Coho Water Resources

ASR

Coho offers comprehensive Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) services, from conception to installation. ASR is a water resource management tool that opens up a world of opportunity, even if a year-round or summer water right isn't possible. If winter water and an appropriate setting are available, as in many places, ASR can be used to store that water until it is needed in the summer or drought years.

Chris has been actively working in ASR projects since 1998, having been the project manager for the City of Yakima’s program that obtained a permit in 2015, as well as periodically supporting the programs of the Cities of Walla Walla and Kennewick. Chris has also conducted numerous ASR evaluation studies, including for Jefferson County PUD, Spokane County, the City of Bothell, and the Bureau of Reclamation throughout the Yakima Valley. He has made numerous presentations to elected officials, regulatory agencies (e.g., Ecology and Health) and community groups to explain the processes and benefits of ASR.

Chris was on the technical advisory group that developed Washington State's ASR rule, was an invited speaker and contributor to the National Academy of Sciences report on ASR, and spent 2011-2012 in Australia assisting clients implement Managed Aquifer Recharge in a nascent regulatory environment. Chris understands the intricacies of ASR feasibility and permitting in Washington State (see Coho ASR Article in The Water Report).