09 Jun 2021 Quarter 2 VOTP Newsletter
2021Q2CBDLNewsletter...
2021Q2CBDLNewsletter...
By: Harold Crose, Resource Conservationist, Grant County Conservation District The Grant County Conservation District (GCCD) was recently notified that the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) proposal that was submitted last November, including a $10 million request for part of the...
On May 27, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) celebrated water delivery at the EL 47.5 pump station alongside individuals from the Bureau of Reclamation, Department of Ecology, Department of Ag; state legislators and regional federal legislative staff; and landowners. This is a major...
There are efforts underway, thanks to the leadership and initiative taken by the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (SCBID) – to move sewer lines that currently cross over the Potholes East Canal (Potholes). Potholes supplies irrigation water to approximately 225,000 acres of irrigated farmland within...
By: John O’Callaghan, Assistant Director, SCBID After a promising start in March, operations in the month of April turned out to be all about the wind – or more specifically – the weeds the wind brought. Typically, the prevailing winds come out of the west and...
In North Central Washington, the Columbia River is the cornerstone of life. But even more important is the infrastructure that makes up the Columbia Basin Project. Grand Coulee dam provides electricity, flood control, and recreation and the ditches and canals deliver water to fields—all critical...
When you want a glass of water, you likely turn on the kitchen faucet or put a glass under the water dispenser in your refrigerator, and the water is simply there. But what if it wasn’t? What many of us take for granted is that there...
A national coalition of over 200 agricultural organizations and urban and rural water districts is urging the federal government to bolster investment in the nation’s aging and inadequate (agricultural) water facilities. Washington State and the Columbia Basin Development League (League) are active members. Led by the...
2021 is shaping up to be a landmark year as both the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate have developed a process to allow members to recommend community projects to appropriations subcommittees for FY22 funding. Earmarks appear to be making a return, although they...
Working with multiple partners to identify priorities and strategies for Columbia Basin Project (CBP) and Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP) federal appropriations requests, the League completed the process of submitting requests to key members of the Washington Congressional delegation in May. Direct appropriations for the...