Dams like the Grand Coulee Dam, pictured here, help manage water as a resource for Eastern Washington, but even with that water management tool available, there still needs to be enough rainfall to prevent a drought from occurring.
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.” ...