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The Soap Lake Senior Center was filled with people Saturday for a special Soap Lake Conservancy meeting. The meeting addressed the lowering of lake levels and the likely cause, lack of precipitation and less gains in net change.

The Soap Lake Senior Center was filled with people Saturday for a special Soap Lake Conservancy meeting. The meeting addressed the lowering of lake levels and the likely cause, lack of precipitation and less gains in net change.

July 5, 2025

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Soap Lake Conservancy meeting highlights challenges for lake health
July 6, 2025 8:15 a.m.

Soap Lake Conservancy meeting highlights challenges for lake health

SOAP LAKE – The Soap Lake Conservancy held a special meeting Saturday to discuss Soap Lake water level trends. The meeting brought in experts from the Washington Department of Ecology, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District. “A couple of years ago, a few of the people in this room started calling the Department of Ecology with concerns,” DOE Eastern Region Contact, Jaime Short said. “The lake level was going down. What's going on?”