NEWS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District

The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) is among 18 US irrigation districts selected to participate in a program and receive federal funding to help farmers continue commodity production while also conserving water across the West.

Othello, WA- The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) was joined by
landowners, key partners, and elected officials for a groundbreaking ceremony on the
EL 86.4 system yesterday.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District to approve and authorize inclusion of G&O Johnson Farms has been ordered for the 21st day of May, at 1:00 p.m.

The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (District) will be making aquatic herbicide treatments beginning in May 2024 and continuing through the end of the 2024

The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) has announced that issues anticipated to cause possible delays to the start of the 2024 irrigation season have been successfully addressed.

The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) has announced a potential
minor delay in the filling of the East Low Canal. This is due to remedial work to be performed on
the Main Canal near Billy Clapp Lake and may result in a short delay in the priming of laterals
and water deliveries from the East Low Canal.

The Department of Agriculture Natural
Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is adopting the Bureau of Reclamation’s (Reclamation)
2012 Odessa Subarea Special Study Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) produced in
cooperation with the Washington State Department of Ecology (Ecology).

The East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) Development Coordinator gave a presentation during the sixth-annual Water Law in Central Washington conference.

During the August Board meeting, the Board recognized Rosa Dekker for her 10 years of service. Dekker
serves as the Treasurer/Assistant Manager for Administration.