The next time that Central Washington University graduate student Abe Nelson and Professor Carey Gazis hold a meeting in Mabton, they're hoping to have some helpful information for residents. The town of just under 2,000 people has endured poor water quality for as long as many can remember,…
The late-winter flurries sure were nice. But with snow melting quickly, Washington is headed for a fourth straight severe drought.
The conditions will likely have impacts on Yakima Basin water supply.聽
Snowpack is the third-lowest on record in Washington, after the drought years of 2005 and 2015.聽The situation puts more attention on the聽, a long-term framework for water management in the region.
Yakima has been pumping water over a thousand feet below the surface since 2015, and other efforts are underway across Kittitas and Yakima counties.聽
The reservoirs that feed the Yakima River basin have seen a boost from precipitation in the past month, but snowpack remains low.聽
In a basin that has long been considered over-appropriated, private water users, irrigation districts and counties have used water banks to ensure that housing, business and agricultural development can continue.
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When Laurie Tuff and her husband moved to a hilltop home in Selah from Whidbey Island over a year ago, she knew she wanted something more inte…
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Yakama Nation are mulling over two designs which aim to reduce fish mortality and fix other structural issues…
Low precipitation in June and diminishing snowpack in the Cascades means less water for irrigators this summer.聽
Water is now off in the Roza Irrigation District for at least a week to save it for hotter, drier days later this summer as the Yakima River B…
The Yakama Nation, the WDFW, Kittitas County and the Kittitas Reclamation District look to the future with the acquisition of the Springwood R…
"We had what I would call a disappointing April," said Kain Shaffer, Bureau of Reclamation engineer. "Things are not looking as hopeful as the…
Supporters of the Yakima Basin integrated plan want to extend a deadline for adding water storage outlined in legislation that established the…
With a third year of drought on the horizon, irrigators are looking at the possibility of cloud seeding to increase precipitation and help cro…
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Despite snowpack approaching average levels in some parts of the central Cascades, two back-to-back years of drought have left U.S. Bureau of …
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