water supply forecast

The Washington Department of Ecology has released the draft Water Supply and Demand Forecast in the Columbia River Basin, which serves as a glimpse ahead for the next 20 years. Ecology’s Joye Redfield-Wilder, said the Department takes a variety of issues under consideration. ...

The Bureau of Reclamation released its latest Water Supply Forecast last week, which once again called for a reduction for junior water rights holders.  The June forecast for the Yakima basin indicates Junior water rights holders will receive an estimated 74% of their entitlements this irrigation season; the water supply will fully satisfy senior water rights.  ...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has released their forecast for the Yakima River Basin’ water supply and it shows full availability for senior rights holders and a 96 percent supply for junior rights holders.   Yakima Field Office Manager Chad Stuart said it might seem like a very snowy winter because in the valleys it has been, but it’s a different story where the water supply comes from.   “In th

The USDA has released their look at reservoirs in the west and it shows mostly positive results especially in the northern parts of the west such as Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.   USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey said, “We are certainly in our best water supply situation for the West as a whole since the winter of 2010-11.”   The o...

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation released their forecasted water supply for 2016 in the Yakima Basin and indicated that there should be 100 percent of the supply for all irrigators.   Chris Lynch with the Bureau said, “All the prime indicators are healthy right now and so we’d have to see a big change in things to cause the conditions to deteriorate.”   Lynch noted...