A wooden bridge over the East Low Canal north of Warden. While many of the canals in Eastern Washington are now filled with water from regional reservoirs, the Washington State Department of Ecology says there is still a drought in progress with a shortage of water overall in comparison to recent years.
July 28, 2023
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Hot, dry spring dries up Eastern Washington
OLYMPIA — Water, water everywhere… or maybe not. The irrigation situation in Eastern Washington has made a turnaround compared to recent years. “We are not in a drought, officially,” said Emily Tasaka, communications manager with the Washington State Department of Ecology. “We've issued a statewide drought advisory. That's not the same thing as a drought emergency. It's not that we won’t call one later, but at this time we haven't issued a formal statewide drought emergency.” ...