New Pipeline Study Aims to Save Washington's Farm Water Supplies
Published Date: 1/22/2025
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Summary
The NRCS and partners are planning to update their study to add a buried pipeline for irrigation in parts of Grant County, Washington. This pipeline will replace groundwater irrigation with surface water, helping about 7,600 acres of farmland grow better. They’re asking for public input soon, and this change could mean blasting and new construction in the area.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Buried pipeline to serve 7,638 acres
NRCS plans to install a buried irrigation pipeline called East Low Canal (EL) 11.8 to serve about 7,638 acres now irrigated by groundwater in the northeastern portion of the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District in Grant County, Washington. The agency says this change is intended to be the most economically viable way to provide surface water irrigation to those cultivated lands.
Project requires blasting and new construction
The planned buried pipeline installation would require blasting that was not addressed in the Final EIS, and the supplemental EIS will evaluate that blasting and related new construction. Blasting and construction could occur in the study area and may affect nearby lands and communities during project work.
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