Posts Tagged ‘Icicle Irrigation District’
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 MoreFollowing Eight Mile Lake Dam Repairs, Excavator Now Stuck In Alpine Lakes Wilderness
In trying to figure out a solution that deals with multiple agencies, sometimes the best scenario is no action at all. Marcus Bellissimo explains.
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Federal Agencies Release Plan For Snow Lake Water Control Replacement Project
The Bureau of Reclamation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the final Environmental Assessment for the proposed removal and replacement of the Upper Snow Lake water discharge control valve. The existing valve has exceeded its expected 10-year service life and cannot meet the 80 cubic feet per second discharge capacity required by the Icicle…
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Major Repairs Made To Eightmile Lake Dam’s Spillway, No Evacuation Orders In Place
Repairs have been made to the Eightmile Lake Dam. A new water level monitoring system has been installed as well. Marcus Bellissimo has this update. Photos: Chelan County Emergency Management
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Icicle Irrigation District Declares Emergency For Eightmile Dam
Aging pipes, crumbling supports, fresh burn scars – all concerns for Eightmile Dam located in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, federal forest land in Chelan County. The Icicle-Peshastin Irrigation District issued an emergency declaration March 13 due spring snow-melt possibly over-topping the dam, caused by burn scars from last summer’s Jack Creek Fire. Dan Langager has…
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