Monitoring groundwater is crucial to understand how the amount of groundwater is changing, either going up or down, and why. Groundwater levels are measured as “depth to water” to determine how deep groundwater is in a well. We can quantify the rate and volume of declines or increases in groundwater by tracking these levels over time.

Mobile Drip Irrigation (MDI) is an innovative technology being introduced in the Columbia Basin. MDI has been shown to effectively reduce evaporation losses and improve saturation in the targeted root zone. A recent report from Kansas State University indicated that using MDI during the early stages of crop development led to a 35% reduction in evaporation from bare soil and crop canopies compared to traditional spray nozzle systems.

Moses Lake, WA | April 10, 2026 Assistant Chief Hans Hunt of the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) visited the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Program (OGWRP) on April 2, 2026, joined by legislators, agency partners, and local landowners. The tour highlighted the scale and progress of the irrigation infrastructure investments currently underway. Assistant Chief Hunt was welcomed by state legislators, including Senator Mark Schoesler, Senator Judy Warnick, Repr

The Columbia Basin Conservation District (CBCD), a State of Washington governmental subdivision established under RCW 89.08, seeks to retain the services of a qualified consultant to conduct engineering design approval for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), primarily on Alternative Funding Arrangement (AFA) 3136 and 3084 projects funded via the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). This consultant needs to be a registered Technical Service Provider