u.s. bureau of reclamation

The Bureau of Reclamation announced plans to lower the elevation of central Washington's Banks Lake, located between Ephrata and Grand Coulee Dam.

Last week, a host of conservation groups, including the state of Oregon, asked a federal court to order more spill from dams along the lower Snake and Columbia rivers this spring. The groups said the additional water will help aid the migration of salmon and steelhead ...

The irrigation season is underway, and it’s starting on the right foot across Central Washington. According to the Bureau of Reclamation’s April Water Supply Forecast, senior water rights holders in the Yakima basin will get their full supply. Junior ri ...

On Thursday, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that three irrigation districts across central Washington were selected to receive federal water efficiency grants.  The grants are part of the Department of Interior’s WaterSMART program.  The goal...

As we move into the final weeks of the 2019 irrigation season, good news for junior water rights holders in the Yakima Valley.  Reclamation announced this week junior rights holders will see 70% of their full allotment.  That is a 1% improvement from last month.   ...

Earlier this week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that two Columbia Basin irrigation districts have been awarded grant money to help conserve water.  The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District and Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District will split $600,000 in grants from the WaterSMART Program.  ...

Earlier this week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that two Columbia Basin irrigation districts have been awarded grant money to help conserve water.  The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District and Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District will split $600,000 in grants from the WaterSMART Program.   ...

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

Prorationing  in the Kittitas Reclamation District is underway.  The current proration rate is at 75% based on the May 1, 2019 Total Water Supply Available estimate for the Yakima Basin.   The TWSA estimate will be updated on Thursday.   The B...

The Bureau of Reclamation is out with its latest Water Supply Available Forecast, and the news is good for Central Washington growers.  Reclamation’s June forecast for the Yakima basin indicates the water supply will adequately satisfy senior and junior water rights this irrigation season.  Thanks t...