Soap Lake Conservancy special meeting Saturday
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The Soap Lake Conservancy will be holding a special meeting Saturday with several experts from the Bureau of Reclamation, Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District and the Washington Department of Ecology.
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SOAP LAKE — The Soap Lake Conservancy will be holding a special meeting Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with several experts to discuss Soap Lake water levels, data and associated trends.
“There will be a PowerPoint based on the lake,” Soap Lake Conservancy President Judith Gorman said. “These are the hot shots.”
The panel at the meeting will include Marc Maynard and Clyde Lay from the Bureau of Reclamation, Roger Sonnichsen from Quincy Columbia Basin Irrigation District and Jaime Short from the Washington Department of Ecology.
“This is the first time that Conservancy has been able to get them. We have been trying to get them for years,” Gorman said. “They finally have a break in their schedule so that they're able to do it. Of course, the lake is in crisis now.”
Gorman said she and several other members of the community have been concerned about the lake levels declining for several years. She said she has been trying to organize an official meeting, such as the one occurring on Saturday, so residents can know what is happening with the lake.
“Anybody who is a farmer should come,” Gorman said. “Anybody who's interested in the lake and the history of the lake and the current condition of the lake, and I do think that it's been prompted by the fact that the lake is low.”
Gorman said this is an “excellent opportunity” for people to engage with experts to discuss the issues the lake is dealing with.
Soap Lake Conservancy Meeting
June 28
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Soap Lake Community and Senior Center
121 Second Ave. SE, Soap Lake
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