08 Jan GEARING UP FOR STATE ADVOCACY IN 2019
With the 2018 elections in the rear-view mirror, legislators and all the others who participate in policymaking are getting geared up for the 2019 Legislative Session which will start on January 14th. ...
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04 Oct SCADA MONITORING TRANSITION
The Ephrata Field Office of the Bureau of Reclamation (EFO) maintains a 24/7 Irrigation Operations Center for the Columbia Basin Project (CBP) during the nine-month irrigation season using a combination of Canal and Reservoir Operators (Operators) and night Monitors (Monitors). ...
04 Oct MODERNIZING THE COLUMBIA RIVER TREATY
Flood control on the Columbia River is vital to numerous industries in the Basin including irrigation. The Columbia River Treaty (CRT) contains the agreed-upon rules for holding back or passing through significant floodwaters to avoid damage along the River. After several years of preparation, negotiations...
04 Oct INVESTING IN CONSERVATION IN SOUTH DISTRICT
South Columbia Basin Irrigation District (District) has long been interested in pumping water from the Esquatzel Diversion Canal (EDC) into the Pasco Pump Lateral (PPL). The EDC and the PPL cross each other just east of where the EDC returns project waste, seepage and return...
04 Oct CONGRESS ISSUES CONFERENCE REPORT ON ENERGY & WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Each year, by October 1st, Congress must enact 12 appropriations bills to fund the operation of the Federal Government for the next fiscal year. When Congress fails to get the bills passed, Continuing Resolutions (CR’s) are enacted to keep the government running until the final...
04 Oct AMERICA’S WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ACT OF 2018
The Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) is legislation historically passed by Congress every two years. This legislation largely focuses on water projects under the Army Corps of Engineers and includes navigation and flood control policies. Over the last few years this legislation has also included...
04 Oct POWER INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT
At the most basic level, electric power in the northwest is generated by the dams on the Columbia and Snake Rivers, along with a few other facilities. ...
26 Jun COMMISSIONER BURMAN VISITS THE COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman and U.S. Department of the Interior Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science Austin Ewell toured the Columbia Basin Project in mid-June, stopping at South, East, and Quincy Irrigation Districts. ...
26 Jun SHARING THE COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT STORY AT THE 2018 SANDHILL CRANE FESTIVAL
The story of the Columbia Basin Project is one that affects all of us. In addition to the nearly 700,000 acres of irrigated agricultural lands, the Columbia Basin Project is known for its ample recreational opportunities that draw three million annual visitors to fish, hunt,...
26 Jun HEALTH & COMMERCE PARTNER FOR WATER SYSTEMS
The Department of Health, Office of Drinking Water formed a partnership last year with the Department of Commerce, Small Communities Initiative to work with public drinking water systems on issues related to groundwater depletion in the Mid-Columbia Basin. ...
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