
Status of Each Pumping Plant & Lateral
Updated December 1, 2025, by Jennifer Hickenbottom, Bureau of Reclamation

Lateral 11.8
Current Status:
90% designs accepted. Anticipate receiving IRZ's 100% designs in Feb. 2026. Reclamation can then conduct their review.​

Lateral 22.1
Current Status:
100% designs accepted. All partners working on tasks to be completed before construction can occur (easement acquisitions, environmental compliance, construction estimates, etc.)

Lateral 47.5
Current Status:
Completed; irrigation on the ground to 10,500 acres.

Lateral 80.6
Current Status:
100% designs accepted. Construction contract awarded. Mobilization for construction of pumping plant has begun.

Lateral 84.7
Current Status:
100% designs accepted. Construction on pipeline began August 2025. Construction on pumping plant currently underway.
Current Status:
Completed; 5,426 acres converted from deep well irrigation to Columbia River Surface water effectively conserving 16,143 acre-feet (5.3 billion gallons) of water annually in the Odessa Subarea Aquifer.
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