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Howard A. Hanson Dam is an earthen embankment dam on the Green River, 21 miles (34 km) east of Auburn, Washington.The dam was completed in 1961 and its primary purpose is flood control along with water supply for Tacoma, Washington.
Auburn is a city in King County, Washington, United States (with a small portion crossing into neighboring Pierce County). The population was 87,256 at the 2020 Census. [4] Auburn is a suburb in the Seattle metropolitan area, and is currently ranked as the 15th most populous city in the state of Washington.
As of 2023, the U.S. state of Washington has 1,242 dams that are able to impound 10 acre-feet or more of water and are regulated by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE). These include dams that produce hydroelectricity and create reservoirs for irrigation, drinking water, or recreational uses. According to the DOE, approximately 52 ...
With California expecting its water supply to dwindle, new state conservation rules will encourage water suppliers to conserve 500,000 acre-feet, or 162.9 billion gallons, annually by 2040 ...
Delta Conveyance Project, formerly known as California Water Fix and Eco Restore or the Bay Delta Conservation Plan, is a $20 billion [1] plan proposed by Governor Jerry Brown and the California Department of Water Resources to build a 36 foot (11 m) diameter tunnel to carry fresh water from the Sacramento River southward under the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Bethany Reservoir for use by ...
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Its main clients are the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, San Juan Water District, the city of Roseville, and the Sacramento Suburban Water District. Water is delivered from the American River Pump Station, and PCWA is required to maintain a minimum 75 cu ft/s (2.1 m 3 /s) flow below the station at all times. [58]
Kercheval, who, like Wivell, is a former Washington County commissioner, said one jurisdiction in the county, the city of Hagerstown, controls 90% of the water and the majority of the sewer users.