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Thurston County secures $2.4M Department of Ecology grant to buy TransAlta water rights for streamflow restoration
Summary
Thurston County accepted a $2,406,457.46 grant from the Washington Department of Ecology to purchase TransAlta Water Bank rights and dedicate up to 840 acre-feet to instream flow for salmon recovery and climate resilience in the Skookumchuck and Chehalis rivers.
Thurston County announced on Dec. 16 that it will accept a $2,406,457.46 grant from the Washington Department of Ecology to acquire water rights from the TransAlta Water Bank. The purchase — negotiated by county staff — will secure up to 840 acre-feet of water rights dedicated permanently to in-stream flow in the Skookumchuck and Chehalis river systems.
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