State agency: Water prices high, supplies tight - AgMinute for April 28, 2015

A state agency projects that water will be expensive and hard to come by in the drought-stricken Yakima Basin. Click here for the full story

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Water managers respond to deepening Yakima Basin drought - AgMinute for April 23, 2015

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has started drawing down Yakima Basin reservoirs and an irrigation district is rationing water — two signs the drought has taken hold. Click here for the full stories

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Drought outlook deepens in Yakima Basin - AgMinute for April 7, 2015

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation reports the drought outlook is worsening in Yakima Basin. Click here for the full story

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Wanapum Dam repairs nearing completion - AgMinute for March 20, 2015

Repairs on a cracked Columbia River dam in the center of Washington state are wrapping up and the dam's reservoir is being refilled. Irrigators will have water. Click here for the full story

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Irrigators seek support in Olympia for stalled project - AgMinute for December 8, 2014

The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association doesn't want state money, but it is asking for political support for a project to irrigate 14,000 acres in the Odessa Subarea. Click here for the full story

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Washington snowpack 107 percent of normal - AgMinute for May 13, 2014

The snow survey office in Mount Vernon, Wash., reports the state's snowpack increased at higher mountain elevations in April but melted at mid and lower elevations. Click here for the full story

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Agencies sign contracts for Odessa irrigation water - AgMinute for March 13, 2014

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Washington Department of Ecology and East Columbia Basin Irrigation District have signed contracts to bring more water from the Columbia River through the East Low Canal to irrigators. The irrigation district is considering options to make the cost to landowners more affordable. Click here for the full story

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