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Pumping Plants & Laterals
Preliminary designs from the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District (ECBID) identified an initial 9 pumping plants and laterals at an estimated cost of up to $400 million.
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Construction of each lateral goes through several phases: planning, design, engineering, and construction. Landowners can be involved in the planning and design phase in order to ensure that they will be able to hook up to the new irrigation system. We know from experience that organizing or working with a group of neighbors in the early stages of planning and design is critical if you want your specific needs factored into the design.
For most of the laterals, nothing is set in stone. If you have an alternative that is technically and operationally feasible, it would be in your best interest to form a working group among neighbors with similar needs and be part of the process.
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Status of Each Pumping Plant & Lateral
Updated March 1, 2024 by Jennifer Hickenbottom, Bureau of Reclamation
Lateral 11.8
Current Status:
60% Designs accepted by Reclamation, ECBID, and Ecology - January 12, 2024. System now moving towards 90% Designs. NRCS now taking the lead on the environmental and cultural compliance.
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Lateral 22.1
Current Status:
60% Designs accepted by Reclamation, ECBID, and Ecology - April 19, 2023. System now moving towards 90% Designs.
Lateral 40.2
Current Status:
Engineering phase has not begun.
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Lateral 47.5
Current Status:
Completed; irrigation on the ground to the full 10,500 acres. Contact ECBID for more information.
Lateral 54
Current Status:
Engineering phase has not begun.
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Lateral 73.3
Current Status:
Engineering phase has not begun.
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Lateral 80.6
Current Status:
60% Designs reviewed by Reclamation, ECBID, and Ecology. System now moving towards the 60% design acceptance process.
Lateral 84.7
Current Status:
60% Designs accepted by Reclamation, ECBID, and Ecology - February 7, 2024. System now moving towards 90% Designs.
Lateral 86.4
Current Status:
90% Designs accepted by Reclamation, ECBID, and Ecology - February 27, 2024. System now moving towards 100% Designs. Easement acquisition process in the final stages. Cultural and environmental compliance completed.
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