Another try at water plan Visitors and part-time residents here for the Memorial Day weekend might have wondered why all the fuss over water. Everywhere you look, the Methow Valley appears especially green and lush this spring.
Balsam root seem to have lingered longer with their yellow blossoms.
Irrigation wheels are feeding thirsty alfalfa fields. But the concern is not over appearances today. In this week's issue, the News has pieced together a chronology spanning many years of key water issues and decisions that continue to influence the Valley. With the background of new endangered fish species restrictions spawning a new watershed planning process, we hope readers might benefit from a refresher on where we've been for a clue to where we might be headed. It arises, not just from the same problems and issues now being debated.