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There are three irrigation districts (the Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District, the East Columbia Basin Irrigation District, and the South Columbia Basin Irrigation District) in the project area, which operate additional local facilities. [3]
The Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District (QCBID) is one of three independent non-profit quasi-municipalities founded under Washington state law that hold a contract with the United States Bureau of Reclamation, a division of the United States Department of Interior, to operate and maintain a portion of the Columbia Basin Project.
In the United States an irrigation district is a cooperative, self-governing public corporation set up as a subdivision of the State government, with definite geographic boundaries, organized, and having taxing power to obtain and distribute water for irrigation of lands within the district; created under the authority of a State legislature with the consent of a designated fraction of the ...
John O'Callaghan, secretary-manager of the South Columbia Irrigation District, said the districts are working on a technology upgrade. The goal is to improve and expand the existing water ...
A map of the Columbia Basin Project. Green denotes land irrigated by the project. The Grand Coulee Dam is in the top-right. The dam's primary goal, irrigation, was postponed as the wartime need for electricity increased. The dam's powerhouse began production around the time World War II began, and its electricity was vital to the war effort.
Flow rates on the Columbia are affected by many large upstream reservoirs, many diversions for irrigation, and, on the lower stretches, reverse flow from the tides of the Pacific Ocean. The National Ocean Service observes water levels at six tide gauges and issues tide forecasts for twenty-two additional locations along the river between the ...
Billing is more like a property tax, with irrigation assessments based on the size of property, the district said on social media. Customers with questions may call KID at 509-586-9111.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Columbia Southern Canal: ... Gold Hill Irrigation District Canal: Jackson: 1,066 ft (325 m) ...