Steele v. Water Resources Commission

• Petitioner John Steele seeks judicial review of a final order in which the Water Resources Department determined, in accordance with ORS 543.255, that a proposed hydroelectric project at the Dorena Dam on the Row River in Lane County does not have impacts that are cumulative with those of other existing or proposed hydroelectric projects in the same river basin. Based on that determination, the department in its order concluded that it was not necessary to hold a consolidated contested case hearing to review those cumulative impacts. Because petitioner has neither challenged the decision…