Posts Tagged ‘drought’
Despite Drought, Enough Water For Upper Valley Irrigation, Officials Say
For orchardists and others using irrigation, late summer can mean pro-rated pricing on water during drought conditions. But this year, irrigators got lucky, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
Read MoreChelan Watershed Okay As Drought Worsens For Okanogan, Yakima
Last month, the state expanded the drought emergency that was declared in April and now includes a total of 27 watersheds, including Wenatchee, Entiat and Chelan. But while some watersheds like the Okanogan and Upper Yakima are already feeling the pinch, KOHO’s Chelan Correspondent Jeff Conwell reports the Chelan watershed is fairing okay.
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Drought Emergency Now Covers Wenatchee, Entiat, Chelan, Nearly Half of State
Drought-like conditions are something we’ve come to expect during the summer in eastern Washington. But Governor Inslee’s recent expansion of a drought declaration includes local watersheds and a good potion of western Washington, as Marcus Bellissimo reports.
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This Week’s Rain Only Slightly Helpful For NCW Summer Water Supply
Conservation and drought – two words you don’t to hear when forecasting the state water supply through September. Marcus Bellissimo reports this week’s rain meant good things for some areas of Central Washington at risk of drought this year. The lowland precipitation will help with soil moisture, but it won’t make up for the shortage…
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Warm, Dry, But Not Quite ‘Drought’-Level Conditions For NCW, State Ecology Dept. Says
From abnormal dryness to adequate stream flows, the State Ecology Department monitors water supply conditions throughout the state. The Aug. 9 map by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows severe drought conditions continuing in southwest Washington. Areas of moderate drought conditions expanded across the northern part of the state and across Western Washington. The remainder of the state…
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