Legislative dispute surfaces over water use by dairies, feedlots
By
David Lester
Yakima Herald-Republic
January 30, 2009
Article in the Yakima Herald-Republic.
"What's the right amount of water for a cow?
As if they didn't have enough to worry about this year, budget-weary state lawmakers are being asked to solve the contentious issue of water and who should have access to it.
Farmers and environmentalists packed a hearing room in Olympia on Thursday morning to give testimony on a series of bills that would modify state law on access to groundwater..."
