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Article: Ecology Department sets hearings on Columbia River water sharing
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- Yakima Herald-Republic
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- October 8, 2006
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By Andrew Sirocchi
Tri-City Herald
The Washington Department of Ecology has scheduled four open
houses to give residents the opportunity to talk about a draft
environmental impact statement on a new water management program for
the Columbia River.
Ecology officials will attend the meetings, including ones in
Kennewick and Moses Lake, in late October and early November to
answer questions and share insights on the proposals outlined in the
draft impact statement.
Also, a draft report with an inventory of water supplies and a
long-term water demand forest will be introduced during the
workshops.
"The Legislature gave us this authorization to find a new way to
manage water in the Columbia ...