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Siphons under construction

The largest federal reclamation project in the United States is gaining momentum.

After contracts were issued in January to construct two siphons in Lind Coulee, the expansion of the East Low Canal portion of the Columbia Basin Project continues to advance. The East Low Canal delivers water to landowners in the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District and is the source of water for the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program.

This expansion makes groundwater delivery possible to land east of the entire length of the canal. The first 13 miles of added capacity, starting at the Weber Coulee sipho...

 

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