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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
October 12, 2008
When people take showers or wash dishes on the 25 or so houseboats that two companies rent on Lake Billy Chinook, the wastewater goes down the drain and into the reservoir at the confluence of the Deschutes, Crooked and Metolius rivers.
It’s a practice that has gone on for years but....