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Walla Walla plan: Oregon‑Washington laws allow cross‑border protection of newly developed water supplies
Summary
Officials described a novel bi‑state approach enabling Oregon projects that create new winter‑stored water to be protected and recognized in Washington, and noted pilot enrollments that may protect roughly 20 cubic feet per second to the Columbia River this year.
Steve Martin (Snake River Salmon Recovery Board) and Chris Coits (Oregon Water Resources Department) briefed the board on an evolving Walla Walla Basin effort that combines local planning with new state laws to protect water supplies across the Oregon–Washington border.
Coits explained that House Bill 1322 (Washington, 2023) and companion Oregon legislation provide a legal pathway to protect newly developed or reallocated supplies in one state and have those protections…
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