CBDL Executive Director Vicky Scharlau sat down with AgInfo Radio's Bob Larson for a brief interview about the importance of completing the Columbia Basin Project and what it would mean for Central Washington's agriculture and economy....
The absence of a state capital budget will delay millions of dollars worth of water projects throughout Central Washington, including the Odessa Subarea, the Yakima Basin Integrated Plan and irrigation canal maintenance, state and irrigation district officials say....
In early June, President Trump released the long-awaited fiscal year 2018 (FY 2018) budget request. Like most Administration budget requests, it was met with mixed reviews in Congress by members on both sides of the aisle. The request includes approximately $4.1 trillion in funding for...
The gradual decline of ground water supplies in the mid-Columbia Basin over the last few decades is starting to raise concerns for the Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (Health) and public water suppliers. Since the release of the 2013 US Geological Survey (USGS)...
South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID) is mid-way through construction of the PPL1.6 Pumping Plant, which will capture and pump return flow water out of the Esquatzel Diversion Canal into the Pasco Pump Lateral. This is one example of how the Columbia Basin Project (Project)...
A Washington State University study has found a 25 percent decline in potato acreage in a significant portion of land atop the Odessa Aquifer between 2005 and 2015, due primarily to a drop in both water quality and water quantity....
A current challenge facing Columbia Basin Project (Project) partners and stakeholders is the crisis of the Odessa Aquifer depletion. To date, the Project has been sustained through effective public and private collaborations and the solution to the Odessa Aquifer crisis is no different. Project partners...
Organizations from across the country are seeking to partner with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to invest in their local economies and improve water infrastructure. EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program received 'letters of interest' from prospective borrowers in communities across...
We are commemorating Washington’s first water law, which is turning 100 this year. The 1917 law was needed to address conflicts over the use of water, a resource held in common by Washington state citizens. Over time, the law has been changed to ensure that...