<p>The federal government on Tuesday released proposals for expanding one of the nation's largest irrigation projects, including plans to draw more <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/10/feds_propose_drawing_more_irrigation_water_from_columbia_reservoirs.html" title="link to article">water</a> from Columbia River reservoirs to replace groundwater from a declining aquifer. (Source: The Associated Press)</p>