Cascade Purchase of Lake Tapps Complete
December 22, 2009 |

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On December 18, 2009, the several-year process was completed by which Cascade Water Alliance purchased Puget Sound Energy’s White River Project, including the Lake Tapps Reservoir. (more…)

Port of Seattle acquires rail corridor from BNSF for $81 million
December 22, 2009 |

King County, Sound Transit, other partners will contribute to purchase
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SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle finalized acquisition of the Eastside Rail Corridor from BNSF Railway today, after nearly two years of negotiations. (more…)

Cascade Water Alliance and Hyatt Regency Bellevue Team Up for Water Conservation
November 9, 2009 |

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BELLEVUE, Wash. – The recently completed $185 million expansion at Hyatt Regency Bellevue includes an important feature that every hotel guest will use, but most won’t notice. (more…)

Port of Seattle announces new partners in rail corridor
November 6, 2009 |

King County, Sound Transit, others join in preserving 42-mile line

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Eastside Rail Corridor and placing it in public ownership. King County, Sound Transit, the City of Redmond, Puget Sound Energy, and the Cascade Water Alliance will partner with the port in maximizing the corridor’s benefit for the region. (more…)

Lake Tapps Winter Season Drawdown to Begin Nov. 1
October 23, 2009 |

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Bellevue, WA – Puget Sound Energy, in coordination with the Lake Tapps Community Council and the Cascade Water Alliance, will begin actively dropping the water level of Lake Tapps beginning Nov. 1 as part of the reservoir’s annual wintertime drawdown. Due to low flows in the White River, lake levels have been dropping naturally for the past few weeks. The community council urges lakeside residents to remove their boats before the drawdown starts to avoid water craft from becoming stranded in shallow, exposed inlets. (more…)