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June 24, 2009
Walla Walla Water Management Program to be Implemented
Starting on July 26th, Washington state will implement a ten year program aimed at handling the issue of water, know as the Walla Walla Watershed Management Partnership.
"This is some really exciting stuff," Cathy Schaeffer, Walla Walla County watershed planning director, told a group yesterday, gathered at the William A. Grant Water and Environmental Center.
"The three main areas that are top priorities now are creation of the governing board, development of the water bank and work on the "flow from flexibility" framework," Schaeffer said.
"This has changed state law in a significant way to allow local people to manage water," said Karen Terwilleger, staff member of the state House Agriculture Natural Resources Committee.
"The first choice is, are we going to collaborate or litigate? They are watching us to see how this works," she said, referring to the Indian tribes who are to be affected by the new program.
Note: The picture shown is part of the Bennington dam, part of the Walla Walla watershed, as reported by the Union-Bulletin.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at June 24, 2009 06:15 PM
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