NEWS

Construction is slated to start late next year on another system to deliver Columbia River water to Odessa Subarea farms.

United States Senator Maria Cantwell and her staff met with
stakeholder groups and toured the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) project last week.

A dozen leaders from across the Columbia Basin and Washington State came together in Moses Lake Monday morning to have a roundtable discussion about water management issues facing Columbia Basin growers and included the Columbia Basin Project and the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program.

East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) Secretary-Manager Craig Simpson spoke as an invited panelist at the Western Association of State Departments of Agriculture (WASDA) annual conference.

Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA) released the following statement after receiving notification that East Columbia Basin Irrigation District’s Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) could receive up to $5 million through USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations (WFPO) Program Funding.

Anna Franz: Bringing Specialized Water and Municipal Law Expertise to Irrigation District Clients

The first pump station of the Odessa Groundwater Replacement, called EL47.5, became operational in the spring of 2021. The project includes nearly nine miles of pipes and will provide water to roughly 10,500 acres of valuable farmland that are currently served by deep wells.

Craig Simpson: Implementing the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Project at the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District

Residents of the United States are faced with a number of concerns, particularly issues with the nation’s crumbling infrastructure.

This is a short video overview of the Odessa Groundwater Project.