Current and Significant Activities

2006 REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE - News Release

October 2006 Investment Atlas Maps | Yakima Basin Camps and Cabin Owners | Columbia River - Water Supply Inventory and Long-Term Water Supply and Demand Forecast | Water Banking in Washington State | Progress on Watershed Planning and Setting Instream Flows | Status of High and Significant Hazard Dams in Washington with Safety Deficiencies | Water Conservancy Boards

U.S.; Lummi Nation v. Ecology - U.S. District Court case.

Lake Tapps - Information relating to the proposal to help supply the long-range municipal water needs of the Central Puget Sound region, protect salmon and assist ongoing efforts to preserve Lake Tapps.

Water Conservation Tips - What you can do? All citizens can help lessen the effects of the limited water supplies by conserving water. People can use water more efficiently in their homes, businesses and yards.

Washington Water Exchange - Ecology has set up the Washington Water Exchange as a service to help water users locate or sell water available for transfer.

Yakima River Basin Portal This page aggregates current and historical information relating to Yakima River basin water management, water right changes and transfers, trust water right acquisition and management, and water banking. Information includes links to:

Yakima River Tributary Reverse Water Right Auction
Yakima Water Transfer Working Group
Senate Bill 6861 - (Yakima Basin Cabin Owners Bill)
Yakima River Basin Metering and Reporting
Acquavella Post-1905 Order Review
Water Banking in the Yakima River Basin
Yakima River Basin Surface Water Adjudication - Final Decree Working Group
Yakima River Basin Ground Water - Surface Water Study
Yakima River Basin Watershed Management Planning - Lower/Upper Yakima & Naches (WRIA 37/38/39)
Yakima Storage Alliance
Bureau of Reclamation- Yakima River Basin Water Storage Feasibility Study Upper Columbia Area Office
Yakima River Basin - USGS

Archive of Significant Activities

Aquifer Storage and Recovery - Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) involves injecting water into an aquifer through wells or by surface spreading and infiltration and then pumping it out when needed. The aquifer essentially functions as a water bank. Deposits are made in times of surplus, typically during the rainy season, and withdrawals occur when available water falls short of demand.

Olympia Artesian Well - 2002 - Olympia’s free-flowing artesian drinking water well draws thousands of people each month for the perceived healthful benefits of water that contains no added purifiers. The well is currently located in a parking lot.

Water Storage Task Force - 2000 - The Water Storage Task Force was convened by Ecology at the direction of the 2000 state legislature. The Task Force examined the role of increasing water storage to provide water for fish recovery, population and economic growth, and flood control. The Task Force also considered funding options for constructing water-storage facilities.