FEATURE ARTICLE

January 2010

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Full Steam Ahead for the Umatilla Basin Aquifer Restoration Project

A much-anticipated aquifer recharge project is moving forward in the Umatilla River Basin, a tributary of the Columbia River in north-central Oregon, as local governments, districts and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (Confederated Tribes) sign on to a key intergovernmental agreement (IGA). The project involves an ambitious plan to recharge distressed aquifers with water from the Columbia River. The primary purpose of the IGA is to create a new intergovernmental entity, pursuant to Oregon law, that will be responsible for project implementation.