yakima basin

It’s starting to dry out across the Northwest, and the Bureau of Reclamation is starting to take note.  Reclamation released its April Total Water Supply Forecast for the Yakima Basin Thursday, indicating senior water rights holders will get their complete allotment of water this irrigation season.   “...

The water year is just a few weeks old, and after the hot dry summer the Northwest experienced, many are concerned that we are abnormally dry as we head into November.  Scott Pattee with NRCS said those concerns are unfounded.  Pattee said the summer was a hot dry one, but the good news is we didn’t dry out any worse than in previous years.  And recent ra...

The Bureau of Reclamation is out with it’s July Total water Supply Available Forecast for the Yakima Basin, and things look good.  This month’s report indicated a full water supply available for senior and junior water rights holders this irrigation season.  This is an imp...

After a dry spring, the once promising water levels in the Yakima Basin have dropped.  Thanks to not only the lack of rain, by many customers using irrigation water, the available water supply for growers in the Yakima has dropped in the past month.  ...

According to the Bureau of Reclamation there should be enough water to meet senior and junior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin this year.  The May 2018 Total Water Supply Available forecast indicates there will be enough water for all water rights this irrigation season.  ...

The Bureau of Reclamation’s May 2017 Total Water Supply Available forecast for the Yakima Basin indicates that the water supply will fully satisfy senior and junior water rights this irrigation season.   “We are looking at another robust forecast for the Yakima Basin water supply for the 2017 season,” said Chuck Garner, Yakima Project River Operations supervisor.   Reclamation w...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed their version of the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act, or WIN Act, last week.   Dan Newhouse said there the bill contains some new authority for the Department of the Interior and Bureau of Reclamation to expedite future surface water storage projects.  ...

Good news for both senior and junior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin.  The Bureau of Reclamation announced Thursday current figures indicate the water supply for 2016 will satisfy both senior and junior water rights this irrigation season.  Th...

The next phase in helping farmers on the Yakima Basin has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives with a bill sponsored by Representatives Dan Newhouse and Dave Reichert.   The bill would approve the next phase of the Yakima Basin Integrated Management Plan.  ...