ELLENSBURG, Wash. (AP) — Ranchers Jack and Beneitta Eaton own about 4,000 acres of the land in a canyon southeast of Ellensburg that could be turned into water reservoir.
They say they’ve known for some time about plans for a new reservoir in the Yakima Basin. Now, they’re waiting to see if a dam is built and their land is purchased.
The Daily Record reports supporters hope to have a funding request before Congress in 2013. Local, state and federal agencies in the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Program agreed on the proposal in December. Earlier this month, nine environmental groups said they wanted 71,000 acres of watershed preserved as a condition of their support.
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Information from: Daily Record, http://www.kvnews.com
