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Six large pumps inside the EL 47.5 pump house draw Columbia River water from the East Low Canal and send it on its way along 8.8 miles of pipe to 8,500 acres formerly irrigated by deep wells. This pump house is just one of many pieces of infrastructure that help provide irrigation water and other benefits to Central Washington.

Six large pumps inside the EL 47.5 pump house draw Columbia River water from the East Low Canal and send it on its way along 8.8 miles of pipe to 8,500 acres formerly irrigated by deep wells. This pump house is just one of many pieces of infrastructure that help provide irrigation water and other benefits to Central Washington.

February 19, 2024

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Columbia Basin Project bill moves forward in Olympia
February 19, 2024 3:34 p.m.

Columbia Basin Project bill moves forward in Olympia

OLYMPIA- Proposed legislation, House Bill 1752, authorizes the United States Bureau of Reclamation to seek approval to change the number of acres it can irrigate within the Columbia Basin Project to allow a more flexible and sustainable use of water resources, as long as it meets specific criteria.