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Newhouse: Administration Cannot Return To WOTUS
Newhouse: Administration Cannot Return To WOTUS
Newhouse: Administration Cannot Return To WOTUS
As many in farm country know, the Biden Administration is looking at returning to the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. Rule, better known as WOTUS. Dan Newhouse, chair of the Western Caucus, said such a move would not only devastate the Ag industry, but it would also be very unpopular ...
CBDL Conference Set For Early March
CBDL Conference Set For Early March
CBDL Conference Set For Early March
The Columbia Basin Development League’s annual conference will a virtual affair this year, titled "With Once Voice". CBDL Deputy Director Sara Higgins said the forum is for stakeholders, like land owners, local, state and federal officials as well as residents to discuss the latest information pertaining to the Columbia Basin and irrigation.  ...
Pandemic Moves CBDL Meeting On-line
Pandemic Moves CBDL Meeting On-line
Pandemic Moves CBDL Meeting On-line
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the Columbia Basin Development League’s annual meeting will be online this year. Vicky Scharlau said they hope this virtual event will draw in a larger crowd. And to make the meeting more attractive, she noted they’ve tried to make it as user-friendly as possible. “ get gr ...
CBDL Shovel Ready Project Looking For Funding
CBDL Shovel Ready Project Looking For Funding
CBDL Shovel Ready Project Looking For Funding
Even before the pandemic, many lawmakers and the Trump Administration, pushed to make upgrades and improvement to infrastructure nationwide. One area of growing interest in D.C. is water infrastructure. There is growing hope that interest will translate into dollars here in the Northwest, specifically to finish the Columbia Basin Project, removing farmers from the declining Odessa underground aq
Survey Shows Concerns About Columbia Basin Water
Survey Shows Concerns About Columbia Basin Water
Survey Shows Concerns About Columbia Basin Water
A survey recently conducted for the Columbia Basin Development League shows those in the northern portion of the Basin are concerned about the state of local water.  The survey questioned 255 people in the Tri-Cities, Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello, Odessa and Ritzville in September. ...
Importance of Columbia Basin Project Extends Beyond Agriculture
Importance of Columbia Basin Project Extends Beyond Agriculture
Importance of Columbia Basin Project Extends Beyond Agriculture
The Columbia Basin Project, established just before World War II is often seen as a farming project for the Inland Northwest.  But Wednesday’s Tri-City Chamber luncheon in Pasco will show that while the Ag community has benefited from the federal project, farmers are not the only ones.   “...
CBDL Honors Mark Schoesler
CBDL Honors Mark Schoesler
CBDL Honors Mark Schoesler
During the Columbia Basin Development League’s 55th annual meeting Tuesday, the organization honored state senator Mark Schoesler.  The Ritzville Republican received the Perseverance Award for what the league called “his longtime legislative efforts on behalf of communities and irrigators in the basin area”.   “The league c...

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