department of ecology

Dept. Of Ecology Fines Soap Lake Farm $10K
Dept. Of Ecology Fines Soap Lake Farm $10K
Dept. Of Ecology Fines Soap Lake Farm $10K
The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology) has issued a $10,000 fine to a Grant County farm for water-use violations. Ecology imposed the fine against Stevens Land Holdings, LLC of Soap Lake for continuing to irrigate 100 acres of alfalfa without a permit...
Seasonal Burn Ban Now in Effect for Grant County
Seasonal Burn Ban Now in Effect for Grant County
Seasonal Burn Ban Now in Effect for Grant County
Grant County's seasonal burn ban went into effect today (Thursday, June 1). The restrictions were implemented by the county's board of commissioners in 2017 and apply to all unincorporated areas in the county. Spokesperson Kyle Foreman of the Grant County Sheriff's Office says that means burning rules in other places within the county might vary...
CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association is running an attached full-page "open memo" ad in several regional papers and magazines to address three key areas.  The CSRIA’s Darryll Olsen said the first item deals with the Lower Snake River biological opinion litigation that is ongoing.   “And t...