Snowpack: The snowpack in the Cascade Mountains above the Yakima Basin is the sixth reservoir that provides water for the Basin. Without adequate snow, water needs will not be met. Without adequate storage every year, water needed for fish and…
YBSA Monthly Report March, 2013 Work Group Subjects: The following subjects were presented at the March 13th Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project Work Group: Targeted Watershed Protection and Enhancement. Protection of over 200,000 acres of forest and …
YBSA Monthly Report February, 2013 Testimony at House & Senate: YBSA attended and testified at the House and Senate Hearings on the proposed legislation authorizing the Yakima River Basin Water Resource Management Plan. The concept of the Integrated Plan…
YBSA Monthly Report January, 2013 Testimony on HB1196: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance testified at the work session held by the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on HB1196. The Yakima Basin depends on the Yakima River for our…
YBSA Monthly Report December, 2012 Governor’s Budget Policy Brief: Governor Chris Gregoire’s 2013 Budget Policy Brief-Managing Water in theYakimaBasin: The activities recommended for funding in the capital budget are: Complete early action water supply projects ($20.9 million) The…
YBSA Monthly Report November, 2012 Integrated Plan: The Integrated Plan is a comprehensive program that includes seven elements and sustainable water resources for instream (salmon and steelhead) and out-of-stream (irrigation and municipal/domestic) water needs. The seven elements consist of…
YBSA Monthly Report October, 2012 Yakima River Basin Integrated Water Resource Management Plan: The following is a portion of the Executive Summary of the Integrated Plan: The goals of the Integrated Plan are to protect, mitigate, and enhance…
YBSA Monthly Report September, 2012 H2O For The Next 100 Years: YBSA supports the Integrated Plan because it is the best vehicle to solve our long term water needs. YBSA has been the only advocate for significantly increased water…
YBSA Monthly Report August, 2012 Why YBSA Believes More Water is Required for the Integrated Plan: YBSA has been the only advocate for significantly increased water storage for the Integrated Plan (IP). As such we are compelled to explain…
YBSA Monthly Report July, 2012 YBSA Concerns with Integrated Plan: Yakima Basin Storage Alliance (YBSA) continues to support the Integrated Plan (IP) but there exists water supply problems that have to be solved for the Plan to succeed. Some…
