drought

According to the state Department of Ecology, drought conditions continue in central Washington and may be developing in the northern and even western parts of the state.  And the recent Water Supply Availability Committee meeting indicated existing drought conditions are likely to persist through the summer, and in some areas, conditions may worsen. T...

The new snow year is just a few days old, but the snowpack is already showing signs of life in Washington.  NRCS’ Matt Warbritton said the pack is already looking good for the Washington Cascades, and he expects that to continue as the system that rolled through the region late Monday and early Tuesday continues to dump snow.     ...

The Kennewick Irrigation District reports that there are currently NO restrictions on water use for customers.

Despite the spring rains we saw across much of the Pacific Northwest, drought conditions continue for much of Central and Eastern Oregon.  The water year officially ended in July, and Larry O’Neill, with the Oregon Climate Office, says conditions didn’t improve much in the last two months.   “The average...

Thanks to this winters epic snowfall in the Pacific Northwest Oregon is completely drought free since 2011 and Washington state is pretty close behind!

The drought of 2015 was catastrophic for Washington state last year. The ski resorts had no snow, the crops were thirsty and our lawns were dead and lets not forget about all the wild fires! Good news, it appears all that is over with for 2016!

We all know what Groundhog Day is. Every February 2nd we bring our friend Punxsutawney Phil out of his home in hopes that we will have some warm weather on the horizon, but he is not the only one we ask. There are Groundhog Day celebrations all around the country, so what do the other guys say?

After the drought left farmers and homeowners frustrated last summer many wondered why we couldn't pull more water out of the Columbia River. A news analysis of proposed bills gives a disturbing insight into the process.

The record heat wave in the Columbia Basin is not helping the Kennewick Irrigation District or other water suppliers, new limitations have been placed on water use.

So it's the 1st week of Kennewick Irrigation Districts mandatory water rationing and I'm hearing people with all sorts of questions.

The Kennewick Irrigation District (KID) announced Tuesday the implementation of a mandatory watering schedule effective at the end of the month, due to drought conditions.

Kennewick Irrigation's District Manager is advising all Tri-Cities residents to only water lawns twice per week for 30 minutes due to major drought conditions. In fact there may be NO water at times this summer