Drilling pad at Newberry project in Oregon vandalized
Crater at the Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon (source: flickr/ Tjflex2, creative commons)
Alexander Richter
19 Sep 2010
Some vandalism at the Davenport Power's Newberry geothermal project in Oregon, has been reported to the police, while no delay to the project is expected.
Reported locally, there has been some vandalism at a drilling pad of Davenport Power’s Newberry geothermal project in Oregon. The project is a joint project by Davenport Power with AltaRock, and recipient of DOE R&D funding for EGS development.
“The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of theft and criminal mischief at one of Davenport Power’s geothermal drill pads west of the Newberry National Volcanic Monument on Thursday.
People broke into a structure around the well, stole scientific testing instruments and damaged some seismic devices, said Doug Perry, president of Davenport Power. They also broke the cap off of a water well and threw rocks into it, he said. Perry said he did not know how much the damage would cost to fix or replace, or how long of a delay it would cause, but added that the vandalism would not delay the overall geothermal project.”
Source: Bend Bulletin
