CONSERVATION DISTRICT AWARDED WATERSMART GRANT

The Lincoln County Conservation District (LCCD) was awarded a federal Bureau of Reclamation WaterSMART grant for municipal water sources and other stakeholders to build on efforts to resolve water quantity issues in the Mid-Columbia Basin.  As grant sponsor, LCCD will represent a coalition of stakeholders in a new group called the Columbia Basin Sustainable Water Coalition (CBSWC) made up of municipalities, counties, economic development councils, agricultural groups, Washington Department of Commerce, Department of Health, Ecology, and others. The $100,000 WaterSMART grant will refine the CBSWC organizationally and develop project alternatives in the area including groundwater monitoring in those areas without monitoring.

The CBSWC’s work builds on studies done by the Columbia Basin Groundwater Management Area (GWMA) and plans to collect data representing the experiences of municipal water systems in the Basin. The CBSWC is to add information from municipal water systems to the larger effort in the Basin seeking to preserve groundwater levels. The CBSWC meets monthly and stakeholders are welcome. Contact Elsa Bowen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.