PNW Post-Fire Source Water: The 2026 Burn Scars Ahead
The 2026 Pacific Northwest fire season has produced a water problem that has not started yet. The burn scars that matter for source water are not above Seattle or Portland. They are above Wenatchee, Lake Chelan, the Okanogan, the Yakima, The Dalles, Spokane's sole-source aquifer, and Boise.


