Moses Lake Water Meeting Part of Statewide Initiative

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  Moses Lake officials met with Washington Department of Ecology Director Casey Sixkiller on Tuesday“MOSES LAKE — Officials from Columbia Basin cities sat down with the director of the Washington Department of Ecology in Moses Lake Tuesday to talk about water.”
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  The meeting was held in Moses Lake“MOSES LAKE — Officials from Columbia Basin cities sat down with the director of the Washington Department of Ecology in Moses Lake Tuesday to talk about water.”
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  The meeting was the second in a series across Washington“The Moses Lake meeting was the second in a series to be held statewide with local governments.”
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  The meeting was part of a statewide initiative“It was part of a statewide effort to outline a plan for the present and future of water use across Washington.”
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  State officials emphasized the need for collaborationNot found in the source record — unverified.
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  Casey Sixkiller stated, 'Finding ourselves in another year of drought really necessitates a new conversation about our water future.'“"Finding ourselves in another year of drought, I think, really necessitates a new conversation about, 'What is what is our water future in the state?'" Sixkiller said.”
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  The meeting included city officials from Moses Lake, Quincy, and Othello“City officials from Moses Lake, Quincy and Othello were among those attending Thursday’s meeting, and Moses Lake Mayor Dustin Swartz said he was encouraged by what he heard.”
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  Moses Lake Mayor Dustin Swartz called the meeting 'a fruitful endeavor.'““I really appreciated the collaboration. It was really refreshing to see that group of people in the room together,” Swartz said. “I thought it was a fruitful endeavor.””
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  Casey Sixkiller cited research showing long-term trends of more rain and less snow“Sixkiller cited research that projects a long-term trend of more rain and less snow during the winter, which is a concern for areas that depend on snowpack for water in the summer.”
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  The research affects water availability in summer“null”
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  Options discussed included additional reservoir storage“One of the options to alleviate that is additional reservoir storage, he said.”
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  Options discussed included water conservation“Water conservation and reuse also will play a role, he said.”
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  Options discussed included reuse“Water conservation and reuse also will play a role, he said.”
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  State officials aim to support local projects rather than hinder them“Communities around Washington, including the Columbia Basin, are working on individual projects, Sixkiller said, and state officials want to help make those work, rather than slow them down.”
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  Casey Sixkiller noted, 'We want to help make those work, rather than slow them down.'““One of things we heard (in Moses Lake) was, how do we as state agencies help support and facilitate that? What do we need to learn more about?” Sixkiller said. Communities around Washington, including the Columbia Basin, are working on individual projects, Sixkiller said, and state officials want to help make those work, rather than slow them down.”