odessa aquifer

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.  ...
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. ...
Odessa Landowner Association Moves Forward
Odessa Landowner Association Moves Forward
Odessa Landowner Association Moves Forward
Thanks to support from various organizations, the North I-90 Odessa Aquifer Groundwater Replacement Project has formed the EL 22.1 Landowner Association to coordinate and manage the project.   The Association, which will coordinate and manage the project, has already selected leadership and has been working with the state Department of Ecology, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District and the B
North I-90 Odessa Aquifer Gets $15 Million in State Budget
North I-90 Odessa Aquifer Gets $15 Million in State Budget
North I-90 Odessa Aquifer Gets $15 Million in State Budget
The Washington Capital Budget approved late Sunday evening, includes $15 million for the EL 22.1 System, better known as the north I-90 Odessa Aquifer Ground Water Replacement Project.   With irrigation wells in the Odessa Subarea declining for several years now, this funding has become a top priority for many in the Washington Ag Community.  Th...
Reclamation Announces $2 Million for Washington Water Projects
Reclamation Announces $2 Million for Washington Water Projects
Reclamation Announces $2 Million for Washington Water Projects
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation released its Fiscal Year 2018 additional funding spending program.  That report outlined nearly $2 million in new funds for the Columbia Basin Project, which includes the Ephrata/Pasco Pump Lateral and Potholes Supplemental Feed Route.  Th...
Washington Department of Ecology Fines Odessa Violators
Washington Department of Ecology Fines Odessa Violators
Washington Department of Ecology Fines Odessa Violators
The Washington State Department of Ecology has fined three farmers a total of more than $600,000 for illegally pumping more than 500 million gallons of groundwater from the Odessa aquifer.   One farm irrigated 65 acres of alfalfa, another 130 acres of timothy hay and a third 335 acres of alfalfa and potatoes.  ...