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Pasco Basin Update Columbia River Policy Advisory Group September 2, 2021 1 Image from Google Earth 2021
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Pasco Basin UpdateColumbia River Policy Advisory Group
September 2, 2021
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Image from Google Earth 2021
Timeline
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1967
USGS
study
1982
Odessa
Rule
1973
Quincy
Rule
2021
WAC
508-14
SSB 5230
passes
20162000s1943
Columbia
Basin
Act
GW management
efforts &
RCW 89.12.170
USGS Study
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• 2016 report
• Artificial Recharge
• Groundwater management Scenarios
From USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2016-5026
Timeline
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1967
USGS
study
1982
Odessa
Rule
1973
Quincy
Rule
2021
WAC
508-14
SSB 5230
passes
20162000s1943
Columbia
Basin
Act
GW management
efforts &
RCW 89.12.170
2021 Legislative Amendment
• Amendment to RCW 89.12.170 passed legislature
• Allocation of artificially stored groundwater via agreement
• Boundary designation
• Clarifies procedure
• Rulemaking
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