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OFFICE OF COLUMBIA RIVER (OCR)
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Latest News...
1/24/13 - Governor Inslee Chooses Yakima River Basin Legislation As His First Governor's Request Bill Today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced the submission of his first request bill to the legislature. The bill provides the mechanisms needed to implement the Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan (Plan). The Governor noted that the bill would create jobs and provide needed water for people, farms, and fish. The Yakima Basin currently contributes $3.2 billion to the state economy via farming and other agriculture-related businesses. The Plan will provide needed water to sustain that industry, Additionally, the Plan will help fish, including the restoration of what was once the largest sockeye run in the lower 48 states, by building fish passage and protecting and enhancing habitat. The Office of Columbia River (OCR) aggressively pursues development of water supplies to benefit both instream and out-of-stream uses. OCR does so by funding and coordinating storage, conservation, and transmission projects.
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2013 Legislative Session
2011 Long Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast Web version Download the published version Term permits for water users in the Walla Walla Watershed available. 508-14 WAC
Rule-Making Underway. USGS Columbia Plateau Groundwater Availability Study Climate Change & The Columbia River
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PROGRAM OVERVIEW
PROGRAM PRIORITIES:
The Legislature set four major priorities for the program.
WATER
SUPPLY PROJECTS AND FUNDING
OCR OPERATIONS
LEGISLATIVE REPORTS
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