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An equipment failure at a fish-acclimation facility in Okanogan County resulted in the death of about 5,000 steelhead. According to our news partner iFIBER ONE, the April 11th mishap killed about a quarter of the Grant PUD's steelhead being acclimated at the Omak Creek facility, which is owned and operated by the Colville Confederated Tribes ...

Grant PUD announced Monday that they will close their five campgrounds until further notice to help stem the spread of Covid-19, or coronavirus. The impacted recreation areas include Crescent Bar, Rocky Coulee, Sand Hollow, Priest Rapids Recreation Area and the Jackson Creek Fish Camp ...

Two Grant PUD workers who were tested for COVID-19 received negative results Friday. According to a press release, Grant PUD is consulting with Grant County Health District and developing a plan to have workers, who are not at a high risk of serious complications from the virus, report to their normal work locations on Tuesday ...

Grant PUD has announced all of their facilities will be closed to the public until further notice. Only employees who are identified as mission-critical personnel in operating the generating and power systems, as well as the fiber network, will report to work ...

Grant County PUD is in the works of purchasing a 50 megawatt mobile substation, estimated to cost $4.5 million. The PUD already has two mobile substations, however this one would serve as a back up. "Neither have sufficient capacity to replace the 41 megawatt transformer that our biggest industrial customers need," said Christine Pratt, spokeswoman...

Grant PUD discussed tools and strategies to minimize power interruptions and strengthen system reliability at Tuesday's commission meeting. Drones were listed as an option for assistance with patrolling power lines and substation inspections...

Grant PUD was pleasantly surprised by a bid that was $13 million less than estimated to build the secondary embankment on the Priest Rapids Dam. The PUD commissioners will vote on Tuesday whether to accept the staff recommended low bidder, IMCO Construction's bid of $33...

Grant PUD staff and engineering consultants are considering three route alternatives near Royal City for the new 'Red Rock' 115-kilovolt transmission line. The PUD is holding two workshops, January 29 and February 5, to gauge public feedback and potential impacts before giving commissioners a final recommendation for approval...

Grant PUD held an outreach opportunity, an Irrigation Workshop, for the first time earlier this month. 75 folks, a variety of irrigation customers, installers of irrigation equipment and operators of irrigation equipment, attended the workshop at the Grant County Fairgrounds...

Grant PUD has a two year $58 million package of upgrades to the electric system from Royal City to Quincy and Ephrata planned for 2020. The upgrades would start mid 2020 with the goal of becoming more resilient to power outages along with gaining capacity for more customers...