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| Title | 2002 Report to the Legislature: Allocating Accumulated Columbia Basin Groundwater | |
| Month-Year Published | January 2003 | |
| Online Availability |
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| Short Description |
See abstract below (Also see abstract below) | |
| Publication Number | 03-11-002 | |
| Author(s) | George Schlender, John Covert, Keith Stoffel | |
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| Number of pages | 25 | |
| Keywords | accumulation, basin, groundwater, irrigation, legislature, report, water | |
| Related Web Content | Water Resources Program | |
| Related Publications | Title | Relationship |
| Chapter 508-14 WAC, Columbia Basin Project -- Ground Waters | related regulation | |
| Abstract | Long Description |
During the past 50 years, irrigation of the central Columbia Basin has transformed the basin from an area of rangeland and dryland farming into an area with some of the most productive agricultural lands in the country. Imported irrigation water over the last 50 years has infiltrated into the ground and commingled with the naturally occurring groundwater. In some areas of the Columbia Basin, there are significant amounts of stored water as a result of the Columbia Basin project. Chapter 508-14 WAC sets forth interim policies to guide the Department of Ecology (Ecology) in granting the authority to make withdrawals of commingled naturally occurring and artificially stored groundwater. Substitute House Bill (SHB) 2874 allows the department of Ecology and United State Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) to enter into agreements to allocated groundwater within the geographic area of the WAC 508-14. The Legislature through passage of SHB 2874 required Ecology to report annually in December on progress to implement the legislation. |
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