u.s. bureau of reclamation

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...

The Kennewick Irrigation District is looking to take more direct control over its assets by beginning a title transfer process with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.   District Manager Charles Freeman said about 45 percent of their serviced land is agriculture and this could be a big benefit.  ...

Junior water rights holders in the Yakima Basin received good news from the Bureau of Reclamation Thursday.  According to the latest Total Water Supply Available forecast, a full water supply will be available for senior water rights holders this season, while an estimated 90% supply will be available for junior water rights holders.  Th...

Junior Water Rights holders in the Yakima Basin will have slightly more water this summer than initially thought.  The Bureau of Reclamation’s June 2016 Total Water Supply forecast indicates an estimated 86% supply for junior water rights.  Senior w...

The Bureau of Reclamation says while full supply should be available for senior water rights holders this irrigation season, that could be a different story for junior rights holders.  The May 2016 Total Water Supply Available forecast for the Yakima Basin was released Thursday.  Fi...

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...