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…)

Cascade and the WaterSense^® Program
October 22, 2009

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You may have seen or heard the term WaterSense^® recently. What is it and what does it mean to you? (more…)

Cascade visits federal delegation in DC
October 22, 2009

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Redmond Mayor John Marchione and Cascade’s Intergovernmental and Communications Director Elaine Kraft visited Washington DC and met with staffs of Congressman Dicks, Inslee, Reichert and Smith and Senators Murray and Cantwell, as well as key agency staff. (more…)

Water Connections Working Group reviews project ranking
October 22, 2009

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September 10 Water Connections Working Group

The third meeting of the Cascade Water Connections working group was held September 10th. The 25 members who attended reviewed ranking scenarios of various projects and looked at comparison of rankings, looking at quadrant analysis of the projects, and considered recommendations and next steps. (more…)

Cascade receives ratings upgrade from Standard & Poor’s
October 22, 2009

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Standard & Poor’s announced on September 4 that it increased its rating on Cascade’s long-term and underlying rating to AA+ from AA- on the Series 2006 water system revenue bonds. At the same time, Standard & Poor’s assigned its ‘AA+’ long-term rating to the Cascade’s series 2009A tax-exempt water system revenue bonds and series 2009B taxable water system revenue bonds (Build America Bonds). (more…)