Bi-state study boosts understanding of Walla Walla River basin

Nature doesn’t much care about lines on a map.
Take the Walla Walla River Basin, a 1,700 square-mile watershed that straddles the invisible boundary between southeast Washington and northeast Oregon.
Both sides of the border have seen a steady decline in available water, especially during peak summertime demand. And while both states have taken steps to solve the issue over the past several years, water levels continue to deteriorate.
“Oregon has done a lot of work on the Oregon side, Washington has done quite a bit of work on the Washington side, but now it's time for us to really come together and manage the basin in a way that's whole,” said Brook Beeler, Washington Department of Ecology’s Eastern Regional Director.
Read on in our blog at ecology.wa.gov....
This study is being carried out by the Washington Department of Ecology and the Oregon Water Resources Department, along with the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Learn more about our work in the Walla Walla River basin at
• www.ecology.wa.gov/WallaWalla2050 (Washington Department of Ecology)
• www.h2or.us/WallaWalla (Oregon Water Resources Department)
• www.usgs.gov/centers/wa-water/science/walla-walla-groundwater (USGS Water Science Center)