Contracts approved for first new water since 2005

 

Last updated 4/11/2015 at 9:31pm



The first new water supplies since 2005 in the Columbia Basin Project for groundwater replacement have been made available through action taken by the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District Board of Directors.

The board voted to issue the first five water service contracts to landowners, supplying water to 1,835 acres from the Columbia Basin Project, allowing for continued crop production and preservation of groundwater for other uses. The action is part of the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program, a public-private partnership designed to address the depletion of the Odessa Aquifer. The...



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