LATEST NEWS
RECLAMATION JOINS COMMUNITY TO CELEBRATE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF GRAND COULEE DAM
By: Bureau of Reclamation press release
07/18/2008
The Bureau of Reclamation, Grand Coulee Dam Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Columbia Basin Development League will celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the construction of Grand Coulee Dam on July 25 and 26. Complete Story
UPPER KITTITAS COUNTY GROUNDWATER COMMITTEE APPOINTED
By MIKE JOHNSTON,
senior writer
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:00 PM PDT
ELLENSBURG—Kittitas County commissioners on Tuesday voted unanimously to appoint eight members to a committee that will oversee the carrying out of an Upper County groundwater study. Complete Story
SUMMER CAMPS SEEK SOLUTION TO WATER RIGHTS QUESTION - YMCA, summer camps and cabin owners may see relief from drought-induced water shutoffs if a proposed water-rights sale goes through
PUBLISHED ON Monday, July 14, 2008 AT 12:07AM
by David Lester
Yakima Herald-Republic
CHINOOK PASS -- Jack Selby of Kennewick may have the elusive, permanent answer he has been seeking for seven years. Complete Story
AGENCY LOOKING BEYOND BLACK ROCK RESERVOIR TO AID THIRSTY YAKIMA BASIN
By Chris Mulick, Herald Olympia bureau
The state Department of Ecology is planning a study that will broaden a federal effort to consider new reservoir sites in the thirsty Yakima Basin. Complete Story
ECOLOGY DEPARTMENT OPENS WENATCHEE FIELD OFFICE
Department of Ecology News Release - July 14, 2008
08-194
YAKIMA – The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has opened a field office at 303 S. Mission St. in Wenatchee. Complete Story
YAKIMA BASIN WATER SUPPLY - JULY FORECAST
Pacific Northwest Region
Boise, Idaho
Media Contact: John Redding (208) 378-5212 Chuck Garner (509) 575-5848 ext. 205
Released On: July 09, 2008
The Bureau of Reclamation has just released the July 2008, forecast for irrigation water supply in the Yakima Basin. The water supply forecast is based on flow and reservoir data, the snowpack, and precipitation data. Complete Story
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