About Us
Yakima Basin Storage Alliance Mission Statement
- To launch a grass-roots campaign designed to educate and raise awareness about irrigated agriculture and its relationship with Washington state communities and economies.
- To provide evidence demonstrating why the Yakima Basin desperately needs increased storage.
- To illustrate that Yakima Basin economies are in jeopardy if we do not increase Yakima Basin water storage.
- To become a resource and catalyst for storage activism, both locally and statewide.
- To actively investigate, identify, assess, and promote storage solutions while presenting a unified, informed alliance to engage opposition.
- To become the umbrella organization for Yakima Basin storage supporters, forging a foundation for political and social reform that will result in increased storage to benefit irrigated agriculture, in-stream flows, salmon recovery, Yakima River ecology, and Yakima Basin communities.
| YakimaBasin Storage Alliance Board Members Sid Morrison, Chairman |
Charlie de La Chapelle, Vice Chair
Chuck Klarich, Secretary
Tom Carpenter, Treasurer
Paul Larson, Legal Council
Wendy Aguilar
David Bowen
Warren Dickman
John Gavin
Steve George
Martin Gregg
Ben Greko
Bob Hall
Wally Hall
Dan Hernandez
Mike Hogue
Scott Keller
Arthur (Art) King
Bill Lampson
Mike Lettig
Gary Lukehart
Rockey Marshall
Corky Mattingly
Bill McCurley
Doug Picatti
Ron Reiland
Diehl Rettig
Glenn Rick
Craig Schultz
Hank Stamschror
Roberta (Robbie) Soltz
Mel Wagner
Jim WattsContact Information
Lisa Smith
Phone: (509) 575-1140
Fax: (509) 575-1508
email: lisa@ycda.com
Chuck Klarich
Phone: (509) 854-1041
email: klarichcj@charter.net
Yakima Basin Storage Alliance is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.