Voice of the Project

By: Madi Moore, Agricultural Economist, Washington State Department of Agriculture Water is a major contributor to agricultural productivity and economic development in the American West. The late 1940’s saw the expansion of irrigation projects as public investment increased and lowered the financing costs of shared infrastructure....

By: Jed Crowther, Development Coordinator, East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Have you ever wondered how the great pyramids were built? Or the Columbia Basin Project? For the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP), my role is to: Sync the Groundwater Replacement Goal. Work the Water Delivery Plan. Lead...

By: Jennifer Hickenbottom, Project Manager, Bureau of Reclamation Reclamation, working with project partners, has invested over $40 million in federal funding into the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP) and supporting activities since 2005. Prior to the completion of the Odessa Subarea Special Study EIS from...

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