s tour
guide Ed Manion.
The intake site, which is located near Andrew
David’s home at Dry Creek, will house the
pumphouse, treatm ent plant and the filtration
system. It will also accomodate a decorative
clearwell, that will allow visitors to took a t a three-
tepee mosaic design. This clearwell also allows the
treatm ent plant operator to easily check for water
purity.
The pressure line has already been installed
which runs from the Dry Creek plant to the new
Eagle Butte reservoir. Work is currently being
done on the “ B” line which will run from the Eagle
Butte reservoir to a reservoir south of the rodeo
grounds in Warm Springs. Deep trenches are being
dug to accomodate the pipes, and it is expected
that the line will cross under Highway 26 next
month. This line will service all of Warm Springs
and the Dry Creek industrial and housing areas.
Some of the existing service lines in Warm Springs
will be used.
In the near future, the "C ” line, which will
service all of Kah-Nee-Ta, will be installed. Both the
Agency and Kah-Nee-Ta lines will be gravity flow,
making it unnecessary to have pumping stations at
the reservoirs.
The $8 million project, which was jointly funded
by Tribes, FmHa, EDA and IHS, was designed to fill
projected community water needs to the year
2000. It also has the capability for additional
equipment to serve up to the year 2020.
THE FUTURE:
The above-mentioned projects are still
underway, and one may wonder what is in store for
the future. According to tribal planning director
Ray Rangila, the future of Warm Springs is much
like the recent past, change and more change—but
at a slower pace.
Development on the reservation has been
prioritized by the year. In 1982, improvements to
the detention and law enforcement facility are
proposed. The existing facility may be enlarged and
modular units added.
And, because housing fot tribal members is over
100 units short, (homes and rentals) more units
will be built. In addition, sub-divisions will be
developed, meaning roads and utilities will be
installed.
The Tribe has asked for proposals from local and
national banks which may be interested in having a
branch in Warm Springs. New facilities could be
built west of the administration building to
accommodate, the bank, a new post-office and the
housing and credit departments. With approval of
tribal members, the bank could be built next year.
The planning department will continue in 1982,
to work on plans for a new Community Learning
Center, with completion of the first phase of that
facility expected in 1983 or 1984. The proposed
location of the Community Learning Center, south
of the Longhouse, would also accomodate the
possible reloaction of the district Grade School.
The new campus would integrate Tribal, 509-J and
Federal education programs.
The direction of future development on the
reservation will be determined largely by the
Comprehensive Plan, currently being updated. The
plan, which is expected to be completed next year,
will provide guidelines for orderly development,
with tribal member involvement. The previous
Comprehehsive Plan, completed in 1969, did not
include Tribal member input.